Historical Events In 1886

Nov 22   Victoria Street Cable Tram route begins in Melbourne, Australia on this day in history.  

Nov 24   Georges Vandertongerloo, Flemish artist (L'art et Son Avenir) in the year 1886.  

Nov 25   In the year 1886 percy Holmes, cricketer (Engl, 555 partners with Sutcliffe for Yorks)  

Nov 27   In the year 1886 tsugouharu T Foujita, Japans/French painter  

Nov 30   1st commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo in the year 1886.  

Nov 30   On this day in history first commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo  

Nov 30   The Folies Bergere originated as a hall for operettas, pantomime, and even political meetings before it introduced an elaborate review featuring women in sensational costumes Several years later, the Folies followed the Parisian taste for striptease and quickly gained a reputation for spectacular nudie shows on this day in history.  

Dec 01   In the year 1886 jack Crawford, cricketer (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1905-08)  

Dec 05   Peter Hofstede de Groot, Dutch reformed theologist, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Dec 05   In the year 1886 pieter J Old, lawyer/minister of Finance/mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52)  

Dec 06   On this day in history joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees)  

Dec 08   In the year 1886 american Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions Samuel Gompers elected AFL president  

Dec 08   In the year 1886 american Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions; Samuel Gompers elected AFL president  

Dec 08   Diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo on this day in history.  

Dec 09   In the year 1886 clarence Birdseye, frozen vegatable king (Birdseye)  

Dec 10   Victor McLaglen, England, actor (Informer, Acad Award-1935) in the year 1886.  

Dec 12   On this day in history owen Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (She Done Him Wrong)  

Dec 13   On this day in history lambertus J van Apeldoorn, lawyer (martial law)  

Dec 14   Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.  

Dec 15   Turbulence reigned over Wall Street on this day in 1886, as a record 1.2 million shares changed hands in a day of frantic trading on this day in history.  

Dec 16   Rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie" in the year 1886.  

Dec 18   Ty Cobb, Colo, batted .367, stole 892 bases (Det Tigers) on this day in history.  

Dec 20   On this day in history domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer  

Dec 21   On this day in history george Norman Peterkin, composer  

Dec 22   1st national accountants' society in US formed (NYC) on this day in history.  

Dec 23   Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Message from the Madhouse) on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Moyshe Leyb Halpern, Galican/US poet (In New-York) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1886 birth of florence Lawrence, Canadian actress (d. 1938)  

Jan 02   Apsley Cherry-Garrard, English Antarctic explorer (d. 1959) was born in the year 1886.  

Jan 03   Arthur Mailey, cricketer (great Aussie leg-spinner & cartoonist) was born in the year 1886.  

Jan 03   In the year 1886 birth of john G Fletcher, US, poet (Epic of Arkansas)  

Jan 03   Josephine Hull, Newtonville MA, Academy award actress (Harvey) was born in the year 1886.  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple)  

Jan 10   Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer was born in the year 1886.  

Jan 04   In the year 1886 ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77  

Jan 09   Jakob Eduard Schmolzer, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 16   Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   Michal Czajchovski, [Sadik Pasja], writer, dies in the year 1886.  

Jan 26   In the year 1886 death of david Rice Atchison, American politician (b. 1807)  

Mar 18   In the year 1886 leopold Zunz, German intellect (Synagogue Poetry), dies at 91  

Mar 29   John Keble, theologian, Bournemouth died in the year 1886.  

Mar 30   In the year 1886 death of joseph-Alfred Mousseau, French Canadian politician (b. 1838)