Historical Events
- 10 die as US Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis
- Dow-Jones increases 102.27 pts/608,120,000 shares traded (record)
- Subway vigilante Bernhard Goetz sentenced to 6 months in jail
Famous Deaths
- Andrey Nikolayevich Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician (theory of probability), dies at 84
Died in 1987 1987 Highlights
About October 20, 1987
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 36 years, 6 months and 24 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
- #1 Song: Bad - Michael Jackson
- #1 Song: You Win Again - Bee Gees