253 notable events from 1987 — murders, air crashes and massacres. Page 2 of 3.
- Atlanta prison riots
Nov 1, 1987 · United States · Riot & unrest
- Phillup Partin
Oct 7, 1987 · Murder & homicide
- 1987 Palm Bay shooting
Apr 23, 1987 · United States · Shooting
- Operation Albania
Jun 15, 1987 · Chile · Terrorism
- Ulrich Schmidt
Jan 1, 1987–Jan 1, 1989 · Germany · Murder & homicide
- Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 460
Oct 15, 1987 · Italy · Aviation accident
- Dalelchak-Bhagaura massacre
May 27, 1987 · India · Massacre
- Night of the Gliders
Nov 25, 1987 · Israel · Terrorism
- 1987 St. Louis National Supermarkets shooting
Sep 4, 1987 · United States · Shooting
- Brașov rebellion
Nov 15, 1987 · Romania · Riot & unrest
- 1987 Viking Sally murder
Jul 28, 1987 · Finland · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Anthony Milano
Dec 15, 1987 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 1987 Redfield and Patchway spree killings
Oct 14, 1987 · United Kingdom · Shooting
- Disappearance of Jenny Pandos
Feb 10, 1987 · Disappearance
- Aranthalawa massacre
Jun 2, 1987 · Sri Lanka · Massacre
- Itaquera rail accident
Feb 17, 1987 · Brazil · Rail accident
- Nikolai Dudin
Jan 1, 1987–Jan 1, 2002 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- SkyWest Airlines Flight 1834
Jan 15, 1987 · United States · Aviation accident
- 1987 Saragosa tornado
May 22, 1987 · United States · Natural disaster
- Air New Zealand Flight 24
May 19, 1987 · Fiji · Aviation accident
- Disappearance of Julie Weflen
Sep 16, 1987 · United States · Disappearance
- Schoharie Creek Bridge collapse
Apr 5, 1987 · United States · Disaster
- Laughin' Nose concert crowd crush accident
Apr 19, 1987 · Japan · Stampede & crowd crush
- 1987 Black Dragon fire
from May 1987 · China · Fire
- Joseph Schwab
Jun 9, 1987–Jun 14, 1987 · Australia · Shooting
- Escape of Roman Svistunov
May 27, 1987 · Latvia · Incident
- Garuda Indonesia Flight 035
Apr 4, 1987 · Indonesia · Aviation accident
- Chemical bombing of Sardasht
Jun 28, 1987 · Iran · War & armed conflict
- 1987–1989 Tibetan unrest
Sep 27, 1987 · China · War & armed conflict
- Jaffna hospital massacre
1987 · Sri Lanka · Massacre
- 1987 Indianapolis Ramada Inn A-7D Corsair II crash
Oct 20, 1987 · United States · Aviation accident
- Attack on the Zion Church
Oct 17, 1987 · Germany · Crime & justice
- Zu Dan incident
1987 · Japan
- Ryan Air Services Flight 103
Nov 23, 1987 · United States · Aviation accident
- Josep Talleda Andreu
Jan 1, 1987–Jan 1, 2003 · Murder & homicide
- 1987 Guadalupe River flood
Jul 1987 · United States · Natural disaster
- Andrew David Edwards
Jan 1, 1987–Jan 1, 1992 · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Teresa Cormack
Jun 19, 1987 · New Zealand · Murder & homicide
- Philippine Airlines Flight 206
Jun 26, 1987 · Philippines · Aviation accident
- Murder of Gabriella Bisi
Aug 1987 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- 1987 Aegean crisis
Mar 1987 · Greece · Crisis
- Hemma Davy-Greedharry murder
May 30, 1987 · France · Murder & homicide
- Vladimir Kolpakov
Jan 1, 1987–Jan 1, 1994 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- Cleveland child abuse allegations scandal
Feb 1987–Jul 1987 · United Kingdom · Crime & justice
- Murder of Helen Fleet
Mar 28, 1987 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Travel Air accident
May 31, 1987 · Germany · Aviation accident
- 1987 Carapintada mutiny
Apr 1987 · Argentina · War & armed conflict
- Paraćin massacre
Sep 3, 1987 · Serbia · Massacre
- Neerukonda massacre
Jul 15, 1987 · India · Massacre
- Shelby bookstore murders
Jan 17, 1987 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Bern scandal
Jul 28, 1987 · Switzerland · Scandal & controversy
- American Eagle Flight 5452
May 8, 1987 · Puerto Rico · Aviation accident
- Caldas frigate incident
Aug 1987 · Venezuela · Crisis
- Air Afrique Flight 056
Jul 24, 1987 · Switzerland · Aviation accident
- Pınarcık massacre
Jun 20, 1987 · Türkiye · Murder & homicide
- 1987 Banyuwangi massacre
Apr 15, 1987 · Indonesia · Massacre
- 1987 South Africa floods
Sep 25, 1987–Sep 29, 1987 · South Africa · Natural disaster
- L'Ambiance Plaza collapse
Apr 23, 1987 · United States · Industrial & structural disaster
- Trudering air crash
Aug 11, 1987 · Germany · Aviation accident
- Murder of Simon Dale
Sep 12, 1987 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Controversy over the title of the 1987 Brazilian football champion
1987 · Brazil · Scandal & controversy
- 1987 Ecuador earthquakes
Mar 6, 1987 · Ecuador · Earthquake
- Douglas Buchanan Jr.
