What happened in 1687?
32 recorded events in 1687, including 13 in people, 7 in architecture & engineering and 4 in wars & conflicts.
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Major Events 1
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Newton publishes the Principia
Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, laying out the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
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Wars & Conflicts 4
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Battle of Mohács
1687 battle
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Dzungar–Qing War
Series of conflicts between Dzungar Khanate and the Qing dynasty of China under Qianlong Emperor
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Siege of the Acropolis
1687 siege of the Morean War
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Siege of Golconda
1687 siege
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People 13
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René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle died
17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America
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Jean-Baptiste Lully died
Italian-born French composer (1632–1687)
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Johannes Hevelius died
Astronomer setting up the cartography of the Moon
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William Petty died
English scientist, philosopher, statistician and economist (1623-1687)
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Nicholas Mercator died
German mathematician (c.1620 – 1687)
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Frederick Coyett died
Swedish noble who served as a Dutch colonial administrator
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Nell Gwyn died
Royal mistress (1650-1687)
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Geminiano Montanari died
Italian astronomer (1633-1687)
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Francesco Lana de Terzi died
Italian physicist and mathematician
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Vicente Mut Armengol died
Spanish astronomer
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Constantijn Huygens died
Dutch writer, poet and composer (1596-1687)
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Johann Heinrich Schulze born
Born in Colbitz. German professor and polymath (1687-1744).
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Frederick Coyett died
Died in Amsterdam. Swedish noble who served as a Dutch colonial administrator.
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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Kond Mosque
Former mosque in Yerevan, Armenia
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Machaby sanctuary
Sanctuary in Aosta Valley
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St. Peter
Filial church in Buch, Kirchseeon, Germany
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Madonna del Bagno
Sanctuary in Deruta, Italy
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1687 Peru earthquake
Slismic event
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Architecture & Engineering 7
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Horezu monastery
Monastery in Romania
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Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
Stadium in Hyderabad, India
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Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Vita
Church building in Bologna, Italy
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San Nicolò l'Arena
Church building in Catania, Italy
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Church of Saint Joseph
Church building in Waterloo, Belgium
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Church of San Bernardo, Mexico City
Church in Mexico City, Mexico
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Bishop's Palace, Lichfield
Grade I listed architectural structure in Lichfield, United Kingdom
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Empires & Countries 2
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Chagatai Khanate dissolved
Chagatai Khanate ceased to exist, having been centered at Qarshi.
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Golconda Sultanate dissolved
Golconda Sultanate ceased to exist, having been centered at Hyderabad.
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