March 1987

Monday 02:

1987- Chrysler acquires American Motors

Friday 06:

The British ferry M/S Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds after leaving the harbour of Zeebrugge, Belgium en route to Dover, England across the English Channel, killing 193.

Saturday 07:

Mike Tyson adds the WBA World Heavyweight boxing championship to his WBC one when he beats James Smith after a 12-round fight in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Monday 09:

Rock band U2 release the album The Joshua Tree.

Tuesday 10:

Reproductive rights: The Holy See condemns the practice of surrogate motherhood, along with test-tube babies and artificial insemination.

Thursday 12:

Les Misérables opens on Broadway.

Thursday 19:

Following a scandal involving Jessica Hahn, televangelist Jim Bakker resigns from the PTL.

Friday 20:

1987 – The Food and Drug Administration approves anti-AIDS drug AZT.

Monday 30:

One of Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" paintings is bought by Japanese insurance magnate Yasuo Goto for $39.85 million.