Page 9: Historical Events In 1886

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

Nov 27   Tsugouharu T Foujita, Japans/French painter   

Nov 30   1st commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo   

Nov 30   inaugural 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.   

Dec 01   Jack Crawford, cricketer (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1905-08)   

Dec 05   Peter Hofstede de Groot, Dutch reformed theologist, dies at 84   

Dec 05   Pieter J Old, lawyer/minister of Finance/mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52).   

Dec 06   Joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees).   

Dec 08   American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions Samuel Gompers elected AFL president   

Dec 08   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   

Dec 09   Clarence Birdseye, frozen vegatable king (Birdseye)   

Dec 10   Victor McLaglen, England, actor (Informer, Acad Award-1935).   

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

Dec 13   Lambertus J van Apeldoorn, lawyer (martial law).   

Dec 14   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.   

Dec 16   Rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie".   

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

Dec 20   Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer.   

Dec 21   George Norman Peterkin, composer   

Dec 22   1st national accountants' society in US formed (NYC)   

Dec 23   Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Message from the Madhouse)   

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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)