makes an arrival day speech to local leaders of the U.S. entertainment industry. September 17 – Pope John Paul II arrives in San Francisco for his first visit to the city, in which he embraces several AIDS sufferers, including an infected child, and proclaims abstinence from illicit sex and drugs are the two main ways to avoid infection. October October 3 – The Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement is reached but still requires ratification. This agreement would be a precursor to NAFTA. October 6 – Fiji becomes a republic. October 7 – Sikh nationalists declare the independence of Khalistan from India. October 15 – In Burkina Faso, a military coup is orchestrated by Blaise Compaoré against incumbent President Thomas Sankara. October 15–16 – Great Storm of 1987: Hurricane-force winds hit much of southern England, killing 23 people. October 19 Black Monday: Stock market levels fall sharply on Wall Street and around the world. US warships destroy two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf. Two commuter trains collide head-on on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia; 102 are killed. October 22 The pilot of a British Aerospace BAE Harrier GR5 registered ZD325 accidentally ejects from his aircraft. The jet continues to fly until it runs out of fuel and crashes into the Irish Sea. October 23 British champion jockey Lester Piggott is jailed for three years after being convicted of tax evasion. On a vote of 58–42, the United States Senate rejects President Ronald Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. October 26 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average goes down 156.83 points. November November 1 – The InterCity 125 breaks the world speed record for a diesel-powered train, reaching 238 km/h (147.88 mph). November 7 Zine El Abidine Ben Ali assumes the Presidency of Tunisia. Lynne Cox swims between the Diomede Islands from the American Little Diomede Island to the Soviet Big Diomede Island. Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in Singapore opens for passenger service. November 8 – Enniskillen bombing: Twelve people are killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb at a Remembrance Day service at Enniskillen. November 12 – The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Mainland China opens in Beijing, near Tiananmen Square. November 15 – In Brașov, Romania, workers rebel against the communist regime led by Nicolae Ceaușescu. November 16 – The Parlatino Treaty of Institutionalization is signed. November 17 – A tsunami hits