1987: what happened around the world

In 1987, 178 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Montreal Protocol, Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and Homomonument among the best known. 94 more were already under way, such as Soviet-Afghan War and Iran–Iraq War. 180 things were founded or built that year, from Purnululu National Park and Sednaya Prison.

178events began
94already under way
180founded or built
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Revolts, massacres and attacks85

+45 less-known, on the globe.

Wars, battles and sieges37

Accidents and fires35

Disasters13

Treaties, councils and politics6

Expeditions1

Other events1

Already under way in 198794

Came to an end in 19875

Founded or built in 1987180

+150 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1987

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →