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Historical Figures Born in 1687

  • Jan 30 Balthasar Neumann, German Baroque architect (pilgrimage church at Vierzehnheiligen), born in Eger, Bohemia (d. 1753) (date baptized)
  • Mar 7 Jean Lebeuf, French historian, born in Auxerre, France (d. 1760)
  • Mar 16 Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort in Prussia (d. 1757)
  • Jun 24 Johann Albrecht Bengel, German scholar, born in Winnenden, Württemberg (d. 1757)
  • Jul 3 Arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch), born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands (d. 1763)

Johan Willem FrisoJohan Willem Friso (1687-1711)

Aug 14 Prince of Orange and monarch of Nassau-Dietz, born in Dessau, Anhalt

Johan Willem Friso
  • Sep 17 Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (specialized in history of Trevi, in Umbria), born in Picicche di Trevi, Italy (d. 1772)
  • Oct 14 Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (Simson line), born in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1768)
  • Oct 21 Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1759)
  • Nov 7 William Stukeley, English physician and archaeologist (pioneered investigation of Stonehenge and Avebury), born in Holbeach, Lincolnshire (d. 1765)

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