Historical Events In 1886

Nov 22   Victoria Street Cable Tram route begins in Melbourne, Australia on this day in history.   

Nov 24   On this day in history 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   Tsugouharu T Foujita, Japans/French painter on this day in history.   

Nov 30   On this day in history 1st commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo   

Nov 30   On this day in history first commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo   

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   In the year 1886 peter Hofstede de Groot, Dutch reformed theologist, dies at 84   

Dec 05   In the year 1886 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   In the year 1886 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 on this day in history.   

Dec 09   Clarence Birdseye, frozen vegatable king (Birdseye) in the year 1886.   

Dec 10   Victor McLaglen, England, actor (Informer, Acad Award-1935) on this day in history.   

Dec 12   In the year 1886 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 on this day in history.   

Dec 16   Rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie" in the year 1886.   

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

Dec 20   In the year 1886 domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer   

Dec 21   George Norman Peterkin, composer in the year 1886.   

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   In the year 1886 birth of moyshe Leyb Halpern, Galican/US poet (In New-York)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of florence Lawrence, Canadian actress (d. 1938)   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of arthur Mailey, cricketer (great Aussie leg-spinner & cartoonist)   

Jan 03   In the year 1886 birth of john G Fletcher, US, poet (Epic of Arkansas)   

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   In the year 1886 birth of jose Antonio de Donostia, composer   

Jan 04   Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 16   Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51 in the year 1886.   

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

Jan 26   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of john Keble, theologian, Bournemouth   

Mar 30   In the year 1886 death of joseph-Alfred Mousseau, French Canadian politician (b. 1838)