February 1987

Wednesday 11:

Philippines constitution goes into effect.

Monday 16:

The trial of John Demjanjuk, who was accused of being a Nazi guard dubbed "Ivan the Terrible" in Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem.

Friday 20:

Unabomber: In Salt Lake City, in the USA, a bomb explodes in a computer store.

Monday 23:

A supernova is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud (see Supernova 1987a).

Thursday 26:

Iran-Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes American President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national security staff.