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November 18, 1987

On November 18, 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. 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

1980s

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 November 18, 1987

  1. 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.

    1987 tube station fire in London, England

    The King's Cross fire occurred in 1987 at King's Cross St Pancras tube station in London, England, causing 31 fatalities. It began under a wooden escalator before spreading into the ticket hall in a flashover.

Arrivals

Born on November 18, 1987

Jake Abel 1987– American actor
Cal Clutterbuck 1987– Canadian ice hockey player (born 1987)
Yoon Park 1987– South Korean actor (born 1987)

Farewells

Died on November 18, 1987

Jacques Anquetil French cyclist (1934–1987)

Elsewhere that year

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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