Explore: 1787

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1787. 1787 (MDCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting

The Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792 involved an unsuccessful attempt by the Ottoman Empire to regain lands lost to the Russian Empire in the course of the

Events from the year 1787 in art. 25 August – The Salon of 1787 opens at the Louvre in Paris Seventeen-year-old Thomas Lawrence arrives in London and takes

Sophie, was born on 9 July 1786 and lived only eleven months until 19 June 1787. She was named after the king's aunt, Princess Sophie of France. Marie Antoinette

assembled at Independence Hall in Philadelphia between May 25 and September 17, 1787. Influenced by English common law and the Enlightenment liberalism of philosophers

The year 1787 in science and technology involved some significant events. January 11 – William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, the first moons of

Edward Willes (6 November 1723 – 14 January 1787) was an English barrister, politician, and judge. Willes was the second surviving son of Sir John Willes

Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787. While the convention was initially intended to revise the league of states

article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1787. January 15 – Ann Ward marries William Radcliffe, gaining the surname by

fought on 11–12 OctoberN.S./30 September – 1 OctoberO.S. 1787 as part of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792). A weak fortress, Kinburn [ru] was located opposite