Date: July 29, 1987
In the worst peacetime sea disaster, the passenger ferry Doña Paz sinks after colliding with the oil tanker MT Vector in the Tablas Strait of the Philippines, killing an estimated 4,000 people (1,749 official). Date: December 20, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day in…
An 18-year-old West German pilot, Mathias Rust, evades Soviet Union air defences and lands a private plane in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. Date: May 28, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Montreal Protocol…
The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people. Date: April 21, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Hulda Crooks Becomes…
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771, a British Aerospace 146-200A, crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss traveling on the flight, then shoots both pilots and steers the plane into the ground. Date: December 7, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December…
Continental Airlines Flight 1713 crashes during takeoff from Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado, killing 25. Date: November 15, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Supernova 1987A Seen in Large Magellanic Cloud – February…
The 5.9 Mw Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley with a Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 200. Date: October 1, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Iraqi Mirage…