Page 5: Historical Events In 1886

Jun 15   Charles Wood, composer   

Jun 18   George Mallory, England, mountain climber ("because it is there").   

Jun 18   George Mallory, English mountaineer is born.   

Jun 18   Joannes A Paredis, Belgian/Neth bishop of Roermond, dies at 90   

Jun 19   Duchess of Windsor, divorcee.   

Jun 25   Henry "Hap" Arnold, commanding general, US Army Air Force (WW II)   

Jun 26   Margaretha C E "Greta" Beekman, actress (Wrong Poes)   

Jun 27   Charles Macartney, cricketer (Governor-General).   

Jun 28   C H F Peters discovers asteroid #259 Aletheia.   

Jun 28   Joe Cox, cricketer (S African pace bowler in 1913-14 series v England)   

Jun 29   George Frederick Boyle, composer   

Jul 03   1st NY Tribune printing using 1st commercial linotype machine.   

Jul 03   Raymond A Spruance, US admiral/fleet commander/ambassador   

Jul 03   The inaugural NY Tribune printing using inaugural commercial linotype machine.   

Jul 04   1st scheduled transcontinental passenger train reaches Pt Moody, BC.   

Jul 04   Heinrich Kaminski, composer.   

Jul 04   The inaugural scheduled transcontinental passenger train reaches Pt Moody, BC.   

Jul 05   Felix Timmermans, Flemish writer/painter/cartoonist (Pallieter).   

Jul 05   Henry Gerhard, founder (Social-Democratic Union), dies at 57.   

Jul 06   Horlick's of Wisconsin offers 1st malted milk to public.   

Jul 06   Horlick's of Wisconsin offers inaugural malted milk to public   

Jul 10   Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink and white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zealand)   

Jul 10   George Goldie gets charter for Royal Niger Company   

Jul 10   John SSPV Gort, viscount of Limerick/fieldmarshal of Palestine   

Jul 12   Jean Hersholt, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Men in White, Aryan)   

Jul 16   Ned Buntline, [Edward Zane Carroll Judson], author, dies   

Jul 23   Arthur Whitten Brown, aviator   

Jul 23   Steve Brodie supposedly survives plunge from Brooklyn Bridge.   

Jul 24   China takes British protectorate of Burma   

Jul 24   Junichiro Tanizaki, Japan, writer (Snow Dusting).   

Jul 28   English Salisbury govt forms   

Jul 29   Adolf Muller, composer, dies at 84.   

Jul 30   Johan Algot Haquinius, composer   

Jul 31   Franz von Liszt, [Ferencz], Hungarian pianist/composer, dies at 74.   

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Jan 02   Moyshe leyb halpern: Galican/us poet (in new-york)   

Jan 02   Florence lawrence: Canadian actress    

Jan 02   Apsley cherry-garrard: English antarctic explorer    

Jan 03   Arthur mailey: Cricketer (great aussie leg-spinner & cartoonist)   

Jan 03   John g fletcher: Us, poet (epic of arkansas)   

Jan 03   Josephine hull: Newtonville ma, academy award actress (harvey)   

Jan 08   Noble drew ali: [timothy drew], nc, prophet (moorish science temple)   

Jan 10   Jose antonio de donostia: Composer   

Jan 04   Ernest panckoucke: French publisher (horace),    

Jan 09   Jakob eduard schmolzer: Composer,    

Jan 16   Amilcare ponchielli: Italian composer (la gioconda),   

Jan 18   Michal czajchovski: [sadik pasja], writer,   

Jan 26   David rice atchison: American politician (b. 1807)   

Mar 18   Leopold zunz: German intellect (synagogue poetry),   

Mar 29   John keble: Theologian, bournemouth   

Mar 30   Joseph-alfred mousseau: French canadian politician (b. 1838)