Important Events in 1886
- Jan 29 Karl Benz patents the "Benz Patent-Motorwagen" in Karlsruhe, Germany, the world's 1st automobile with a burning motor [1]
- Apr 8 William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
- May 1 US general strike for 8-hour working day begins
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Did You Know?Statue of Liberty dedicated by US President Grover Cleveland, celebrated by first confetti (ticker tape) parade in New York City
On October 28, 1886
Clarence Birdseye
David Ben-Gurion
Diego Rivera
George Mallory
Joyce Kilmer
Ty CobbFamous People in 1886
Claude Monet
Impressionist Painter- Giuseppe Verdi
Composer - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Composer
Claude Monet
Giuseppe Verdi
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyWorld Leaders in 1886
- Grover Cleveland
US President - Otto von Bismarck
German Statesman - William Gladstone
British Prime Minister
Grover Cleveland
Otto von Bismarck
William GladstoneWould You Believe?
1st dinner jacket (tuxedo) worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, NY
On October 10, 1886
Famous Weddings in 1886
- Feb 24 Inventor Thomas Edison (38) marries 2nd wife Mina Miller (20) in Akron, Ohio
- Apr 28 Painter Paul Cézanne (47) weds Marie-Hortense Fiquet (36)
- Jun 2 U.S. President Grover Cleveland (49) weds Frances Folsom (21), 1st presidential marriage to be held at the White House
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Chester A. Arthur
Emily Dickinson
Franz Liszt
John Deere
Leopold von Ranke