Page 9: Historical Events In 1886

Nov 22   Victoria Street Cable Tram route begins in Melbourne, Australia in the year 1886.   

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   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   In the year 1886 first commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo   

Nov 30   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Dec 05   Peter Hofstede de Groot, Dutch reformed theologist, dies at 84 in the year 1886.   

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   In the year 1886 american Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions; Samuel Gompers elected AFL president   

Dec 08   In the year 1886 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) on this day in history.   

Dec 12   In the year 1886 owen Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (She Done Him Wrong)   

Dec 13   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Dec 20   Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 21   George Norman Peterkin, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 22   1st national accountants' society in US formed (NYC) on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 02   In the year 1886 birth of moyshe Leyb Halpern, Galican/US poet (In New-York)   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1886 birth of apsley Cherry-Garrard, English Antarctic explorer (d. 1959)   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of john G Fletcher, US, poet (Epic of Arkansas)   

Jan 03   In the year 1886 birth of josephine Hull, Newtonville MA, Academy award actress (Harvey)   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple)   

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   On this day in history jakob Eduard Schmolzer, composer, dies at 73   

Jan 16   In the year 1886 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   John Keble, theologian, Bournemouth died on this day in history.   

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