1887 in Denmark

Events from the year 1887 in Denmark.

← 1886 1885 1884 1887 in Denmark → 1888 1889 1890
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	Other events of 1887 List of years in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian IX
• Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup

Sports

• 12 July – Odense Boldklub is founded.

Births

April–June

• 30 May – Emil Reesen, composer and conductor (died 1964)
• 10 June – Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg (died 1940 in Morocco)
• 16 June – Gundorph Albertus, silversmith (died 1969)

July–September

• 3 July – Elith Pio, actor (died 1983)

October–December

• 5 October – Nils Middelboe, football player (died 1976)
• 9 November – Kaj Gottlob, architect (died 1976)

Deaths

• 28 March – Ditlev Gothard Monrad, politician and bishop (born 1811)
• 30 April – J.C. Jacobsen, brewer and industrialist, founder of Carlsberg (born 1811)
• 25 August – Thomas Lange, novelist (born 1829)
• 13 November – Hans Schjellerup, astronomer (died 1827)