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List of 1787 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1787

What happened in the year 1787?

Date Event
January 9, 1787 The nationally known image of the Black Nazarene in the Philippines was transferred from what is now Rizal Park to its present shrine in the minor basilica of Quiapo Church. This is annually commemorated through its Traslación (solemn transfer) in the streets of Manila and is attended by millions of devotees.[6][7]
January 11, 1787 William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
January 25, 1787 Shays's Rebellion: The rebellion's largest confrontation, outside the Springfield Armory, results in the killing of four rebels and the wounding of twenty.
February 3, 1787 Militia led by General Benjamin Lincoln crush the remnants of Shays' Rebellion in Petersham, Massachusetts.
May 25, 1787 After a delay of 11 days, the United States Constitutional Convention formally convenes in Philadelphia after a quorum of seven states is secured.
June 20, 1787 Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the 'United States'.
July 13, 1787 The Congress of the Confederation enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
August 6, 1787 Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
September 17, 1787 The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia.
September 28, 1787 The Congress of the Confederation votes to send the newly written United States Constitution to the state legislatures for approval.
October 1, 1787 Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
October 29, 1787 Mozart's opera Don Giovanni receives its first performance in Prague.
December 7, 1787 Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
December 12, 1787 Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the US Constitution.
December 18, 1787 New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.