1886 Calendar
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1886 Historical Event(s)
February 23, 1886
– Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of man-made aluminum, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister Julia Brainerd Hall.
March 1, 1886
– The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
March 27, 1886
– Famous Apache warrior, Geronimo, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
April 8, 1886
– William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
May 1, 1886
– Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day culminating in the Haymarket Affair.
June 13, 1886
– King Ludwig II of Bavaria is found dead in Lake Starnberg south of Munich at 11:30 PM.
June 30, 1886
– The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
September 9, 1886
– The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is finalized.
October 28, 1886
– In New York Harbor, President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
November 1, 1886
– Ananda College, a leading Buddhist school in Sri Lanka is established with 37 students.
Who Were Born On 1886?
April 16, 1886
– Ernst Thälmann, German politician (d. 1944)
May 10, 1886
– Olaf Stapledon, British author and philosopher (d. 1950)
July 18, 1886
– Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., American general (d. 1945)
July 25, 1886
– Bror von Blixen-Finecke, Swedish big-game hunter (d. 1946)
August 6, 1886
– Edward Ballantine, American composer (d. 1971)
August 20, 1886
– Paul Tillich, German-American theologian (d. 1965)
September 16, 1886
– Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor and painter (d. 1966)
October 9, 1886
– Rube Marquard, American baseball player (d. 1980)
November 9, 1886
– Ed Wynn, American actor (d. 1966)
December 10, 1886
– Harold Alexander, British Army Field Marshal, first Earl of Tunis (d. 1969)