* [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] – [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]] (until 3 September), vacant thereafter (starting 3 September)
* [[List of governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]] –
* [[List of governors of Manipur|Manipur]] – [[K. V. Krishna Rao]]
* [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]] –
* [[List of governors of Meghalaya|Meghalaya]] – [[Bhishma Narain Singh]]
* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] –
* [[List of governors of Mizoram|Mizoram]] – [[Hiteswar Saikia]]
* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] –
* [[List of governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]] – [[K. V. Krishna Rao]]
* [[List of governors of Sikkim|Sikkim]] –
* [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]] – [[Bishambhar Nath Pande]]
* [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] –
* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] – [[Siddhartha Shankar Ray]]
* [[List of governors of Tripura|Tripura]] –
* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] – [[Vasantdada Patil]] (until 15 October), vacant thereafter (starting 15 October)
* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] –
* [[List of governors of Sikkim|Sikkim]] – [[T.V. Rajeswar]]
* [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]] –
* [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] – [[Sundar Lal Khurana]]
* [[List of governors of Tripura|Tripura]] – [[K. V. Krishna Rao]]
* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] – [[Mohammed Usman Arif]]
* [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]] – [[Saiyid Nurul Hasan]]
==Events==
==Events==
*January – Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction set up and became operational with effect from May reflecting concerns related to Industrial Sickness
* National income - {{INR}}3,618,647 million
*March – Magnetic Ink Character Recognition technology introduced for cheque clearing.
* [[1987 Sino-Indian skirmish]] the second such conflict between China and India.
=== January - June ===
* 30 May – The [[Union Territory]] was split, and [[Goa]] was elevated as India's twenty-fifth state, with [[Daman and Diu]] remaining Union Territories
* January – Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction set up and became operational with effect from May reflecting concerns related to Industrial Sickness and republic day
* October - ICC Cricket World Cup (Reliance Cup 1987)
* 17 January - [[Rajiv Gandhi]] laid the foundation stone for [[Indian Naval Academy]] at [[Ezhimala (hill, Kannur)|Ezhimala, Kannur.]]
*28 December – Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research was established by RBI as an advanced studies institute to promote research on development issues from a multi-disciplinary point of view
* 4 February - The Goa, Daman and Diu Official Language bill passed in [[Goa, Daman and Diu|Goa, Daman and Diu legislative assembly]] bringing an end to [[Konkani language agitation]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rahman |first=M. |date=1987-01-15 |title=Goa pushed into a vortex of linguistic violence over Konkani language row |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19870115-goa-pushed-into-a-vortex-of-linguistic-violence-over-konkani-language-row-799806-1987-01-14 |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Venkatesh |first=Karthik |date=2017-08-05 |title=Konkani vs Marathi: Language battles in golden Goa |url=https://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/yO371luBUKFCjhQouRcBCK/Konkani-vs-Marathi-Language-battles-in-golden-Goa.html |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>
* 7 March - [[Sunil Gavaskar]] becomes the first man to score 10,000 runs in [[Test cricket]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=March 7, 1987: Sunil Gavaskar becomes 1st batsman to score 10,000 Test runs in Ahmedabad |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/on-this-day-in-1987-sunil-gavaskar-becomes-1st-player-to-score-10000-test-runs-1776580-2021-03-07 |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
* 19 March - [[1987 Opera House heist]]
* 23 March - Controversial [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] held.
* March – [[Magnetic ink character recognition]] technology introduced for cheque clearing.
* March - June - [[1987 Meerut riots]]
* 12 April - [[V. P. Singh]] resigns as [[Defence Minister of India]] following his disclosure about kickbacks in defense deals by predecessors.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wariavwalla |first=Bharat |date=1988 |title=India in 1987: Democracy on Trial |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2644813 |journal=Asian Survey |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=119–125 |doi=10.2307/2644813 |issn=0004-4687|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-11 |title=HT This Day: April 13, 1987 -- V. P. Singh resigns |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ht-this-day-april-13-1987-v-p-singh-resigns-101649694857800.html |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
* May - [[1987 Sino-Indian skirmish]] the second such conflict between China and India ended.
