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Born on Saturday February 28, 1987
- Laetitia SCHIETECATTE, Siegen,57080,,ALLEMAGNE († 2009)
Died on Saturday February 28, 1987
- Albert Jan Jans Nijholt (65), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Adriaan Scherpenisse (59), Rotterdam
- ABRAHAM MOERMAN (97), DEVENTER
- Bernardus Carolus Lucius Drent (39), Eindhoven
- Barend Duijs (73), Zaandam
- Antje Anthonia Bouterse (72)
- Christina Hermina Petronella Ros (63), Leiderdorp
- Barbara Josephine van Amsterdam (80), Heemstede, Noord Holland, Nederland
- Aalt van Asselt (88), Elspeet (Nunspeet)
- Arnold Christiaan Gerardus Collaris (57), Heerlen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 28, 1987 at Delpher
Born on February 28
- 1985 » Diego Ribas da Cunha, Brazilian footballer
- 1985 » Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player
- 1985 » Tim Bresnan, English cricketer
- 1986 » Travis Stevens, American judoka
- 1987 » Antonio Candreva, Italian footballer
- 1988 » Aroldis Chapman, Cuban baseball player
- 1988 » Markéta Irglová, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
- 1989 » Carlos Dunlap, American football player
- 1989 » Charles Jenkins, American basketball player
- 1989 » Kevin Proctor, New Zealand rugby league player
Died on February 28
- 1977 » Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, American actor and comedian (b. 1905)
- 1978 » Eric Frank Russell, English author (b. 1905)
- 1978 » Zara Cully, American actress (b. 1892)
- 1983 » Winifred Atwell, Trinidadian pianist (b. 1910 or 1914)
- 1987 » Stephen Tennant, English author (b. 1906)
- 1991 » Wassily Hoeffding, Finnish-American statistician and theorist (b. 1914)
- 1993 » Ishirō Honda, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1911)
- 1993 » Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress and dancer (b. 1909)
- 1998 » Arkady Shevchenko, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1930)
- 1998 » Dermot Morgan, Irish comedian and actor (b. 1952)
Names that were popular for boys in 1987
- Michael
- Jan
- Thomas
- Mark
- Kevin
- Jeroen
- Johannes
- Joshua
- David
- Dennis
- Pieter
- Peter
- Robert
- Tim
- Sander
- Bart
Names that were popular for girls in 1987
- Maria
- Jessica
- Sarah
- Laura
- Linda
- Anna
- Esther
- Kim
- Sanne
- Nicole
- Johanna
- Amanda
- Anne
- Chantal
- Michelle
- Marieke
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.
- February 23 » Supernova 1987a is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
- March 6 » The British ferry MSHerald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193.
- July 31 » A tornado occurs in Edmonton, Canada.
- August 4 » The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues "fairly".
- August 19 » Hungerford massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide.
- 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.
Weather February 28, 1987
The temperature on February 28, 1987 was between 6.4 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.