1887

Year 1887 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 12-day slower ).

January - March

 * - of  opens the  with an attack on the camp of the n army of   early in the morning; prepared for the assault, the Negus orders a counter-attack which routs the enemy, resulting in the capture of Harar a few days later.
 * - 's anti- treatment is defended in the by Dr. Joseph Grancher.
 * - The allows the  to lease  as a naval base.
 * The (AAU) is formed.
 * receives a daily rainfall of 465 millimetres - a record for any n capital city.
 * receives a daily rainfall of 465 millimetres - a record for any n capital city.
 * - : n troops defeat.
 * - In a at Fort Keogh,, , the largest flakes on record are reported. They are 15 inches (38cm) wide and 8 inches (20cm) thick.
 * - In, the first  is observed.
 * - The   premieres at.
 * - Dawes Act or General Allotment Act was made.
 * - The is hit by a large, killing around 2,000 along the coast of the.
 * - At the, becomes the first  to take eight wickets in a  innings.
 * - begins teaching.
 * - unveils his first.
 * - is established as North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
 * - patents.
 * - College established by.

April - June

 * - elects  as the first female mayor in the.
 * - in,.
 * - 's Wild West Show opens in.
 * - The cornerstone was laid for building new, in northern (opened in ).


 * - receives a  for his.
 * - The is closed between  and.
 * - celebrates a Golden Jubilee, marking the 50th year of 's reign.
 * - The becomes law in, creating that nation's first ,.
 * - is incorporated as a city.

July - September

 * -, Danish footballteam was founded as Odense Cricketclub.
 * - publishes.
 * - marries Carola Crosio.
 * August - U.S. is founded at the Marine Hospital,, as the Laboratory of Hygiene.
 * - defeat  to become undisputed champions of the World through the dominance of these two teams in their respective countries.
 * -, burns down, 186 people killed.

October - December

 * - takes over.


 * November - Results of the are published, indicating that the speed of light is independent of motion.
 * -, of the  in , was founded.
 * , sentenced to be hanged for his alleged role in the bomb, kills himself by
 * In London, police and left-wing demonstrators clash. One dead. One of the participants is.
 * -, , , , , and hanged for inciting riot and murder in the  of ,.
 * -, Police clash with pro-Irish independence protesters.
 * -, Police clash with pro-Irish independence protesters.


 * - single malt Scotch whisky first ran from the stills of Glenfiddich Distillery. The whisky is still produced today by.

Undated

 * , later part of, is founded.
 * is 1st man to around the world.
 * is patented by.
 * is built in.
 * patented by Dorr Eugene Felt.
 * The first All-Ireland and  Finals are held.
 * annexes.
 * becomes a British colony.
 * s in China: 900,000 dead.
 * Construction of in  is completed.
 * discovers.
 * passes the.
 * invents the, made of a type of brown glass.
 * founded by General
 * The Maldives became a British Protectorate in 1887. The British made an agreement in which they pledged not to interfere with the internal affairs of the Maldives, while on foreign affairs the British were to be consulted. In return the British assured of security and protection from any colonial intimidation.

January - June

 * -, head of German military intelligence in World War II (d. )
 * -, German painter (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, American intellectual (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, American-born philanthropist and social activist (d. )
 * -, Polish-born pianist and conductor (d. )
 * -, English-born author (d. )
 * -, Australian director and producer of animated films (d. )
 * -, Austrian poet (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, Archbishop of Cologne (d. )
 * -, American scientist, recipient of the (d. )
 * , German-born pianist and U.S. politician (d. )
 * , Dutch-born writer (d. )
 * -, Finnish composer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * , baseball player (d. )
 * , American actor (d. )
 * -, American Broadway theatre actress (d. )
 * -, Brazilian composer (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, American publisher in Paris (d. )
 * -, American silent actor and film director (d. )
 * -, American comedian and actor (d. )
 * -, Spanish-born painter and graphic artist (d. )
 * -, Russian assassin of (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Argentine physiologist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American golfer (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, 40th master of  order (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born pianist (d. )
 * -, Italian saint (d. )
 * -, Hungarian-born actor (d. )
 * -, French diplomat and writer, laureate (d. )
 * -, American poet and playwright (d. )
 * -, British biologist (d. )
 * -, American playwright (d. )
 * -, British biologist (d. )
 * -, American playwright (d. )

July - December

 * -, Russian-born painter (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, Norwegian politician and traitor (d. )
 * -, German physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, French-born artist (d. )
 * -, Hungarian-born composer (d. )
 * -, British war poet (d. )
 * -, Austrian physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American inventor and banker (d. )
 * -, American novelist (d. )
 * Emperor (d. )
 * , American publisher, entrepreneur, and black nationalist (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, Swiss writer (d. )
 * -, American jazz musician (d. )
 * , Croatian chemist, laureate (d. )
 * , last verified living person born in 1887. (d. )
 * -, French composer and composition teacher (d. )
 * -, British writer (d. )
 * -, American sports official (d. )
 * -, survivor (d. )
 * -, French judge, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, Swiss architect (d. )
 * -, Canadian-born actor (d. )
 * -, American journalist (d. )
 * -, 1st ～ 5th President of the Republic of China (d. )
 * -, English painter (d.)
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, American Woman Painter (d.)
 * -, World War II British commander (d. )
 * -, American chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, Swedish composer (d. )
 * -, American war hero during (d. )
 * -, Indian mathematician (d. )
 * date unknown -, American activist for in U.S. (d. )
 * -, Indian mathematician (d. )
 * date unknown -, American activist for in U.S. (d. )


 * See also .

January - June

 * -, first Indian woman doctor (b. )
 * -, Russian composer (b. )
 * -, American clergyman and reformer (b. )
 * -, painter (b. )
 * -, Danish politician (b. )
 * -, Welsh poet (b. )
 * -, Russian revolutionary, brother of V. I. Lenin (b. )
 * -, American philosopher and abolitionist (b. )
 * -, Inventor of the Rugby Ball, the India-rubber inflatable bladder and the Brass Hand Pump for the same (b. )

July - December

 * -, Landscape (b. )
 * -, American social activist (b. )
 * -, American religious leader (b. )
 * -, American lawyer and soldier (b. )
 * -, telescope manufacturer (b. )
 * -, French poet (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, admiral (b. )
 * -, Swedish soprano (b. )
 * -, American gambler and gunfighter (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, experimental psychologist (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )


 * See also .