29 notable events from 1887 — murders, rail accidents and earthquakes.
- Sundance Kid
Jan 1, 1887–Jan 1, 1908 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Dawes Act
1887 · United States · Genocide & ethnic violence
- 1887 Yellow River flood
Sep 28, 1887–Jan 1899 · China · Natural disaster
- Thames Torso Murders
1887–1889 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Thibodaux massacre
Nov 22, 1887–Nov 25, 1887 · United States · Massacre
- Samoan crisis
1887–1889 · Samoa · Crisis
- Schnaebele Affair
Apr 20, 1887 · France · Scandal & controversy
- Woolfolk murders
Aug 6, 1887 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 1887 Liguria earthquake
Feb 23, 1887 · Italy · Earthquake
- 1887 Nanaimo mine explosion
May 3, 1887 · Canada · Industrial & structural disaster
- 1887 Sonora earthquake
May 3, 1887 · Mexico · Earthquake
- Israel Lipski
Jun 28, 1887 · Murder & homicide
- Hawaiian rebellions (1887–1895)
Jul 6, 1887–Jan 9, 1895 · United States · War & armed conflict
- Exeter Theatre Royal fire
Sep 5, 1887 · United Kingdom · Fire
- Ned Christie's War
May 4, 1887–Nov 2, 1892 · United States · War & armed conflict
- Forest Hills disaster
Mar 14, 1887 · United States · Rail accident
- Murder of Mary Tuplin
Jun 28, 1887 · Canada · Murder & homicide
- T. J. Hampton
Jan 1, 1887–Jan 1, 1893 · Murder & homicide
- 1887 Verny earthquake
May 28, 1887 · Kazakhstan · Earthquake
- 1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck
Aug 10, 1887 · United States · Rail accident
- Udston mining disaster
May 28, 1887 · United Kingdom · Industrial & structural disaster
- 1887 Hartford Railroad Disaster
Feb 5, 1887 · United States · Rail accident
- Jubilee Plot
Jun 20, 1887 · Murder & homicide
- Lynching of Peter Betters
Jun 12, 1887 · United States · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Hexthorpe rail accident
Sep 16, 1887 · United Kingdom · Rail accident
- Berthe bombing
Jul 6, 1887 · France · Bombing & explosion
- Bulli mine disaster
Mar 23, 1887 · Australia · Industrial & structural disaster
- 1887 Cape Cod wildfires
May 11, 1887–May 13, 1887 · United States · Fire
- Hartford rail accident 1887
Feb 5, 1887 · United States · Rail accident