1987 (production)


Events

January 
 11 January – Devon MacDonald is born.
 16 January – Jake Epstein is born.
 21 January – Kaylee Harwood is born.
 29 January –  premieres in Argentina.

February 
 Early February – Leonard Maizlish is given his own offices on the Paramount studio lot and starts his detrimental influence on the production of .
 3 February – Theodore R. Cogswell dies.
 13 February – Tahirih Vejdani is born.
 17 February – First draft script for  is submitted.
 28 February – Michelle Horn is born.
 Unknown day – Pocket TOS #32: Chain of Attack by Gene DeWeese is published by Pocket Books.

March 
 2 March –
 John E. Chilberg II dies.
 Construction is started at Industrial Light & Magic, contracted for the build of the studio models, on the six-foot USS Enterprise-D studio model for use as the new "hero" ship in the new Star Trek spin-off series, .
 6 March –
 Julie St-Louis is born.
 First story concept for  is submitted.
 7 March – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Japan.
 10 March – Ser'Darius Blain is born.
 11 March – Nick Borgani dies.
 16 March – Second draft script for  is submitted.
 26 March – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in West Germany.
 30 March – Marley S. McClean is born.

April 
 10 April – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in the UK.
 13 April – Final draft script for  is submitted.
 15 April – Zach Duhame is born.
 16 April – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in the Netherlands.
 18 April –
 Jessica McKenna is born.
 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Ireland.
 27 April – First draft script for  is submitted.
 Unknown day – Pocket TOS #33: Deep Domain by Howard Weinstein is published by Pocket Books.

May 
 1 May – Original story concept for  is submitted.
 4 May – Mike Minor dies.
 7 May – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Brazil.
 23 May – JaNae Armogan is born.
 26 May – 28 May – Rehearsals for .
 28 May – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Uruguay.
 29 May –
 Grace Lynn Kung is born.
 First unit filming begins on , the pilot of . On the first day, location filming takes place at Griffith Park for the holodeck forest and stream scenes.

June 
 1 June –
 Soundstage filming beings on .
 Second unit filming also starts with the first footage shot of the six-foot Enterprise-D model at ILM, which had secured an additional commission to provide the pilot episode with the visual effects.
 2 June – Patrick Stewart films his first scene as Captain Jean-Luc Picard and DeForest Kelley films his cameo as Admiral Leonard McCoy for .
 11 June – Vijay Suzuki is born.
 12 June – Luke Humphrey is born.
 18 June – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Colombia.
 23 June – Dennis Andres is born.
 25 June –
 Filming ends on .
 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Peru. 
 Unknown day – Pocket TOS #34: Dreams of the Raven by Carmen Carter is published by Pocket Books.

July 
 2 July – Revised final draft script for  is submitted.
 3 July –
 Amanda Row is born.
 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Italy.
 4 July – Jason Liles is born.
 6 July – Filming begins on .
 10 July – Vic Toyota dies.
 13 July – Elyssa D. Vito is born. Filming is completed on .
 15 July – Filming begins on .
 16 July – ILM filmed scenes with the Old Bandi City studio model for .
 24 July –
 Filming is completed on .
 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Denmark.
 25 July – Michael Welch is born.
 26 July – Adam Maros is born.
 27 July – Filming begins on .
 31 July – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Portugal.
 Unknown day – Pocket TOS Strangers from the Sky by Margaret Wander Bonanno is published by Pocket Books.

August 
 4 August – Filming is completed on .
 5 August – Filming begins on .
 7 August – Revised final draft script for  is submitted.
 14 August – Filming is completed on .
 17 August – Filming begins on .
 20 August – Bertrand Roberson, Jr. is born; the score for  is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Ron Jones.
 21 August –
 Karl Bruck dies.
 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Spain.
 25 August – Filming is completed on .
 26 August –
 Michelle and Rochelle Chelle are born.
 Filming begins on .
 27 August – Final draft script for  is submitted.
 Unknown day – Pocket TOS #35: The Romulan Way by Diane Duane and Peter Morwood is published by Pocket Books.

September 

 1 September – The main title for  is recorded at Paramount Stage M.
 3 September – Filming is completed on .
 8 September – Filming begins on .
 11 September – The score for  is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Fred Steiner.
 13 September – Marcus Henderson is born.
 15 September – Jonathan Newkerk is born.
 16 September – Filming is completed on .
 17 September – Filming begins on .
 24 September – Clark Ross dies.
 25 September – Filming is completed on . The score for  is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Ron Jones.
 28 September – Star Trek: The Next Generation is launched in first-run syndication, piloting with the episode . Filming begins on .

October 
 1 October – The score for  is recorded at Paramount Stage M.
 5 October – The first regular episode of TNG Season 1, , premieres.
 7 October – Filming is completed on .
 8 October – Filming begins on .
 9 October – Melissa Villasenor is born.
 12 October –  airs.
 14 October – Marco Perretta is born.
 15 October – The score for  is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Ron Jones.
 16 October – Filming is completed on .
 19 October –  airs. Filming begins on .
 26 October –  airs.
 27 October – Filming is completed on .
 28 October – Filming begins on .
 Unknown day –
 Pocket TNG  by David Gerrold is published by Pocket Books.
 Pocket TOS #36: How Much for Just the Planet? by John M. Ford is published by Pocket Books.

November 
 2 November –  airs.
 4 November – Final draft script for  is submitted.
 5 November – The score for  is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Ron Jones.
 6 November – Filming is completed on .
 8 November – Noble Chissell dies.
 9 November –  airs.
 11 November – Filming begins on .
 16 November –
  airs.
 The score for  is recorded at Paramount Stage M.
 19 November
 Filming is completed on .
 Paramount announces the renewal of TNG for a second season.
 20 November – Filming begins on .
 23 November –  airs.
 24 November – Rosie Simon is born.
 27 November – Richard Rubin dies.
 30 November –  airs.

December 
 2 December – Filming is completed on .
 3 December – Filming begins on .
 10 December – The score for  is recorded at Paramount Stage M.
 13 December – Greg Leach is born.
 14 December – Filming is completed on .
 15 December – Filming begins on .
 16 December – Jodi Jahnke is born.
 18 December – The score for  is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Ron Jones.
 23 December – Filming is completed on .
 28 December – Thomas Dekker is born.
 Unknown day – Pocket TOS #37: Bloodthirst by J.M. Dillard is published by Pocket Books.

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