1887 in Portugal explained

Events in the year 1887 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Louis I

• Prime Minister

José Luciano de Castro

Events

• 6 March  - Portuguese legislative election, 1887
• 1 December  - Signing of the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking, when sovereignty over Macau was surrendered to Portugal, or as in the Chinese interpretation, only administrative rights were transferred

Births

• 7 March  - Cyril Wright (rugby union), rugby player (died 1960)
• 21 March  - Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal, prince (died 1908)
• 17 May  - Froilano de Mello, microbiologist (died 1955)
• 14 November  - Amadeo de Souza Cardoso, painter (died 1918)
• 18 December  - Artur Carlos de Barros Basto, military officer (died 1961)

Deaths

• 19 October  - José Rodrigues, painter (born 1828)
• 11 November  - Manuel Inocêncio Liberato dos Santos, musician (born 1802).^[1]

Full date unknown

• Fontes Pereira de Melo, statesman, politician, and engineer (born 1819)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manuel Inocêncio Liberato dos Santos Carvalho e Silva . pt . 10 January 2016 .