Events from the year 1687 in France

Incumbents

Events

*March – Embassy of Loubère-Céberet to Siam, consisting of a French expeditionary force of 1,361 soldiers, missionaries, envoys and crews aboard five warships. * Fort Denonville established

Births

*15 February –

Philippe Charles de La Fare Philippe-Charles de La Fare, or Marquis de La Fare, 4th Marquis of Monclar, Conte of Laugères, (15 February 1687 – 14 September 1752 in Paris), was a Marshal of France. Early life La Fare, born on 15 February 1687, was the eldest son of Char ...

, a Marshal of France (d. 1752) *8 May – Jean Henri Desmercières, French-Danish merchant, banker and landowner (d.

1778 Events January–March * January 18 – Third voyage of James Cook: Captain James Cook, with ships HMS ''Resolution'' and HMS ''Discovery'', first views Oahu then Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, which he na ...

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Deaths

*18 March –

François Collignon François Collignon (c. 1609 – 18 January 1687) was a French engraver, print-seller and publisher. Collignon was born in Nancy, France. He initially locally trained in the studio of Jacques Callot. After 1630 he moved to Italy where he con ...

, engraver, print-seller and publisher (born c.1609) *19 March –

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (; November 22, 1643 – March 19, 1687), was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, ...

, explorer (b. 1643)

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Charles de Grimaldi-Régusse Charles de Grimaldi-Régusse (August 10, 1612 – November 6, 1687) was a French aristocrat, landowner and politician. Biography Early life Charles de Grimaldi-Régusse was born on August 10, 1612. His father was Pierre de Grimaldi and his moth ...

, aristocrat, landowner and politician (b. 1612)

References

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