What happened in 1787?
Seventh Russo-Turkish War, Battle of Kinburn and Treaty of Versailles — among 101 events recorded in 1787. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 7
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Seventh Russo-Turkish War
Russian-Turkish conflict from 1787–1792
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Battle of Kinburn
1787 battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792
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Prussian invasion of Holland
Prussian military campaign in 1787 in the Dutch Republic
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Battle of Lalsot
1787 battle
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Siege of Bahadur Benda
1787 military conflict
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Siege of Belgrade
1787–1788 siege
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Fort Barrancas
fort
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Versailles
1787 alliance between France and Vietnam
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People 45
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Leopold Mozart died
German composer (1719–1787)
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Ruđer Josip Bošković died
Croat physicist (1711–1787)
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William Watson died
English physician and scientist (1715–1787)
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Robert de Lamanon died
French botanist, physicist, and meteorologist (1752-1787)
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Jean Nicolas Sébastien Allamand died
Swiss-Dutch natural philosopher (1713-1787)
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Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten died
Mathematician (1732-1787)
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José Anastácio da Cunha died
Portuguese mathematician
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Gaetano Marzagaglia died
Italian mathematician and priest (1716-1787)
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Samuel Christian Hollmann died
German physicist
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John Lodge Cowley died
British geologist, cartographer and mathematician (1719-1787)
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Mihalj Šilobod died
Croatian mathematician
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Johann Gottlieb Tielke died
German writer (1731-1787)
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William Irvine died
Scottish chemist
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Benjamin Frobisher died
Canadian explorer
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Paul Antoine Fleuriot de Langle died
French explorer
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Jean Dugain died
French slave hunter and explorer
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Johan Daniel Berlin died
Norwegian composer and organist (1714-1787)
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La Caramba died
Flamenco singer and dancer
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Mary Anne Yates died
English actress
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Jeanne Olivier died
French stage actress
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Alexandre Bultos died
Belgian actor
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Stephen Paxton died
British violoncellist and composer
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Pierre Beaumesnil died
French actor
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Johanna Karoline Schuch died
German actress
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Johann Gottlieb Hensel died
German actor
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Shaka Zulu born
Born in Mthethwa Paramountcy. Leader of the Zulu Kingdom.
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Vuk Karadžić born
Born in Tršić. Serbian philologist and linguist.
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François Guizot born
Born in Nîmes. French historian, orator and statesman (1787–1874).
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Ludwig Uhland born
Born in Tübingen. German poet and politician (1787–1862).
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Jan Evangelista Purkyně born
Born in Libochovice. Czech biologist, physiologist, doctor, inventor and politician (1787–1869).
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Nangklao born
Born in Grand Palace. Third king of Siam of the Chakri Dynasty.
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Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo born
Born in Granada. Spanish dramatist and politician (1787-1862).
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Franz Xaver Gruber born
Born in Unterweitzberg. Austrian composer (1787–1863).
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Otto von Kotzebue born
Born in Tallinn. Baltic German explorer (1787–1846).
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Guillaume Henri Dufour born
Born in Constance. Swiss army officer, bridge engineer and topographer (1787-1875).
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Konstantin Batyushkov born
Born in Vologda. Russian poet, essayist and translator.
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Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian noble and admiral (1787-1869).
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Ramón Freire born
Born in Santiago. Chilean politician (1787-1851).
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Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz born
Born in Brussels metropolitan area. Austrian marshall (1787-1862).
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Prince William of Hesse-Kassel born
Born in Biebrich. German prince.
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Pedro Vélez born
Born in Zacatecas. President of Mexico (1787-1848).
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Richard Whately born
Born in London. British rhetorician, logician, economist, and theologian (1787-1863).
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Jean Antoine Letronne born
Born in Paris. French archaeologist.
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Şahin Giray died
Died in Rhodes. Crimean Khan.
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Tharrawaddy Min born
Born in Amarapura. King of Burma.
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Science & Technology 4
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Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden
Botanic garden
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Castleton University
Former university in Vermont, USA
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University of Pittsburgh
State-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Nunziatella military academy
Military school in Naples
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Fort Blount
archaeological site in Tennessee, United States of America
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Religion & Belief Systems 19
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Great Mosque of Sumenep
Mosque in Indonesia
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Synagogue of Łęczyca
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Sant'Antonio in Boccadasse
Church building in Genoa, Italy
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St. Katharina (Müsch)
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Church of the Ascension on Oruzheynaya Storona (Tula, Russia)
Temple in Tula, Russia
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Transfiguration Cathedral
Main Orthodox building located in Dnipro, Ukraine
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Bangka Qingshan Temple
Temple in Wanhua, Taipei, Taiwan
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Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Catholic church located in Washington, D.C.
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Jewish Cemetery of Carouge
Jewish graveyard in the Swiss canton of Geneva
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La Purisima Mission
Place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places
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Santi Fabiano e Sebastiano Parish Church
Church building in Prato in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Wat Phothawat
Buddhist temple in Surat Thani province, Thailand
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Old First Presbyterian Church
church building in New Jersey, United States of America
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Great Conewago Presbyterian Church
church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Old Rectory
church building in Virginia, United States of America
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Scurolo di San Damiano
Building in Fara Novarese, Italy
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Saint George church in Jasienica
Historic church in Jasienica, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Rectory in Mladočov
Rectory and cultural monument of the Czech Republic in the territory of Mladočov
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rectory
Church residential building and part of the church building ensemble in Rüti bei Büren in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Economy & Trade 2
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Rundell and Bridge
UK business
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C.W. Obel
Danish investment company
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1787 Mexico earthquake
Earthquake
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1787 Boricua earthquake
Earthquake that struck Puerto Rico, US
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Architecture & Engineering 15
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Royal Pavilion
Former royal residence located in Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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Palais de la Légion d'Honneur
Building in Paris, France
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Church of the Assumption
Church in Penang, Malaysia
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Saints Peter and Paul Church in Prudnik
Church building in Prudnik, Poland
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Greek Church in Brașov
Orthodox Church in Brasov, Romania
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Crkva Sv. Jovana Krstitelja
Church
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Church of La Soledad, Mexico City
Church building in Mexico City, Mexico
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Holy Cross Church, Ligota Górna
Church building in Ligota Górna, Kluczbork County, Poland
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Misión San Miguel Arcángel de la Frontera
Spanish mission in Baja California, Mexico
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Sant'Egidio
Church building in Mantua, Italy
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Dinorwic Quarry
Large former slate quarry near Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales and World Heritage Site.
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Fort Augustaborg
Former Danish fort in Ghana
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Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
historic church in Pennsylvania, United States
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Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel
Church in Cranbrook & Sissinghurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
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Church of St. Klemens in Ustroń
Historic church in Ustroń, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Opéra de Marseille
French opera company
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Empires & Countries 4
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Radhanpur State founded
Radhanpur State was founded.
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Pennsylvania founded
Pennsylvania was founded, with its capital at Harrisburg.
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Delaware founded
Delaware was founded, with its capital at Dover.
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New Jersey founded
New Jersey was founded, with its capital at Trenton.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1787 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1787.
2nd millennium 1
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Suzette Defoye died
French actor and dancer
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18th century 1
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Chapel of La Divina Aurora, Beneixama
Rural chapel in Beneixama
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