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..."Man does not live by soap alone; and hygiene, or even health, is not much good unless you can take a healthy view of it or, better still, feel a healthy indifference to it." Gilbert K. Chesterton — Click here for more from Gilbert K. Chesterton 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