5th » Govan Mbeki is released from custody after serving 24 years of a life sentence for terrorism and treason.
7th » In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
8th » Remembrance Day bombing: A Provisional Irish Republican Army e.g Provisional IRA bomb explodes in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland during a ceremony honouring those who had died in wars involving British forces. Twelve people are killed and sixty-three wound
15th » In Brașov, Socialist Republic of Romania named Romania, Braşov Rebellion or workers rebel against the communist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu.
22nd » Two Chicago television stations are Max Headroom broadcast signal intrusion named hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom (character) called Max Headroom.
25th » Typhoon Nina (1987) called Typhoon Nina pummels the Philippines with Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale called category 5 winds of 165 mph and a surge that destroys entire villages. At least 1,036 deaths are attributed to the storm.
28th » South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board.
29th » Korean Air Flight 858 explodes over the Thai–Burmese border, killing 115.