1887

Centuries:	18th century 19th century 20th century
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
Years:	1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1887 (Events)

1887 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1887th year of the Common Era (CE), the 87th year of the 19th century, and the 8th year of the 1880s decade. As of the start of 1887, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1887 corresponds to the years 43–44 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Ibn-i-Asdaq, who received a Tablet from Bahá'u'lláh in 1887.

Events

• Karbalá'í Hasan Khán and Karbalá'í Sádiq are imprisoned in Sarvistán, Fárs.
• Edward Granville Browne visits Persia.
• April 13: Bahá'u'lláh mentions the station Hand of the Cause in a Tablet revealed for Ibn-i-Asdaq.

Births

• April 7: Horace Holley, prominent Bahá’í and Hand of the Cause is born in Torrington, Connecticut.

Deaths

• Mírzá Músá, brother of Bahá'u'lláh.