1287

1287 (MCCLXXXVII) was a common year beginning on a Wednesday of the Julian calendar.

Events

• 17 January: in the Mediterranean Sea, the army of Alfonso III of Aragon conquers Menorca, in the hands of the Arabs.
• In February, a flood changes the course of several rivers in England.
• May 1st: the site of Augusta takes place.
• June 23: the battle of the counts takes place.
• 14 December: In the Netherlands, a storm breaks the Zuiderzee dam (Saint Lucia flood). They die between 50 000 and 80,000 people.

Births

• Muhammad ibn Nasr: King of Nazareth of the Kingdom of Granada.

Deaths

• April 3: Honorio IV, Italian pope.