Sep 15, 1987 · Murder & homicide
- Philippine Airlines Flight 443
Dec 13, 1987 · Philippines · Aviation accident
- 1987 Lalru bus massacre
Jul 6, 1987 · India · Massacre
- 1987 Rheindahlen bombing
Mar 23, 1987 · Germany · Bombing & explosion
- 1987 Belize Air International C-97 Mexico City crash
Jul 30, 1987 · Mexico · Aviation accident
- Northwest Airlink Flight 2268
Mar 4, 1987 · United States · Aviation accident
- 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake
Mar 2, 1987 · New Zealand · Earthquake
- Bilat al-Shuhada strike
Oct 13, 1987 · Iraq · Massacre
- Odaeyang mass suicide
Aug 29, 1987 · South Korea · Suicide & execution
- Bar Iruña attack
Dec 26, 1987 · Spain · Terrorism
- 1987 North Korean embassy attack in Lima
Apr 30, 1987 · Peru · Terrorism
- 1987 Reinosa unrest
Mar 11, 1987–Apr 16, 1987 · Spain · Riot & unrest
- Aeroflot Flight U-505
Jan 16, 1987 · Uzbekistan · Aviation accident
- Abu Nidal Organization internal executions
1987 · Syrian Arab Republic · Suicide & execution
- Clifton Ray
Jan 1, 1987–Jan 1, 1994 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Aeroflot Flight N-528
Jun 19, 1987 · Ukraine · Aviation accident
- Glanrhyd Bridge collapse
Oct 19, 1987 · United Kingdom · Rail accident
- 1987 Superstition Hills earthquakes
Nov 23, 1987–Nov 24, 1987 · United States · Earthquake
- Bomb incident (1987)
Oct 28, 1987 · Incident
- 1987 Bogaarden shooting
May 12, 1987 · Belgium · Shooting
- 1987 Karachi car bombing
Jul 14, 1987 · Pakistan · Bombing & explosion
- 1987 Haitian general election
Nov 29, 1987 · Haiti · Massacre
- Inkster police slayings
Jul 9, 1987 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 1987 Eastern Province massacres
1987 · Sri Lanka · Massacre
- Removal of Kinone Solidarity Fort
Nov 1987 · Japan
- Murder of Daniel De Rozario
Jul 17, 1987 · Singapore · Murder & homicide
- Operation Principe
Sep 1, 1987 · Chile · Terrorism
- Aluth Oya massacre
Apr 17, 1987 · Sri Lanka · Massacre
- Oi Thermal Power Station explosion accident
May 26, 1987 · Japan · Bombing & explosion
- 1987 Tampa riots
Apr 1987 · Riot & unrest
- Mid-air collision of two Il-76s over Sivash Bay
Apr 2, 1987 · Ukraine · Aviation accident
- 1987 Warsaw tram disaster
Sep 3, 1987 · Poland · Road accident
- Dimitris Vakrinos
Jan 1, 1987–Jan 1, 1995 · Greece · Murder & homicide
- Train crash near Gardabani
Nov 29, 1987 · Georgia · Rail accident
- October 1987 Burma Airways Fokker F27 crash
Oct 11, 1987 · Myanmar · Aviation accident
- Kanthan Karunai massacre
Mar 30, 1987 · Sri Lanka · Massacre
- 1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament
Aug 18, 1987 · Sri Lanka · Terrorism
- Disaster of the LPG tanker Elisabetta Montanari
Mar 13, 1987 · Italy · Maritime disaster