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Born on Tuesday February 24, 1987
- David Michael James den Engelsman, Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
Died on Tuesday February 24, 1987
- Carrie Henrietta Hulleman (78), Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
- Baukje Tjeerdina Gaastra (76), Bergheim-Hüchelhoven (Duitsland)
- Aria Dingena van der Meer (78)
- Aloisius Marie (Alois) Geerts (36), Rijsbergen, Nederland
- Barbera Scholten (84), Plainwell, Allegan County, Michigan
- Aleida Gerarda van Wees (74), Amsterdam
- Arike Nendels (84), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anka Mariska Wiea van Zanten, Deinum
- Adrianus Karel van Broekhoven (75), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Arendje Hupse (59), Kampen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 24, 1987 at Delpher
Born on February 24
- 1982 » Emanuel Villa, Argentinian footballer
- 1982 » Klára Koukalová, Czech tennis player
- 1982 » Nick Blackburn, American baseball player
- 1984 » Corey Graves, American wrestler and sportscaster
- 1985 » Nakash Aziz, Indian playback singer and music composer
- 1987 » Kim Kyu-jong, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor
- 1988 » Mathieu Baudry, French footballer
- 1989 » Trace Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1991 » Madison Hubbell, American ice dancer
- 1991 » Semih Kaya, Turkish footballer
Died on February 24
- 1982 » Virginia Bruce, American actress (b. 1910)
- 1986 » Rukmini Devi Arundale, Indian Bharatnatyam dancer (b. 1904)
- 1986 » Tommy Douglas, Scottish-Canadian minister and politician, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan (b. 1904)
- 1990 » Johnnie Ray, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1927)
- 1990 » Malcolm Forbes, American sergeant and publisher (b. 1917)
- 1990 » Sandro Pertini, Italian journalist and politician, 7th President of Italy (b. 1896)
- 1990 » Tony Conigliaro, American baseball player (b. 1945)
- 1991 » George Gobel, American actor (b. 1919)
- 1991 » John Daly, American journalist and game show host (b. 1914)
- 1991 » Webb Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1921)
Names that were popular for boys in 1987
- Johannes
- Jan
- Michael
- Cornelis
- Thomas
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Peter
- David
- Robert
- John
- Mark
- Alexander
- Martijn
- Maria
Names that were popular for girls in 1987
- Maria
- Johanna
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Anna
- Anne
- Nicole
- Laura
- Jessica
- Elizabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Sarah
- Linda
- Cornelia
- Michelle
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.
- January 4 » The Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, United States, killing 16 people.
- March 6 » The British ferry MSHerald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193.
- May 3 » A crash by Bobby Allison at the Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama fencing at the start-finish line would lead NASCAR to develop the restrictor plate for the following season both at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega.
- June 17 » With the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct.
- June 19 » Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45.
- September 13 » Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning.
The weather on Tuesday February 24, 1987
The temperature on February 24, 1987 was between -4.9 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged -1.0 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI