Historical Events In 1687

Jan 28   Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday in the year 1687.   

Jan 30   On this day in history [Johann] Balthasar Neumann, German architect, baptized   

Feb 19   On this day in history johann Adam Birkenstock, composer   

Feb 22   Jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men in the year 1687.   

Mar 19   Rene-Robert Cavelier La Salle, Fren explorer (Louisiana), killed at 43 in the year 1687.   

Mar 28   Constantine Huygens, diplomat/poet/composer (Bluebottles), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

Mar 30   Johann Balthasar Freisslich, composer in the year 1687.   

Apr 04   In the year 1687 english King James II orders his Declaration of Indulgence read in church   

Apr 04   On this day in history king James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in church   

Apr 12   On this day in history ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer   

Apr 16   In the year 1687 george Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59   

Jun 12   In the year 1687 jurriaen van Streeck, Dutch still life painter, buried   

Jul 02   King James II disbands English parliament in the year 1687.   

Jul 03   In the year 1687 arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch)   

Jul 05   Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England in the year 1687.   

Jul 06   Newton publishes "Principia" in the year 1687.   

Aug 04   Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] on this day in history.   

Aug 12   On this day in history charles of Lotharingen defeats Turkish leaders   

Aug 14   On this day in history johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/ruler (Nassau-Dietz) [NS]   

Aug 26   On this day in history willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)   

Aug 30   Francesco Maria Vallara, composer in the year 1687.   

Sep 01   Measles in Thirteen Colonies on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1687 unknown, possibly Influenza in South Africa   

Sep 09   Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 26   In the year 1687 acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians   

Sep 26   On this day in history parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians   

Sep 28   In the year 1687 venetians take Athens from the Turks   

Oct 11   On this day in history hungary accepts Habsburgse sovereignty   

Oct 14   Robert Simson, Scotland, mathematician in the year 1687.   

Oct 21   On this day in history edmund Waller, English poet/plotter (Waller's plot), dies   

Nov 10   Pope Innocent XI publishes decree Coelestis pastor on this day in history.   

Nov 13   In the year 1687 nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, mistress of Charles II of England, dies at 37   

Nov 14   Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn, English mistress of King Charles II, dies at 37 in the year 1687.   

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Jan 30   On this day in history birth of [Johann] Balthasar Neumann, German architect, baptized   

Feb 19   On this day in history birth of johann Adam Birkenstock, composer   

Mar 07   On this day in history birth of jean Lebeuf, French historian (d. 1760)   

Mar 16   Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort in Prussia (d. 1757) was born in the year 1687.   

Mar 30   In the year 1687 birth of johann Balthasar Freisslich, composer   

Jun 24   In the year 1687 birth of johann Albrecht Bengel, German scholar (d. 1757)   

Jul 03   On this day in history birth of arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch)   

Aug 04   Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] was born on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday in the year 1687.   

Feb 22   On this day in history death of jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer   

Mar 19   Rene-Robert Cavelier La Salle, Fren explorer (Louisiana), killed at 43 died in the year 1687.   

Mar 28   Constantine Huygens, diplomat/poet/composer (Bluebottles), dies at 90 in the year 1687.   

Apr 12   On this day in history death of ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer   

Apr 16   George Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59 in the year 1687.   

Jun 12   In the year 1687 death of jurriaen van Streeck, Dutch still life painter, buried   

Jul 19   Laura Martinozzi, Duchess of Modena (b. 1637) died in the year 1687.