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.
* 12 February – Hunter Baxley is born.
* 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 –
** 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, .
** John E. Chilberg II dies.
* 6 March –
** First story concept for is submitted.
** Julie St-Louis is born.
* 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 –
** Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Ireland.
** Jessica McKenna is born.
* 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 –
** 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.
** Grace Lynn Kung is born.
=== 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.
* 14 June – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is screened at the Fantafestival (International Sci-fi and Fantasy Film Show) in Milan, Italy.
* 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.
* 26 June – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is screened in Moscow, Soviet Union at an event organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), attended by director Leonard Nimoy and producer Harve Bennett.
* 30 June – Tien Tran is born.
* 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 –
** Gregory Calderone is born.
** 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 .
* 20 July – Carl Clemons-Hopkins is born.
* 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 –
** Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Spain.
** Karl Bruck dies.
* 25 August – Filming is completed on .
* 26 August –
** Filming begins on .
** Michelle and Rochelle Chelle are born.
* 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 .
* 22 September – Arthur Heinemann dies.
* 24 September – Clark Ross dies.
* 25 September – Filming is completed on . The score for is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Ron Jones.
* 27 September – Asif Ali is born.
* 28 September – Star Trek: The Next Generation is launched in first-run syndication, piloting with the episode . Filming begins on .
* 30 September – Chad Quandt is born.
=== 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.
* 11 October – Gaetano Carlucci 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 ===
* 1 November – Zach Cherry is born.
* 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 – Dick 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.
* 29 December – Joseph Lee and Tanyta Aquilla Roe are born.
* Unknown day – Pocket TOS #37: Bloodthirst by J.M. Dillard is published by Pocket Books.
==Media gallery==
File:Chain of Attack cover.jpg|
File:Deep Domain.jpg|
File:Dreams of the Raven cover.jpg|
File:Strangers from the Sky original cover.jpg|
File:Encounter at Farpoint novelization cover.jpg|
File:How Much for Just the Planet?.jpg|
File:Bloodthirst.jpg|
File:1x01 Encounter at Farpoint original title card.jpg|
File:1x03 The Naked Now original title card.jpg|
File:1x04 Code of Honor title card.jpg|
File:1x05 The Last Outpost original title card.jpg|
File:1x06 Where No One Has Gone Before original title card.jpg|
File:1x07 Lonely Among Us title card.jpg|
File:1x08 Justice original title card.jpg|
File:1x09 The Battle original title card.jpg|
File:1x10 Hide And Q original title card.jpg|
File:1x11 Haven original title card.jpg|
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