* 22 May - [[Hashimpura massacre]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-31 |title=Hashimpura massacre: Here is what happened |url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/picture-gallery-others/hashimpura-massacre-most-chilling-murder-in-free-india/ |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
* 30 May – The [[Union territory]] was split, and [[Goa]] was elevated as India's twenty-fifth state, with [[Daman and Diu]] remaining Union Territories
* 4 June - [[Operation Poomalai]] by India in [[Jaffna]].
* June - [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]] [[N. D. Tiwari]] visits [[North Korea]] as part of ministerial conference of [[Non-Aligned Movement]].
=== July - December ===
* 15 July - [[Neerukonda massacre]] of [[Dalit|Dalits]] in [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)|Andhra Pradesh.]]
* 29 July - [[Indo-Sri Lanka Accord]] to restore peace in the island signed.
* 30 July - Assault on [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Rajiv Gandhi]] by a [[Sri Lanka Navy]] sailor named [[Vijitha Rohana]] during [[Guard of honour]] at [[Colombo]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-28 |title=HT This Day: July 31, 1987 -- Rajiv hurt in rifle-butt attack by Lanka sailor |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ht-this-day-july-31-1987-rajiv-hurt-in-rifle-butt-attack-by-lanka-sailor-101659011196941.html |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
* 4 September - [[Roop Kanwar|Roop Kanwar case]] - last known incident of [[Sati (practice)|Sati]] in India, occurred at [[Sikar district]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-03-26 |title=Death By Fire by Mala Sen: The story of Roop Kanwar and other victims |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/books/story/20010326-death-by-fire-by-mala-sen-the-story-of-roop-kanwar-and-other-victims-775480-2001-03-25 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
* October – ICC Cricket World Cup (Reliance Cup 1987)
* 11 - 12 October - [[Jaffna University Helidrop]] by [[Indian Peace Keeping Force]]
* 20 November–27 November – The [[1987 South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] are held in [[Calcutta]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bell |first1=Daniel |title=Encyclopedia of International Games |date=17 March 2016 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-1527-1 |page=511 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gjPECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA511 |language=en}}</ref>
* 28 December - [[Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research]] was established by RBI as an advanced studies institute to promote research on development issues from a multi-disciplinary point of view.
==Births==
==Births==
*1 January – [[Neha Sharma]], actress and model.
*1 January – [[Neha Sharma]], actress and model.
*3 March
*3 March – [[Shraddha Kapoor]], actress.
** [[Siddharth Bhardwaj]], VJ, model and actor
*31 March – [[Janani Iyer]], actress.
** [[File:Shraddha Kapoor in 2018.jpg|thumb|140x140px|[[Shraddha Kapoor]]]][[Shraddha Kapoor]], actress and singer
* 18 February – [[Mahat Raghavendra]], actor
*20 March – [[Kangana Ranaut]], actress.
*24 April – [[Varun Dhawan]], actor
*31 March - [[Janani Iyer]], actress
*[[File:Varun Dhawan promoting Badrinath Ki Dulhania.jpg|thumb|136x136px|[[Varun Dhawan]]]]24 April - [[Varun Dhawan]],actor
*25 April – [[Mallika Kapoor]], actress.
*25 April – [[Mallika Kapoor]], actress.
*28 April – [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu]], actress.
*28 April – [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu]], actress.
*[[File:Rohit Sharma.jpg|thumb|166x166px|[[Rohit Sharma]]]]30 April - [[Rohit Sharma]], cricketer.
January – Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction set up and became operational with effect from May reflecting concerns related to Industrial Sickness and republic day
28 December - Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research was established by RBI as an advanced studies institute to promote research on development issues from a multi-disciplinary point of view.
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