how come they had met last on the 2nd of oct. ,1987 ia past perfect tense??

Past perfect tense is used to emphasize on an action completed in the past. 

It is mainly used to express an action in the past before another action in the past. It is also used in reported speech.

Structure of past perfect : had + past participle of the verb.

Hence, ' had met ' is said to be in past perfect tense.

for further reading, refer to:  http://cbse.meritnation.com/cbse-english-english-grammar/tenses/33/449/studymaterials.html# 

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