Historical Events In 1687

Jan 28   Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 22   Jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer in the year 1687.  

Mar 19   On this day in history explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men.  

Mar 19   On this day in history rene-Robert Cavelier La Salle, Fren explorer (Louisiana), killed at 43  

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

Mar 30   Johann Balthasar Freisslich, composer on this day in history.  

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

Apr 04   In the year 1687 king James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in church  

Apr 12   Ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer on this day in history.  

Apr 16   On this day in history 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   Arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch) in the year 1687.  

Jul 05   Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England on this day in history.  

Jul 06   Newton publishes "Principia" on this day in history.  

Aug 04   Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] in the year 1687.  

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

Aug 14   Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/ruler (Nassau-Dietz) [NS] in the year 1687.  

Aug 26   Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph) on this day in history.  

Aug 30   In the year 1687 francesco Maria Vallara, composer  

Sep 09   On this day in history jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault, composer  

Sep 26   Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians on this day in history.  

Sep 26   Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians on this day in history.  

Sep 28   Venetians take Athens from the Turks on this day in history.  

Oct 11   In the year 1687 hungary accepts Habsburgse sovereignty  

Oct 14   Robert Simson, Scotland, mathematician on this day in history.  

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

Nov 10   In the year 1687 pope Innocent XI publishes decree Coelestis pastor  

Nov 13   On this day in history nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, mistress of Charles II of England, dies at 37  

Nov 14   In the year 1687 eleanor "Nell" Gwyn, English mistress of King Charles II, dies at 37  

Dec 05   Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 26   Johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer in the year 1687.  

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Jan 30   [Johann] Balthasar Neumann, German architect, baptized was born in the year 1687.  

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

Mar 07   Jean Lebeuf, French historian (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 16   On this day in history birth of sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort in Prussia (d. 1757)  

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

Jun 24   Johann Albrecht Bengel, German scholar (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 03   Arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch) was born in the year 1687.  

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

Jan 28   On this day in history johannes Hevelius, astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday  

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

Mar 19   In the year 1687 death of rene-Robert Cavelier La Salle, Fren explorer (Louisiana), killed at 43  

Mar 28   In the year 1687 constantine Huygens, diplomat/poet/composer (Bluebottles), dies at 90  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 12   Jurriaen van Streeck, Dutch still life painter, buried died on this day in history.  

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