1886 facts for kids
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1850s 1860s 1870s – 1880s – 1890s 1900s 1910s |
| Years: | 1883 1884 1885 – 1886 – 1887 1888 1889 |
Events
- February 6 – A large demonstration about unemployment at Trafalgar Square led to riots at Pall Mall
- March 1 - Anglo-Chinese School was founded in Singapore by Bishop William Oldham.
- April 6 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada becomes a city.
- October 4 – Johannesburg, South Africa was founded.
- October 28 – France gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States
Births
- January 1 – Garegin Njdeh, Armenian politician (d. 1955)
- January 30 – Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao, Spanish writer (d. 1950)
- April 26 – Gabdulla Tukay, Tatar poet (d. 1913)
- May 3 – Marcel Dupré, French composer (d. 1971)
- September 13 - Alain LeRoy Locke, American writer (d. 1954)
- October 16 – David Ben-Gurion, first Prime Minister of Israel(d. 1973)
- October 16 – Armin T. Wegner, German writer and polictical activist (d. 1978)
- December 8 – Diego Rivera, Mexican painter (d. 1957)
Deaths
- July 31 – Franz Liszt, Hungarian composer (b. 1811)
- May 15 – Emily Dickinson, American poet (b. 1830)
- November 18 – Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States (b. 1829)
Books
- Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Robert Louis Stevenson
- Little Lord Fauntleroy - Frances Hodgson Burnett
Images for kids
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January 29: Karl Benz patent.
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June 10: Mount Tarawera erupts.
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George Zucco
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Aeneas Francon Williams (right, holding a hat) standing on the steps of Wolseley House, Kalimpong 1914
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Kazimierz Świtalski
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Kálmán Darányi
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Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi
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Eliza Lynch
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See also
In Spanish: 1886 para niños
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