Historical Events In 1886

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

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   Tsugouharu T Foujita, Japans/French painter in the year 1886.  

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

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   Jack Crawford, cricketer (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1905-08) in the year 1886.  

Dec 05   Peter Hofstede de Groot, Dutch reformed theologist, dies at 84 in the year 1886.  

Dec 05   Pieter J Old, lawyer/minister of Finance/mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52) on this day in history.  

Dec 06   In the year 1886 joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees)  

Dec 08   American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions Samuel Gompers elected AFL president on this day in history.  

Dec 08   American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions; Samuel Gompers elected AFL president on this day in history.  

Dec 08   On this day in history diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo  

Dec 09   On this day in history clarence Birdseye, frozen vegatable king (Birdseye)  

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

Dec 12   Owen Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (She Done Him Wrong) in the year 1886.  

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

Dec 14   In the year 1886 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Dec 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1886 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Florence Lawrence, Canadian actress (d. 1938) was born in the year 1886.  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of arthur Mailey, cricketer (great Aussie leg-spinner & cartoonist)  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of josephine Hull, Newtonville MA, Academy award actress (Harvey)  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   In the year 1886 michal Czajchovski, [Sadik Pasja], writer, dies  

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

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