1987 in Belgium

Incumbents

• Monarch: Baudouin
• Prime Minister: Wilfried Martens

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.
• 21 October – Government falls over Voeren crisis
• 13 December – 1987 Belgian general election

Publications

• Geert Bekaert, Landschap van kerken: 10 eeuwen bouwen in Vlaanderen, with photographs by Lieve Blancquaert
• Bettie Vanhoudt, ''Éléments de Description du Leke: Langue Bantoue de Zone C''

Births

• 13 April - Steven De Vuyst, politician
• 24 May – Déborah François, actress
• 23 July – Julien Ribaudo, politician

Deaths

• 16 July – Pierre Lardinois, politician