Deaths on March 28

Constantijn Huygens

Died on March 28, 1687

Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet and composer (b. 1596)

Sir Constantijn Huygens, Lord of Zuilichem ( HY-gənz, also US: HOY-gənz, 4 September 1596 – 28 March 1687), was a Dutch Golden Age poet and composer. He was secretary to two Princes of Orange: Frederick Henry and William II, and the father of the scientist Christiaan Huygens.

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Events on 1687

5 Jul

Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
26 Sep

Athens
The Parthenon in Athens is partially destroyed by an explosion caused by the bombing from Venetian forces led by Morosini who are besieging the Ottoman Turks stationed in Athens.
26 Sep

Glorious Revolution
The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
31 Dec

Cape of Good Hope
The first Huguenots set sail from France to the Cape of Good Hope.

Deaths on March 28

Constantijn Huygens

Died on March 28, 1687

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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica

Athens

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