WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO DECEMBER 1987
Find out what all happened August to December 1987

King's Cross fire: In London, 31 people die in a fire at the city's busiest underground station, King's Cross St Pancras. (18. November 1987)

Singapore's first Mass Rapid Transit line was opened, starting with train services between Yio Chu Kang and Toa Payoh stations. (7. November 1987)

Korean Air Flight 858 explodes over the Thai-Burmese border, killing 115. (29. November 1987)

The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues "fairly". (4. August 1987)

Two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom. (22. November 1987)

The Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley, registering as magnitude 5.9. (1. October 1987)

Fiji becomes a republic. (6. October 1987)

In Japan, NEC releases the first 16-bit (fourth generation) video game console, the PC Engine, which is later sold in other markets under the name TurboGrafx-16. (30. October 1987)

Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. (9. December 1987)

Continental Airlines Flight 1713, a Douglas DC-9-14 jetliner, crashes in a snowstorm at Denver's Stapleton International Airport, killing 28 occupants, while 54 survive the crash. (15. November 1987)

Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard. (31. August 1987)

Sikh nationalists declares the independence of Khalistan from India; it is not internationally recognized. (7. October 1987)

The Alianza Lima air disaster occurs. (8. December 1987)

In Brașov, Romania, workers rebel against the communist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu. (15. November 1987)

Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 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 himself. (7. December 1987)

South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board. (28. November 1987)

Frank Vitkovic shoots and kills eight people at the Australia Post building in Melbourne, before jumping to his death. (8. December 1987)

An Israeli army tank transporter kills four Palestinian refugees and injures seven others during a traffic accident at the Erez Crossing on the Israel–Gaza Strip border, sparking the First Intifada. (8. December 1987)

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed. (8. December 1987)

In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. (7. November 1987)