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* [[October 6]] – [[Fiji]] becomes a republic.
* [[October 7]] – [[Sikh]] nationalists declare the independence of [[Khalistan]] from India.
* [[October 8]] - [[November 8]] – The [[1987 Cricket World Cup]] is held in India and Pakistan with Australia defeating England in the final.
* [[October 15]] – In [[Burkina Faso]], a [[1987 Burkinabé coup d'état|military coup]] is orchestrated by [[Blaise Compaoré]] against incumbent President [[Thomas Sankara]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/16/world/burkino-faso-leader-ousted-in-coup-led-by-chief-adviser.html|title=Burkino Faso Leader Ousted In Coup Led by Chief Adviser|date=16 October 1987|work=The New York Times|access-date=22 December 2018}}</ref>
[[File:Aftermath of the Great Storm of 1987.jpg|thumb|75px|[[October 16]]: aftermath of the [[Great Storm of 1987]].]]