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Born on Tuesday January 20, 1987
- Janny Jeremina de Voogd, Kruiningen
Died on Tuesday January 20, 1987
- Bayard Taylor Templeton (67), Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, Verenigde Staten
- Bartholemeus DRESENS (90), Maastricht
- Carlina Bernardina van Straten (86), Woudrichem
- Catharina Hendrika Sweerman (83), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adof Henrich (79), Frankenberg Eder (D)
- Anna de Jong (79), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- Bartholomeus Dresens (90), Maastricht
- Anna John (66), Haarlem, Nederland
- Christiaan Luijtjes (78), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Bastiaan Prins (81), Sliedrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 20, 1987 at Delpher
Born on January 20
- 1984 » Malek Jaziri, Tunisian tennis player
- 1985 » Marina Inoue, Japanese voice actress and singer
- 1985 » Tanel Sokk, Estonian basketball player
- 1987 » Janin Lindenberg, German sprinter
- 1987 » Marco Simoncelli, Italian motorcycle racer († 2011)
- 1988 » Jeffrén Suárez, Spanish footballer
- 1988 » Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé, Nigerian footballer
- 1989 » Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1989 » Nick Foles, American football player
- 1989 » Washington Santana da Silva, Brazilian footballer
Died on January 20
- 1980 » William Roberts, English soldier and painter (b. 1895)
- 1983 » Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (b. 1933)
- 1984 » Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor (b. 1904)
- 1988 » Dora Stratou, Greek dancer and choreographer (b. 1903)
- 1988 » Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pakistani activist and politician (b. 1890)
- 1989 » Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
- 1990 » Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (b. 1907)
- 1993 » Audrey Hepburn, British actress and humanitarian activist (b. 1929)
- 1994 » Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, first Kenyan Vice-President (b. 1911)
- 1994 » Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1909)
Names that were popular for boys in 1987
- Michael
- Jan
- Thomas
- Mark
- Kevin
- Jeroen
- Johannes
- Joshua
- David
- Dennis
- Pieter
- Peter
- Robert
- Sander
- Tim
- Bart
Names that were popular for girls in 1987
- Maria
- Jessica
- Laura
- Sarah
- Linda
- Anna
- Kim
- Esther
- Sanne
- Nicole
- Johanna
- Amanda
- Anne
- Michelle
- Chantal
- Marieke
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1987
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 14.6 million citizens.
- February 6 » Justice Mary Gaudron becomes the first woman to be appointed to the High Court of Australia.
- March 19 » Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns as head of the PTL Club due to a brewing sex scandal; he hands over control to Jerry Falwell.
- April 11 » The London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan.
- June 8 » New Zealand's Labour government establishes a national nuclear-free zone under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987.
- June 17 » With the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct.
- November 28 » South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board.
Weather January 20, 1987
The temperature on January 20, 1987 was between -5.8 °C and -3.0 °C and averaged -4.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.