Page 7: Historical Events In 1886

Sep 04   Geronimo is captured, ending last major US-Indian war.   

Sep 06   Queen Victoria establishes Distinguished Service Order (DSO) award   

Sep 08   Johannesburg, South Africa, founded   

Sep 08   Siegfried L Sassoon, English poet/writer (Counterattack)   

Sep 09   The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is finalized   

Sep 10   Hilda Doolittle, US, poetess (imagisten)   

Sep 11   Mayflower (US) beats Galatea (England) in 7th America's Cup   

Sep 13   Alain L Lovke, philosopher.   

Sep 14   George K Anderson of Memphis, Tennessee patents typewriter ribbon   

Sep 14   Hubert Reis, composer, dies at 84.   

Sep 14   Jan Garrique Masaryk, Czech, statesman/minister to London (1918-35)   

Sep 14   Typewriter ribbons patented in the United States.   

Sep 20   Charles Walter Stansby Williams, songwriter   

Sep 20   John Liptrot Hatton, composer, dies at 77.   

Sep 21   Teiichi Igarashi, Japan, climed Mt Fuji at age 99.   

Sep 24   James Burke, NYC, actor (Mystery Theater, Great Guy).   

Sep 25   Comedy opera "Dorothy," 1st produced in London.   

Sep 25   Jesus Guridi, composer.   

Oct 01   Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author   

Oct 01   US mint at Carson City, Nevada closes.   

Oct 02   Pieter "Pierre" Balledux, stage manager/Dutch resistance fighter.   

Oct 03   Henri Alain-Fournier, French novelist (Great Adventure)   

Oct 04   Luis Alberni, Spain, actor (Topaze).   

Oct 05   Carter De Haven, IL   

Oct 06   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Resident Patient" (BG)   

Oct 07   Johannes B Tielrooy, Dutch literary (Chateaubriand)   

Oct 07   Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba.   

Oct 08   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Noble Bachelor" (BG).   

Oct 08   Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Noble Bachelor" (BG).   

Oct 09   Frank Newburg, actor (Homemaker)   

Oct 10   1st dinner jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, NY (tuxedo).   

Oct 10   David L Yule, 1st Jewish US senator, dies.   

Oct 10   The inaugural tuxedo jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, NY.   

Oct 12   Hurricane and sea surge results in the deaths of 250 at Indianola Texas.   

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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)