887
This article is about the year 887. For the number, see 887 (number). For the shotgun, see Remington 887 Nitro Mag.
King Arnulf of Carinthia (c. 850–899)
Year 887 (DCCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
- November 17 – East Frankish magnates revolt against the inept emperor Charles III (the Fat) in an assembly at Frankfurt and depose him. His nephew Arnulf of Carinthia, the illegitimate son of former king Carloman of Bavaria, is elected ruler of the East Frankish Kingdom. Charles yields his throne without a struggle and retires to Neidingen.
- December 26 – In an assembly at Pavia (Northern Italy) the lords of Lombardia elect Berengar I, a grandson of former emperor Louis the Pious (through his daughter Gisela), as king of Italy and is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy. After the disposition of Charles the Fat the nobility chooses Ranulf II as duke (or 'king') of Aquitaine.
Japan
- August 26 – Emperor Kōkō abdicates the throne and soon dies after a 3-year reign. He is succeeded by his 20-year-old son Uda as the 59th emperor of Japan.
Arabian Empire
- The city of Toledo rises against the Umayyad Dynasty in Al-Andalus (modern Spain).[1]
Births
- Frederuna, queen of the West Frankish Kingdom (d. 917)
- Qian Yuanguan, king of Wuyue (Ten Kingdoms) (d. 941)
- Song Qiqiu, chief strategist of Southern Tang (d. 959)
Deaths
- February 19 – Ibn Majah, Muslim hadith compiler (or 889)
- April 6 – Pei Che, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
- July 6 – Wang Chongrong, Chinese warlord
- August 26 – Kōkō, emperor of Japan (b. 830)
- September 18 – Pietro I Candiano, doge of Venice
- September 24 – Gao Pian, general of the Tang Dynasty
- December 19 – Boso of Provence, Frankish nobleman
- Abbas ibn Firnas, Muslim physician and inventor (b. 810)
- Jeonggang, king of Silla (modern Korea)
- Xiao Gou, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
- Yantou Quanhuo, Chinese Chan master (b. 828)
- Zheng Changtu, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
- Zhu Mei, Chinese warlord (approximate date)