17 May 1987 May 16, 2014 Author: Staff An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fired missiles at the USS Stark. 37 were killed. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The measure of your life will not be in what you accumulate, but in what you give away." Wayne Dyer — Click here for more from Wayne Dyer Related posts: 29 July 1987 8 December 1987 29 July 1987 22 September 1987 20 December 1987 22 January 1987 16 February 1987 16 September 1987 19 October 1987 7 December 1987 Categories: History Tags: 17 May, 1987