1687
| Years: 1684 1685 1686 – 1687 – 1688 1689 1690 | |
| Decades: 1650s 1660s 1670s – 1680s – 1690s 1700s 1710s | |
| Centuries: 16th century – 17th century – 18th century 1687 in topic: | |
Events
- March 19 – The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murder him while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River.
- July 5 – Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica is published.
- December 31 – The first Huguenots set sail from France to the Cape of Good Hope.
- King James II of England issues the Declaration of Indulgence, suspending laws against Catholics and non-conformists.
- Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Mehmed IV (1648-1687) to Suleiman II (1687-1691)
- End of the reign of Emperor Reigen of Japan
- Emperor Higashiyama ascends to the throne of Japan
Births
- January 27 – Johann Balthasar Neumann, German architect (d. 1753)
- October 4 – Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (d. 1768)
- Antonion Lazzaro Moro, Italian geologist (d. 1752)
Deaths
- March 22 – Jean Baptiste Lully, French composer (b. 1632)
- September 12 – John Alden, Mayflower pilgrim
- December 16 – Sir William Petty, English philosopher (b. 1623)
- Jean Claude, French protestant clergyman (b. 1619)
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