Unix Timestamp: 561254400
Thursday, October 15. 1987, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Two commuter trains collide head-on on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia 102 are killed.

U.S. warships destroy 2 Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf

Black Monday: Stock market levels fall sharply on Wall Street and around the world.

October 16 ndash Great Storm of 1987: Hurricane-force winds hit much of South England, killing 23 people.