Page 9: 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   On this day in history percy Holmes, cricketer (Engl, 555 partners with Sutcliffe for Yorks)   

Nov 27   On this day in history 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 in the year 1886.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 06   On this day in history joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees)   

Dec 08   In the year 1886 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 in the year 1886.   

Dec 08   Diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo in the year 1886.   

Dec 09   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1886.   

Dec 16   Rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie" on this day in history.   

Dec 18   Ty Cobb, Colo, batted .367, stole 892 bases (Det Tigers) on this day in history.   

Dec 20   On this day in history domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer   

Dec 21   In the year 1886 george Norman Peterkin, composer   

Dec 22   In the year 1886 1st national accountants' society in US formed (NYC)   

Dec 23   Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Message from the Madhouse) in the year 1886.   

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Jan 02   Moyshe Leyb Halpern, Galican/US poet (In New-York) was born in the year 1886.   

Jan 02   In the year 1886 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   In the year 1886 birth of arthur Mailey, cricketer (great Aussie leg-spinner & cartoonist)   

Jan 03   John G Fletcher, US, poet (Epic of Arkansas) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of josephine Hull, Newtonville MA, Academy award actress (Harvey)   

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

Jan 10   Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer was born in the year 1886.   

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

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

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

Jan 18   In the year 1886 michal Czajchovski, [Sadik Pasja], writer, dies   

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   In the year 1886 death of john Keble, theologian, Bournemouth   

Mar 30   On this day in history death of joseph-Alfred Mousseau, French Canadian politician (b. 1838)