1687 in England

1687 in England

Events from the year 1687 in the Kingdom of England.

Incumbents

*Monarch - James II of England

Events

* 2 April - King James II of England issues the Declaration of Indulgence, suspending laws against Catholics and non-conformists.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 196-197|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 4 September - King James II tries to expel the Fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford for refusing to Catholicise their institution.

Publications

* 5 July - Isaac Newton's "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica".

Births

* 7 November - William Stukeley, archaeologist (died 1765)

Deaths

* 16 April - George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, statesman (born 1628)
* 1 September - Henry More, philosopher (born 1614)
* 12 September - John Alden, Mayflower pilgrim (born c.1599)
* 21 October - Edmund Waller, poet (born 1606)
* 14 November - Nell Gwynne, mistress of Charles II of England (born 1650)
* 16 December - Sir William Petty, philosopher (born 1623)

ee also

References


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