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Year 1787 (MDCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. Events and trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799) It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when Events and Trends End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803 - 1815 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Explorations 1786: Antonio Bernasconi and Colonel Antonio del Rio examine the ruins of Palenque, making the first map of the site and some crude The year 1787 in architecture involved some significant events Events Works See also Jacques-Louis David 's painting Death of Socrates was completed Events Friedrich Schiller arrives in Weimar. New books Pierre Beaumarchais - Tarare Events Works published Births Richard Henry Dana (US Margaret Davidson (US Mary Russell Events Luigi Boccherini becomes court composer in Berlin. Ludwig van Beethoven goes to Vienna, where he meets Mozart The year 1787 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1786 in Canada, other events of 1787, 1788 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - William Pitt the Younger, Tory 1786 state leaders - Events of 1787 - 1788 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - José de Almeida e Vasconcellos de Soveral e Carvalho, Governor of Angola ( 1784 - 1790) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any common year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter G) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter C) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Contents 1 Events of 1787 1.1 January - June 1.2 July - December 1.3 Undated 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events of 1787

January - June

• January 6 - The North Carolina General Assembly authorizes nine commissioners to purchase 100 acres of land for the county seat of Chatham County. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Chatham County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. The town is named Pittsborough (later shortened to Pittsboro) for William Pitt the Younger. Pittsboro is a town in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759 &ndash 23 January 1806 was a British politician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
• January 11 - William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Sir Frederick William Herschel FRS KH ( 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German -born British Titania (, also) is the largest moon of Uranus and the eighth largest moon in the Solar System. TemplateInfobox Planet.--> Oberon (ˈoʊbərɒn) is the outermost A natural satellite or moon is a Celestial body that Orbits a Planet or smaller body which is called the primary.

• February 4 - Shays' Rebellion fails. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Central and Western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787
• February 28 - Charter granted establishing the institution known today as the University of Pittsburgh. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a non-sectarian coeducational independent state-related, "public" research University
• April 2 - Charter of Justice signed providing the authority for the establishment of the first New South Wales (ie Australian) Courts of Criminal and Civil Jurisdiction. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of The Vice Admiralty Court was a prerogative court established in the early eighteenth century in the colony of New South Wales, which was to become a state of Australia
• May 13 - Captain Arthur Phillip leaves Portsmouth, England with eleven ships full of convicts to establish a penal colony in Australia. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Admiral Arthur Phillip RN (11 October 1738 &ndash 31 August 1814 was a British naval Admiraland colonial administrator History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A penal colony is a Settlement used to detain Prisoners and generally use them for Penal labour in an economically underdeveloped part of the state's For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• May 14 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates begin to meet to write a new Constitution for the United States. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• May 25 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates begin to convene a Constitutional Convention intended to amend the Articles of Confederation. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Philadelphia Convention (now also known as the Constitutional Convention, the Federal Convention, or the " Grand Convention at Philadelphia The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, also the Articles of Confederation was the governing Constitution of the alliance of thirteen independent and However, a new Constitution for the United States was eventually produced. The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the George Washington presided over the Convention. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the
• May - Orangist troops attack Vreeswijk, Harmelen and Maarssen. An Orangist was a person who supported the election of William III, Prince of Orange, the posthumously-born son of William II Prince of Orange, to the For the Dutch-Swedish musician see Cornelis Vreeswijk Vreeswijk is a former village and municipality in the Dutch province of Harmelen ( is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 6 km east of Woerden Maarssen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht. Civil war starts in the Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
• June 6 - Franklin College, named for Benjamin Franklin, opens in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Benjamin Franklin ( April 17 1790 was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Lancaster is a city in the South Central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is the County seat of Lancaster County. It later merges with Marshall College to become Franklin and Marshall College. Franklin & Marshall College (abbreviated as " F&M " is a four-year private co-educational liberal arts college in Lancaster Pennsylvania.
• June 20 - Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention that the government be called the United States. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Oliver Ellsworth ( April 29 1745 &ndash November 26 1807) an American lawyer and politician was a revolutionary against British The Philadelphia Convention (now also known as the Constitutional Convention, the Federal Convention, or the " Grand Convention at Philadelphia The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• June 28 - Princess Wilhelmina of Orange, sister of Frederick, the king of Prussia, is captured by patriots and taken to Goejanverwellesluis, and not allowed to travel to the Hague. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Wilhelmina of Prussia, born Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina, ( 7 August, 1751 &ndash 9 June, 1820) was the daughter of Augustus William Frederick William II (Friedrich Wilhelm II September 25 1744 &ndash November 16 1797) was the fourth King of Prussia, reigning from Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state For other Patriot political parties see Patriot Party (disambiguation The Patriots (in Dutch: Patriotten) were a political The Goejanverwellesluis is a lock in Hekendorp, Netherlands. The 'Goejannen' - the men from the surrounding Polders who went to sea - said their

