Significant Events
- Jan 29 Karl Benz patents the "Benz Patent-Motorwagen" in Karlsruhe, Germany, the world's 1st automobile with a burning motor
- 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
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
World Leaders in 1886
Grover Cleveland
US President
Otto von Bismarck
German Statesman
William Gladstone
British Prime Minister
Famous People in 1886
Claude Monet
Impressionist Painter
Giuseppe Verdi
Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Composer
David Ben-Gurion
Diego Rivera
George Mallory
Jim Barnes
Joyce Kilmer
Ty CobbWould You Believe?
1st dinner jacket (tuxedo) worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, NY
On October 10, 1886
Famous Weddings
- 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
- Jun 19 US President William Taft (28) weds Helen Herron (25) in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Aug 11 Education pioneer Booker T. Washington (30) weds Olivia Davidson (32) Athens, Ohio
Chester A. Arthur
Emily Dickinson
Franz Liszt
John Deere
Leopold von Ranke