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January 17, 1987 
January 15, 1987
Born on Friday January 16, 1987
- Bas van den Berg († 2013)
- Heinrich Gieselbach, Groblersdal
Died on Friday January 16, 1987
- Anna Helena Bentlage (75), Rühlermoor, Twist, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Anthonia Catharina Fens (77), Luttelgeest
- Anna Maria Abbring Hingst (90), Apeldoorn
- Aleta Krijgsman (78), Gouda
- Anna Dániel (103), Dunaharaszti, Pest, Hungary
- Antonius Jouke Tamsma (77), Schoorl
- Beitske Wiebrens Rozendaal (66), Leeuwarden, Gem. Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- Annick de Quatrebarbes (90), Hautecloque, Pas-de-Calais, France
- Bartje van Santen (82)
- Albert de Ruiter (79), Den Helder
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 16, 1987 at Delpher
Born on January 16
- 1985 » Gintaras Januševičius, Russian-Lithuanian pianist
- 1985 » Jayde Herrick, Australian cricketer
- 1985 » Joe Flacco, American football player
- 1986 » Johannes Rahn, German footballer
- 1986 » Mark Trumbo, American baseball player
- 1986 » Reto Ziegler, Swiss footballer, left back
- 1987 » Charlotte Henshaw, English swimmer
- 1987 » Jake Epstein, Canadian actor
- 1988 » Jorge Torres Nilo, Mexican footballer
- 1988 » Nicklas Bendtner, Danish footballer
Died on January 16
- 1975 » Israel Abramofsky, Russian-American painter (b. 1888)
- 1978 » A. V. Kulasingham, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1890)
- 1981 » Bernard Lee, English actor (b. 1908)
- 1983 » Virginia Mauret, American musician and dancer
- 1986 » Herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist, author, and publisher (b. 1892)
- 1987 » Bertram Wainer, Australian physician and activist (b. 1928)
- 1988 » Andrija Artuković, Croatian politician, war criminal, and Porajmos perpetrator, 1st Minister of Interior of the Independent State of Croatia (b. 1899)
- 1995 » Eric Mottram, English poet and critic (b. 1924)
- 1996 » Kaye Webb, English journalist and publisher (b. 1914)
- 1996 » Marcia Davenport, American author and critic (b. 1903)
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
- Kim
- Anna
- Esther
- Sanne
- Nicole
- Johanna
- Amanda
- Anne
- Chantal
- Michelle
- Stephanie
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.
- April 8 » Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis resigns amid controversy over racially charged remarks he had made while on Nightline.
- May 5 » Iran–Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings in the United States of America
- 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.
- July 29 » British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel).
- October 1 » The 5.9 Mw Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley with a Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 200.
- October 6 » Fiji becomes a republic.
Weather January 16, 1987
The temperature on January 16, 1987 was between -8.4 °C and -6.8 °C and averaged -7.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.