July - December

• July 13 - The U.S. Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Northwest Ordinance (formally An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States North-West of the River Ohio, and also known as the Freedom For the Canadian territory see Northwest Territories. For the northwestern corner of the Lower 48 see Northwestern United States. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another
• July 15 - Lord's cricket ground is established and the MCC incorporated. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final
• August 27 - Launching a forty-five-foot steam powered craft on the Delaware River, John Fitch demonstrates the first US patent for his design. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan John Fitch ( January 21, 1743 &ndash July 2, 1798) was an American Inventor, Clockmaker, and Bronzesmith
• September 13 - Prussian troops enter the Netherlands. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Within a few weeks 40,000 Patriots (out of a population of 2,000,000) went into exile in France (and learned from observation the ideals of the French Revolution). For other Patriot political parties see Patriot Party (disambiguation The Patriots (in Dutch: Patriotten) were a political The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an
• September 17 - United States Constitution is adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. The United States Constitution was written in 1787 and it was then ratified and took effect all in 1788 which then replaced the Articles of Confederation. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə
• October 1 - Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792: Alexander Suvorov, though sustaining a wound, routs the Turks in the Battle of Kinburn. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. The Russo–Turkish War of 1787–1792 involved a futile attempt by the Ottoman Empire to regain lands lost to Russia in the course of the previous Russo–Turkish Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Суво́ров (sometimes transliterated as Aleksandr, Aleksander and Suvarov The Battle of Kinburn was fought on 1 October, 1787 as part of the Russo-Turkish War 1787-1792.
• October 27 - the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was published in a New York paper. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution. The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• October 29 - Premiere of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Don Giovanni (libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte) in the Estates Theatre in Prague. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Don Giovanni ( K527; complete title Il dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni, literally "The Rake Punish'd or Don Giovanni A libretto is the text used in an extended Musical work such as an Opera, Operetta, Masque, sacred or secular Oratorio and This article is about the librettist Lorenzo da Ponte For the Bishop of the same name see Vittorio Veneto. The Estates Theatre or Stavovské divadlo is a historic Theatre in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic.
• December 7 - Delaware ratifies the Constitution and becomes the first U.S. state. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• December 8 - The Mission La Purisima Concepcion is founded by Father Fermín Francisco de Lasuén, becoming the eleventh mission in the California mission chain. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Other missions bearing the name La Purísima Concepción include Mission Puerto de Purísima Concepción near Yuma Arizona, Mission Nuestra Father Padre Fermín Francisco de Lasuén de Arasqueta ( June 7 1736 &ndash June 26 1803) was a Spanish Missionary to The Spanish missions in California comprise a series of Religious outposts established by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order between
• December 12 - Pennsylvania becomes the second U.S. state. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• December 18 - New Jersey becomes the third U.S. state. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government

Undated

• In Britain, Thomas Clarkson and Granville Sharp found the "Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade" with support from John Wesley, Josiah Wedgwood and others. Thomas Clarkson ( 28 March 1760 &ndash 26 September 1846) abolitionist, was born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire Granville Sharp ( 10 November 1735 - 6 July 1813) was a British campaigner for the abolition of the slave trade, and John Wesley (ˈwɛslɪ ( – March 2, 1791) was an Anglican cleric and Christian theologian who was the founder of the (Evangelical Josiah Wedgwood ( July 12, 1730 - January 3, 1795, born Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent) was an English potter credited
• The North Carolina General Assembly incorporates Waynesborough and designates it the county seat for Wayne County, North Carolina. The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U Wayne County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States
• The element Silicon was first identified by Antoine Lavoisier as a component of the Latin term silex or "Flints" (meaning "Hard Rocks"). A chemical element is a type of Atom that is distinguished by its Atomic number; that is by the number of Protons in its nucleus. Silicon (ˈsɪlɪkən or /ˈsɪlɪkɒn/ silicium is the Chemical element that has the symbol Si and Atomic number 14 Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Flint (or flintstone) is a hard sedimentary Cryptocrystalline form of the Mineral Quartz, categorized as a variety of Chert

