Historical Events In 1886

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

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   In the year 1886 tsugouharu T Foujita, Japans/French painter  

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

Nov 30   First commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1886.  

Dec 01   On this day in history jack Crawford, cricketer (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1905-08)  

Dec 05   On this day in history peter Hofstede de Groot, Dutch reformed theologist, dies at 84  

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

Dec 06   Joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees) 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   American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions; Samuel Gompers elected AFL president in the year 1886.  

Dec 08   In the year 1886 diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo  

Dec 09   In the year 1886 clarence Birdseye, frozen vegatable king (Birdseye)  

Dec 10   On this day in history victor McLaglen, England, actor (Informer, Acad Award-1935)  

Dec 12   On this day in history owen Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (She Done Him Wrong)  

Dec 13   In the year 1886 lambertus J van Apeldoorn, lawyer (martial law)  

Dec 14   Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer, dies at 27 in the year 1886.  

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 in the year 1886.  

Dec 16   In the year 1886 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   1st national accountants' society in US formed (NYC) on this day in history.  

Dec 23   On this day in history 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 in the year 1886.  

Jan 02   Florence Lawrence, Canadian actress (d. 1938) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Apsley Cherry-Garrard, English Antarctic explorer (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Arthur Mailey, cricketer (great Aussie leg-spinner & cartoonist) was born in the year 1886.  

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   Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77 in the year 1886.  

Jan 09   In the year 1886 jakob Eduard Schmolzer, composer, dies at 73  

Jan 16   On this day in history amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51  

Jan 18   Michal Czajchovski, [Sadik Pasja], writer, dies on this day in history.  

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

Mar 18   In the year 1886 leopold Zunz, German intellect (Synagogue Poetry), dies at 91  

Mar 29   On this day in history death of john Keble, theologian, Bournemouth  

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