In history, year 1687 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1687.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1687:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 05 july | The Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica by Isaac Newton was first published, describing his laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation. |
| 26 september | The Parthenon in Athens was partially destroyed during an armedconflict between the Venetians under Francesco Morosini and Ottomanforces. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1687:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 01 February | Johann Adam Birkenstock / Violinist / Germany |
| 05 December | Francesco Geminiani / Violinist / Italy |
| 07 June | Gaetano Berenstadt / Actor / Italy |
| 07 November | William Stukeley / Physician / United Kingdom |
| 12 October | Sylvius Leopold Weiss / Composer / Germany |
| 14 October | Robert Simson / Academic / Scotland |
| 17 September | Durastante Natalucci / Historian / Italy |
| 21 October | Nicolaus I Bernoulli / Mathematician / Switzerland |
| 23 November | Jean Baptiste Senaillé / Violinist / France |
| 24 June | Johann Albrecht Bengel / Scholar / Germany |
| 26 December | Johann Georg Pisendel / Violinist / Germany |
| 27 January | Johann Balthasar Neumann / Engineer / Germany |