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• Suraya Hooijschuur, De Cocksdorp († 1987)
• Jolien VERNIERS, Gent († 2006)
• floortje jacobs, den haag

• Dirk Theodorus Ariesz Vente (80), Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands
• Alida Johanna Petronella Schneiders (85), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia ter Haak (93), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Delbert Lloyd Noble (66), Ocheyedan, Osceola County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Darlene M de Neui (54), Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, Verenigde Staten
• Edward Raymond Steenken (87), Kenton County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
• Alex Tuchay (63), Palm Beach County, Florida, Verenigde Staten
• Elisabeth Laforme (75)
• Cornelis Antonie van Nieuwpoort (89)
• Aart ten Hove (71), Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1985 » Benjamín Rojas, Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor
• 1985 » Brendon Leonard, New Zealand rugby player
• 1985 » Luol Deng, Sudanese-English basketball player
• 1986 » Epke Zonderland, Dutch gymnast
• 1986 » Paul di Resta, Scottish racing driver
• 1986 » Peter Regin, Danish ice hockey player
• 1986 » Shinji Okazaki, Japanese footballer
• 1987 » Aaron Lennon, English international footballer
• 1987 » Cenk Akyol, Turkish basketball player
• 1988 » Kyle Okposo, American ice hockey player

• 1985 » Scott Brady, American actor (b. 1924)
• 1988 » Khalil al-Wazir, Palestinian commander, founded Fatah (b. 1935)
• 1988 » Youri Egorov, Russian pianist (b. 1954)
• 1989 » Hakkı Yeten, Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1910)
• 1989 » Jocko Conlan, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1899)
• 1989 » Kaoru Ishikawa Japanese author and educator (b. 1915)
• 1989 » Miles Lawrence, English cricketer (b. 1940)
• 1991 » David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
• 1992 » Alexandru Nicolschi, Romanian spy and activist (b. 1915)
• 1992 » Neville Brand, American actor (b. 1920)

1. Michael
2. Jan
3. Thomas
4. Mark
5. Jeroen
6. Kevin
7. Johannes
8. Joshua
9. David
10. Dennis
11. Pieter
12. Peter
13. Tim
14. Robert
15. Sander
16. Bart

1. Maria
2. Jessica
3. Laura
4. Sarah
5. Linda
6. Kim
7. Anna
8. Esther
9. Sanne
10. Nicole
11. Johanna
12. Amanda
13. Anne
14. Michelle
15. Chantal
16. Stephanie

• 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.
• January 22 » Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 13.
• April 27 » The U.S. Department of Justice bars Austrian President Kurt Waldheim (and his wife, Elisabeth, who had also been a Nazi) from entering the US, charging that he had aided in the deportations and executions of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II.
• July 31 » A tornado occurs in Edmonton, Canada.
• October 1 » The 5.9 M_w  Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley with a Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 200.
• November 15 » In Brașov, Romania, workers rebel against the communist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu.
• December 7 » Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771, a British Aerospace 146-200A, crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss traveling on the flight, then shoots both pilots and steers the plane into the ground.

The temperature on April 16, 1987 was between 8.0 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.