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Born on Thursday February 26, 1987
- Emmanuel Jr. Steverlynck, Ieper, 8900, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 2009)
- Florence BAUDRY
- Whitney Allison van de Merwe, Sandy, Salt Lake City
- Dennis Johannes Nijhof, Apeldoorn
Died on Thursday February 26, 1987
- Cornelia Johanna Duijves (85), Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Dorothea Spängberg (74), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelia Breukel (91), Maassluis
- Arnolda Aartsen (89), Bilthoven, De Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adriana den Braber (94), Rozenburg
- Cornelis Henricus Pascalis Schuermans (64), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Maria van Leijsen (91), Dongen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Charles Freedom Eaton (89), Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Adriana den Braber (94), Rozenburg, Nederland
- Adriana Troost (92)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 26, 1987 at Delpher
Born on February 26
- 1983 » Jerome Harrison, American football player
- 1983 » Pepe, Brazilian-Portuguese footballer
- 1984 » Beren Saat, Turkish actress
- 1984 » Emmanuel Adebayor, Togolese international footballer, forward
- 1984 » Natalia Lafourcade, Mexican singer-songwriter
- 1985 » Fernando Llorente, Spanish international footballer, striker
- 1986 » Hannah Kearney, American skier
- 1989 » Gabriel Obertan, French footballer
- 1990 » Kateřina Cachová, Czech heptathlete
- 1990 » Takanoiwa Yoshimori, Mongolian sumo wrestler
Died on February 26
- 1981 » Howard Hanson, American composer, conductor, and educator (b. 1896)
- 1981 » Robert Aickman, English author and activist (b. 1914)
- 1985 » Tjalling Koopmans, Dutch-American economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
- 1989 » Roy Eldridge, American trumpet player (b. 1911)
- 1993 » Constance Ford, American model and actress (b. 1923)
- 1994 » Bill Hicks, American comedian (b. 1961)
- 1995 » Jack Clayton, English director and producer (b. 1921)
- 1997 » David Doyle, American actor (b. 1929)
- 1998 » Theodore Schultz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
- 2000 » George L. Street III, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1913)
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 1 » The Isleta Pueblo tribe elect Verna Williamson to be their first female governor.
- May 17 » Iran–Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USSStark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.
- 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.
- August 4 » The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues "fairly".
- November 22 » Two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom.
- November 25 » Typhoon Nina pummels the Philippines with category 5 winds of 165mph and a surge that destroys entire villages. At least 1,036 deaths are attributed to the storm.
The weather on Thursday February 26, 1987
The temperature on February 26, 1987 was between -3.6 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI