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October 15, 1987
Born on Friday October 16, 1987
- Alexandra Janssens de Bisthoven, Etterbeek, Bruxelles, Belgique († 1987)
- Josje van Zutphen, Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1987)
- Albert jan Aalbers, Doetinchem († 1988)
- Guido Kosterman († 2012)
Died on Friday October 16, 1987
- Alden (Al) George Glatz (56), Watervliet, Verenigde Staten
- Arie van der Plas (54), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Margaretha Cremers (78), Montfort
- Arend de Vries (83), Nieuw-Buinen, Borger, Drenthe, Nederland
- Antonius Haarman (94), Oldenzaal
- Catharina Sofia Post (38), Rotterdam
- Adolf Johannes Frederik Zorn (65), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arie Willem Frans Versteeg (90), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Bernardus Evaristus van der Linden (82), Raalte, "Swaenenwoerd", Overijssel, Nederland
- Aloysius BORLOO (77), Jette,1090,Bruxelles,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 16, 1987 at Delpher
Born on October 16
- 1984 » François Pervis, French track cyclist
- 1984 » Rachel Reilly, American talk show host and actress
- 1985 » Casey Stoner, Australian motorcycle racer
- 1985 » Jay Beagle, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1985 » Peter Wallace, Australian rugby league player
- 1985 » Verena Sailer, German sprinter
- 1986 » Derk Boerrigter, Dutch footballer
- 1986 » Nicky Adams, English-Welsh footballer
- 1988 » Zoltán Stieber, Hungarian footballer
- 1989 » Dan Biggar, Welsh rugby player
Died on October 16
- 1981 » Moshe Dayan, Israeli general and politician, 5th Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel (b. 1915)
- 1982 » Mario Del Monaco, Italian tenor (b. 1915)
- 1983 » Jakov Gotovac, Croatian composer and conductor (b. 1895)
- 1986 » Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist and pianist (b. 1921)
- 1989 » Cornel Wilde, American actor (b. 1915)
- 1989 » Scott O'Dell, American journalist and author (b. 1898)
- 1989 » Walter Farley, American author and educator (b. 1915)
- 1990 » Art Blakey, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1919)
- 1990 » Jorge Bolet, Cuban-American pianist and educator (b. 1914)
- 1992 » Shirley Booth, American actress and singer (b. 1898)
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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 11 » Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II.
- June 28 » For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht.
- July 4 » In France, former Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie (a.k.a. the "Butcher of Lyon") is convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life imprisonment.
- October 11 » The AIDS Memorial Quilt is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
- December 20 » In the worst peacetime sea disaster, the passenger ferry Doña Paz sinks after colliding with the oil tanker 'MT Vector in the Tablas Strait of the Philippines, killing an estimated 4,000 people (1,749 official).
Weather October 16, 1987
The temperature on October 16, 1987 was between 11.2 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.