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Born on Wednesday October 15, 1687
- Dirck Roodenburg, Delfshaven, Nederland († 1794)
- Christian van Wied-Runkel († 1754)
- Anna Willem Geraerts, Bakel
- Antje Jans ten Velthuis, Veldhuis, Westerwolde, 9541, Nederland
- Deborah Wing, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States († 1688)
- Annetje Arisdr de Bruijn, Noordwijk († 1740)
- Adriana Woestenburgh, Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Christian van Wied Runkel († 1754)
- Cornelis van der Wael, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Christian Van Wied Runkel († 1754)
Died on Wednesday October 15, 1687
- Renee Gauthier (21), Chambly, Quebec, Canada
- Josina (Judoca) van den Raedden (71), Wachtebeke, België
- Josijna Judoca van den Raedden (71), Wachtebeeke, Vlaanderen, België
- Franchijntgen Jacobsdr de Braeckelaer (47)
- Josina (Joduca) van den Raedden (62), Wachtebeke (B)
- Mary Ann MACHAN, Carsington, Derbyshire England
- josina van raedden, wachtbeke (belgië)
- mechteld van broeckhuijsen (37)
- Maria│Marijtje Faas (35), Delft
- Trijntje Mol (72), Delft, Oude Kerk
Born on October 15
- 1599 » Cornelis de Graeff, Dutch mayor and regent of Amsterdam († 1664)
- 1608 » Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist and mathematician († 1647)
- 1622 » Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, Swedish statesman and military man († 1686)
- 1686 » Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet and playwright († 1758)
- 1701 » Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, Canadian nun and saint, founded Grey Nuns († 1771)
- 1711 » Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine († 1741)
- 1762 » Samuel Adams Holyoke, American composer and educator († 1820)
- 1767 » Gabriel Richard, French-born American Roman Catholic priest, missionary, educator, and politician († 1832)
- 1784 » Thomas Robert Bugeaud, French general and politician, Governor-General of Algeria († 1849)
- 1785 » José Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and politician († 1821)
Died on October 15
- 1564 » Andreas Vesalius, Belgian-Greek anatomist, physician, and author (b. 1514)
- 1674 » Robert Herrick, English poet (b. 1591)
- 1684 » Géraud de Cordemoy, French historian, philosopher and lawyer (b. 1626)
- 1690 » Juan de Valdés Leal, Spanish painter and illustrator (b. 1622)
- 1715 » Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1675)
- 1788 » Samuel Greig, Scottish-Russian admiral (b. 1735)
- 1810 » Alfred Moore, American captain and judge (b. 1755)
- 1811 » Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician (b. 1735)
- 1817 » Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-Lithuanian general and engineer (b. 1746)
- 1819 » Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (b. 1744)
Names that were popular for boys in 1687
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jean
- Hendrik
- John
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Johan
- Thomas
- Johann
Names that were popular for girls in 1687
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Mary
- Johanna
- Neeltje
- Jannetje
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Sarah
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1687
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- March 19 » Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men.
- July 5 » Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
- August 12 » Battle of Mohács: Charles of Lorraine defeats the Ottoman Empire.
- September 26 » Morean War: The Parthenon in Athens, used as a gunpowder depot by the Ottoman garrison, is partially destroyed after being bombarded during the Siege of the Acropolis by Venetian forces.
- December 31 » The first Huguenots set sail from France to the Cape of Good Hope.