Page 9: Historical Events In 1886

Nov 22   In the year 1886 victoria Street Cable Tram route begins in Melbourne, Australia   

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

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

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   First commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo in the year 1886.   

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

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) 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   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) in the year 1886.   

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) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 16   On this day in history rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie"   

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

Dec 20   Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer in the year 1886.   

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   Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Message from the Madhouse) on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of moyshe Leyb Halpern, Galican/US poet (In New-York)   

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

Jan 02   Apsley Cherry-Garrard, English Antarctic explorer (d. 1959) was born in the year 1886.   

Jan 03   Arthur Mailey, cricketer (great Aussie leg-spinner & cartoonist) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   John G Fletcher, US, poet (Epic of Arkansas) was born in the year 1886.   

Jan 03   Josephine Hull, Newtonville MA, Academy award actress (Harvey) was born in the year 1886.   

Jan 08   Noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple) was born in the year 1886.   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of jose Antonio de Donostia, composer   

Jan 04   On this day in history ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77   

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

Jan 16   In the year 1886 amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51   

Jan 18   Michal Czajchovski, [Sadik Pasja], writer, dies in the year 1886.   

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

Mar 18   Leopold Zunz, German intellect (Synagogue Poetry), dies at 91 in the year 1886.   

Mar 29   John Keble, theologian, Bournemouth died in the year 1886.   

Mar 30   Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, French Canadian politician (b. 1838) died on this day in history.