1987 in Belgium
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Incumbents
Events
- 6 March – Herald of Free Enterprise disaster off Zeebrugge
- 30 March – Nicole Van Goethem's A Greek Tragedy wins Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 59th Academy Awards
- 1 September – Royal order prohibiting smoking in roofed public spaces comes into force.[2]
- 21 October – Government falls over Voeren crisis
- 13 December – 1987 Belgian general election
Publications
- Geert Bekaert, Landschap van kerken: 10 eeuwen bouwen in Vlaanderen (Leuven, Davidsfonds), with photographs by Lieve Blancquaert
- Bettie Vanhoudt, Éléments de Description du Leke: Langue Bantoue de Zone C (Tervuren, Royal Museum for Central Africa)
Births
- 13 April - Steven De Vuyst, politician[3]
- 24 May – Déborah François, actress
- 23 July – Julien Ribaudo, politician[4]
Deaths
- 16 July – Pierre Lardinois (born 1924), politician
