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August 1987 Tropical Ephemeris

What happened in August 1987

• August 4, 1987: The World Commission on Environment and Development, also known as the Brundtland Commission, publishes its report, Our Common Future, which highlights the concept of sustainable development, emphasizing the need to balance economic growth with environmental protection.
• August 7, 1987: The Colombian frigate Caldas enters Venezuelan waters near the Los Monjes Archipelago, sparking the Caldas frigate crisis between both nations, leading to heightened tensions and diplomatic efforts to resolve the situation.
• August 9, 1987: Hoddle Street massacre in Australia: Julian Knight, 19, goes on a shooting rampage in the Melbourne suburb of Clifton Hill, Victoria, killing 7 people and injuring 19 before surrendering to police, highlighting the issue of gun violence and the need for stricter gun control measures.
• August 14, 1987: All the children held at Kai Lama, a rural property on Lake Eildon, Australia, run by the Santiniketan Park Association, are released after a police raid, uncovering a case of child abuse and neglect, leading to investigations and legal proceedings.
• August 16, 1987: Northwest Airlines Flight 255 (a McDonnell Douglas MD-82) crashes on takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan just west of Detroit killing all but one (4-year old Cecelia Cichan) of the 156 people on board, prompting investigations into the cause of the accident and leading to improved safety measures in aviation.
• August 17, 1987: Rudolf Hess is found dead in his cell in Spandau Prison. Hess, 93, is believed to have committed suicide by hanging himself with an electrical flex. He was the last remaining prisoner at the complex, which is soon demolished, marking the end of an era associated with Nazi Germany.
• August 19, 1987: Hungerford massacre: Sixteen people die in an apparently motiveless mass shooting in the United Kingdom, carried out by Michael Ryan, raising concerns about gun control and mental health issues.
• August 23, 1987: The Hirvepark meeting is organized as the first unsanctioned political meeting in Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, in commemoration of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, marking a significant step in the Estonian independence movement and the eventual dissolution of the Soviet Union.
• August 31, 1987: Michael Jackson releases Bad, his first studio album since Thriller, the best-selling album of all time. The album would produce five number one singles in the US, a record which has not been broken, solidifying Michael Jackson's status as a global music icon.