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March 6, 1987

On March 6, 1987, the British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193. The year's #1 song was "Walk Like An Egyptian" by The Bangles. Vitorino Antunes, Ding Junhui, Gianluca Musacci would arrive in the same year.

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1987

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Around 1987

The year in brief

1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1987th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 987th year of the 2nd millennium, the 87th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1980s decade.

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What happened

On March 6, 1987

  1. 1987 The British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193.

    Ferry sunk at Zeebrugge, Belgium in 1987

    MS Herald of Free Enterprise was a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry which capsized moments after leaving the Belgian port of Zeebrugge on the night of 6 March 1987, killing 193 passengers and crew.

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Born on March 6, 1987

Mário Bližňák 1987– Slovak ice hockey player (born 1987)
Kevin-Prince Boateng 1987– Footballer (born 1987)
Chico Flores 1987– Spanish footballer (born 1987)

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Other moments from 1987

The class of 1987

Others born in 1987

Vitorino Antunes 1987– Portuguese footballer
Ding Junhui 1987– Chinese professional snooker player
Gianluca Musacci 1987– Italian footballer
Oliver Turvey 1987– English racing driver
Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneam 1987– Egyptian footballer
Hayley Westenra 1987– New Zealand soprano

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