Historical Events In 1886

Nov 22   Victoria Street Cable Tram route begins in Melbourne, Australia in the year 1886.  

Nov 24   Georges Vandertongerloo, Flemish artist (L'art et Son Avenir) on this day in history.  

Nov 25   Percy Holmes, cricketer (Engl, 555 partners with Sutcliffe for Yorks) in the year 1886.  

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

Nov 30   1st commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1886.  

Dec 01   Jack Crawford, cricketer (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1905-08) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1886 joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees)  

Dec 08   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Dec 09   Clarence Birdseye, frozen vegatable king (Birdseye) in the year 1886.  

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

Dec 12   In the year 1886 owen Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (She Done Him Wrong)  

Dec 13   In the year 1886 lambertus J van Apeldoorn, lawyer (martial law)  

Dec 14   Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer, dies at 27 in the year 1886.  

Dec 15   In the year 1886 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.  

Dec 16   Rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie" on this day in history.  

Dec 18   Ty Cobb, Colo, batted .367, stole 892 bases (Det Tigers) in the year 1886.  

Dec 20   In the year 1886 domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer  

Dec 21   In the year 1886 george Norman Peterkin, composer  

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

Dec 23   On this day in history albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Message from the Madhouse)  

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Jan 02   Moyshe Leyb Halpern, Galican/US poet (In New-York) was born in the year 1886.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1886 birth of apsley Cherry-Garrard, English Antarctic explorer (d. 1959)  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of john G Fletcher, US, poet (Epic of Arkansas)  

Jan 03   Josephine Hull, Newtonville MA, Academy award actress (Harvey) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1886 birth of jose Antonio de Donostia, composer  

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

Jan 09   Jakob Eduard Schmolzer, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1886.  

Jan 16   Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51 in the year 1886.  

Jan 18   On this day in history michal Czajchovski, [Sadik Pasja], writer, dies  

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

Mar 18   On this day in history 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)