Births

1787 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1787 MDCCLXXXVII
Ab urbe condita	2540
Armenian calendar	1236 ԹՎ ՌՄԼԶ
Bahá'í calendar	-57 – -56
Berber calendar	2737
Buddhist calendar	2331
Burmese calendar	1149
Chinese calendar	4423/4483-11-12 (丙午年十一月十二日) — to — 4424/4484-11-23 (丁未年十一月廿三日)
Coptic calendar	1503 – 1504
Ethiopian calendar	1779 – 1780
Hebrew calendar	5547 – 5548
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1842 – 1843
- Shaka Samvat	1709 – 1710
- Kali Yuga	4888 – 4889
Holocene calendar	11787
Iranian calendar	1165 – 1166
Islamic calendar	1201 – 1202
Japanese calendar	Tenmei 7 (天明7年)
Korean calendar	4120
Thai solar calendar	2330
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• February 10 - William Bradley, Britain's tallest ever man (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a Japanese era name (年号 nengō, lit Year name after An'ei and before Kansei. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead William Bradley ( February 10, 1787 – May 30, 1820) known more commonly as Giant Bradley or the Yorkshire Giant is the 1820)
• March 7 - George Bethune English, American explorer and writer (d. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus George Bethune English ( March 7, 1787 &ndash Washington DC, September 20, 1828) was a critic of traditional Christianity and an 1828)
• March 11 - Ivan Nabokov, Russian General
• March 17 - Edmund Kean, British actor (d. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Ivan Aleksandrovich Nabokov (Иван Александрович Набоков ( 11 March 1787 &ndash 21 April 1852) was a Russian Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Edmund Kean (March 17 1789 &ndash May 15 1833 was an English Actor, regarded in his time as the greatest ever 1833)
• April 26 - Ludwig Uhland, German poet (d. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Johann Ludwig Uhland ( April 26, 1787 &ndash November 13, 1862) was a German Poet. 1862)
• December 10 - Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, American educator (d. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Reverend Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet LLD, ( December 10 1787 &ndash September 10 1851) was a renowned American pioneer in the 1851)
• December 16 - Mary Russell Mitford, English novelist and dramatist (d. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Mary Russell Mitford ( 16 December 1787 - 10 January 1855) was an English Novelist and Dramatist. 1855)

Deaths

• February 13
  • Rudjer Boscovich, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed 1711)
  • Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes ( December 20, 1717 &mdash February 13, 1787) was a French statesman and diplomat 1717)
• April 1 - Floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Floyer Sydenham (1710 &ndash April 1, 1787) was an English scholar of Ancient Greek. 1710)
• April 2 - Thomas Gage, British general (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Thomas Gage (1719 April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander in chief of the North American forces from 1763 to 1775 during the early days of the 1719)
• May 10 - William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. William Watson ( 3 April 1715 &ndash 10 May 1787) was an English physician and scientist who was born and died in London 1715)
• May 28 - Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Johann Georg Leopold Mozart ( November 14, 1719 &ndash May 28, 1787) was a composer conductor teacher and violinist 1719)
• June 20 - Karl Friedrich Abel, German composer (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Carl Friedrich Abel ( December 22, 1723 &ndash June 20 1787) was a German composer of the Classical era. 1723)
• July 4 - Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise, Marshal of France (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Charles de Rohan prince de Soubise ( July 16, 1715 — July 4, 1787) duke of Rohan-Rohan seigneur of Roberval, and Marshal 1715)
• August 1 - Alphonsus Liguori, Italian founder of the Redemptionist order (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Saint Alphonsus Liguori ( September 27, 1696 &ndash August 1, 1787) was a Roman Catholic Bishop, spiritual 1696)
• October 7 - Henry Muhlenberg, German-born founder of the U. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Henry Melchior Muhlenberg (an anglicanization of Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg ( September 6, 1711 &ndash October 7, 1787) was a German S. Lutheran Church (b. 1711)
• November 3 - Robert Lowth, English bishop and grammarian (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Robert Lowth FRS ( 27 November, 1710 &ndash 3 November, 1787) was a Bishop of the Church of England, a professor of 1710)
• November 15 - Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. 1714)
• December 18 - Francis William Drake, British admiral and Governor of Newfoundland (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Francis William Drake (baptized August 22, 1724 &ndash December 18, 1788) born in Buckland Monachorum, Devon the third 1724)
• December 18 - Soame Jenyns, English writer (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Soame Jenyns ( 1 January 1704 &ndash 18 December 1787) was an English Writer. 1704)

Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

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