Historical Events In 1687

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history johann Balthasar Freisslich, composer  

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

Apr 04   King James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in church on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1687 king James II disbands English parliament  

Jul 03   Arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch) on this day in history.  

Jul 05   In the year 1687 isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England  

Jul 06   In the year 1687 newton publishes "Principia"  

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

Aug 12   Charles of Lotharingen defeats Turkish leaders in the year 1687.  

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

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

Aug 30   Francesco Maria Vallara, composer on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1687.  

Sep 26   Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians in the year 1687.  

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   In the year 1687 robert Simson, Scotland, mathematician  

Oct 21   Edmund Waller, English poet/plotter (Waller's plot), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 10   Pope Innocent XI publishes decree Coelestis pastor in the year 1687.  

Nov 13   Nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, mistress of Charles II of England, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Nov 14   Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn, English mistress of King Charles II, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer was born in the year 1687.  

Mar 07   In the year 1687 birth of jean Lebeuf, French historian (d. 1760)  

Mar 16   In the year 1687 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   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   In the year 1687 johannes Hevelius, astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday  

Feb 22   In the year 1687 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 12   On this day in history death of jurriaen van Streeck, Dutch still life painter, buried  

Jul 19   On this day in history death of laura Martinozzi, Duchess of Modena (b. 1637)