Historical Events In 1886

Nov 22   On this day in history victoria Street Cable Tram route begins in Melbourne, Australia  

Nov 24   In the year 1886 georges Vandertongerloo, Flemish artist (L'art et Son Avenir)  

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

Nov 27   On this day in history tsugouharu T Foujita, Japans/French painter  

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

Nov 30   First commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo on this day in history.  

Nov 30   In the year 1886 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  

Dec 01   On this day in history 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   Pieter J Old, lawyer/minister of Finance/mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52) in the year 1886.  

Dec 06   Joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees) on this day in history.  

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

Dec 08   On this day in history 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 in the year 1886.  

Dec 09   Clarence Birdseye, frozen vegatable king (Birdseye) on this day in history.  

Dec 10   Victor McLaglen, England, actor (Informer, Acad Award-1935) on this day in history.  

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

Dec 13   Lambertus J van Apeldoorn, lawyer (martial law) in the year 1886.  

Dec 14   On this day in history antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer, dies at 27  

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 in the year 1886.  

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) in the year 1886.  

Dec 20   Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer on this day in history.  

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

Dec 22   1st national accountants' society in US formed (NYC) in the year 1886.  

Dec 23   In the year 1886 albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Message from the Madhouse)  

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Jan 02   In the year 1886 birth of moyshe Leyb Halpern, Galican/US poet (In New-York)  

Jan 02   Florence Lawrence, Canadian actress (d. 1938) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Apsley Cherry-Garrard, English Antarctic explorer (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1886 birth of josephine Hull, Newtonville MA, Academy award actress (Harvey)  

Jan 08   In the year 1886 birth of noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple)  

Jan 10   Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 26   David Rice Atchison, American politician (b. 1807) died on this day in history.  

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

Mar 29   On this day in history death of john Keble, theologian, Bournemouth  

Mar 30   On this day in history death of joseph-Alfred Mousseau, French Canadian politician (b. 1838)