1787
Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades: 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s - 1780s - 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s
1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792
Events
- January 11 - William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
- February 4 - Shay's Rebellion fails
- September 17 - United States Constitution adopted
Births
Deaths
- June 20 - Karl Friedrich Abel, aged 63, German baroque composer
- November 3 - Robert Lowth, Bishop of the Church of England
- November 15 - Christoph Willibald Gluck, composer