Klaus Barbie War Crimes Trial Begins in Lyon, May 11, 1987
Date: May 11, 1987
Date: May 11, 1987
Varig Flight 797 crashes near Akouré in the Ivory Coast, resulting in 50 deaths. Date: January 3, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Iraqi Mirage F1 Attacks USS Stark, 37 Killed May 17, 1987Jean-Bédel…
Typhoon Nina pummels the Philippines with category 5 winds of 265 km/h (165 mph) and a surge that destroys entire villages. At least 1,036 deaths are attributed to the storm. Date: November 25, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic. Date: July 5, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day…
The Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, United States, killing 16 people. Date: January 4, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
US supertanker SS Bridgeton collides with mines laid by IRGC causing a 43-square-meter dent in the body of the oil tanker. Date: July 24, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Iran-Contra Affair Congressional Televised Hearings…
The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT. Date: March 20, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987FDA Approves Anti-AIDS Drug AZT, March 20, 1987Jean-Bédel Bokassa Sentenced to Death for Crimes June…