Famous Birthdays
- Apsley Cherry-Garrard, English Antarctic explorer (d. 1959)
- Florence Lawrence, Canadian actress (Lady Helen's Escapade), born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (d. 1938)
- Moyshe Leyb Halpern, Galican-American Yiddish poet (In New-York), born in Zlotshev, Galicia (d. 1932)
1886 Highlights
About January 2, 1886
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 137 years and 30 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Capricorn
Abolitionists
Dictators
Explorers
Outlaws
Queens
Spies