1687
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 16th century–17th century–18th century |
| Decades: | 1650s1660s1670s–1680s–1690s1700s1710s |
| Years: | 168416851686–1687–168816891690 |
1687(MDCLXXXVII) was acommon yearstarting on Wednesdayof theGregorian calendarand acommon year starting on Saturdayof theJulian calendar,the 1687th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 687th year of the2nd millennium,the 87th year of the17th century,and the 8th year of the1680sdecade. As of the start of 1687, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change|change source]- March 19– The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murder him while searching for the mouth of theMississippi River.
- April 4– KingJames II of Englandissues the Declaration of Indulgence, suspending laws againstCatholicsand non-conformists.
- May 6– Emperor Higashiyama succeeds Emperor Reigen on the throne ofJapan.
- July 5–Isaac Newton's three laws of motion (Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica) is published.
- August 12– Battle of Mohács, fight between Sultan Mehmed IV's Ottoman Turks and Emperor Leopold I's Austrian Habsburgs' forces commanded by Charles of Lorraine.
- September 28– The Parthenon explodes, while being used as agunpowderstore.
- December 31– The first Huguenots set sail fromFranceto theCape of Good Hope.
Undated
[change|change source]- Change ofemperorof theOttoman Empirefrom Mehmed IV (1648-1687) to Suleiman II (1687-1691).
Births
[change|change source]- January 27– Johann Balthasar Neumann, German architect (died1753)
- March 7– Jean Lebeuf, French historian (died.1760)
- June 24– Johann Albrecht Bengel, German scholar (died1757)
- September 7– Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (died1772)
- October 4– Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (died1768)
- October 21– Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (died1759)
- November 7– William Stukeley, English archaeologist (died1765)
- December 5– Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (died1762)
- December 26– Johann Georg Pisendel, German musician (died1755)
- date unknownShahzada Assadullah Khan Abdali, Persian Governor of Herat (died1720)
- for more information, seeCategory:1687 births.
Deaths
[change|change source]- January 13– Jean Claude, French Protestant clergyman (born1619)
- January 28– Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (born1611)
- March 19– René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, French explorer (born1643)
- March 22– Jean-Baptiste Lully, French composer (born1632)
- March 28– Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet and composer (born1596)
- April 12– Ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer (born c.1628)
- April 16– George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English statesman (born1628)
- September 1– Henry More, English philosopher (born1614)
- September 12– John Alden, Mayflower pilgrim (born c.1599)
- September 28– Francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (born1623)
- October 13– Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (born1633)
- October 21– Edmund Waller, English poet (born1606)
- November 14– Nell Gwyn, English mistress ofCharles II of England(born1650)
- December 16– Sir William Petty, English philosopher (born1623)
- for more information, seeCategory:1687 deaths.