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Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury 1885 state leaders - Events of 1886 - 1887 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- France Obock and Tadjoura - Léonce Lagarde, Commandant of Obock and Tadjoura ( 1884 - 1887) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter C) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Contents 1 Events of 1886 1.1 January - March 1.2 April - June 1.3 July - September 1.4 October - December 1.5 Undated 2 Births 2.1 January - June 2.2 July - December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December

Events of 1886

January - March

• January 1 - Burma is presented to Queen Victoria as a birthday gift, after the country is annexed into British India in November, 1885. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• January 16 - A resolution is passed in the German parliament, to condemn the Prussian deportations, initiated by Otto von Bismarck and politically motivated mass expulsion of ethnic Poles and Jews from Prussia. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. The Prussian deportations (or Prussian expulsions, rugi pruskie were mass expulsions of Poles (and to a lesser extent Jews) from Prussia Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen Duke of Lauenburg Prince of Bismarck ( April 1, 1815 July 30, 1898) Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state
• January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• January 29 - Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent Motorwagen (built in 1885]]). Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Karl Friedrich Benz, sometimes spelled Carl, ( November 25, 1844, Karlsruhe, Germany – April 4, 1929, Ladenburg The Karl Benz Patent Motorwagen (or motorcar built in 1885, is widely regarded as the first Automobile, that is a vehicle designed to be propelled
• February 14 - First train load of oranges left Los Angeles via the transcontinental railroad. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German An orange —specifically the sweet orange —is the Citrus fruit Citrus sinensis ( syn Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Transcontinental Railroad is a Railroad that crosses a Continent from "coast-to-coast"
• March - Linfield F.C. is formed in Belfast
• March 3 - The Treaty of Bucharest ends the Serbo-Bulgarian War in the Balkans. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian The Serbo-Bulgarian War (Сръбско-българска война translit
• March 16 - Law establishing the Kiel Canal is adopted. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king The Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal until 1948 known as the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal, is a 61 miles (98 kilometres long Canal in the German Bundesland
• March 17 - Carrollton Massacre: 20 African Americans are killed in Mississippi. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States
• March 29 - Wilhelm Steinitz becomes first recognized World Chess Champion. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Wilhelm (later William) Steinitz ( May 17, 1836 – August 12, 1900) was an Austrian - American

April - June

• April 4 - William Ewart Gladstone introduces the First Irish Home Rule Bill in the British parliament. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. The First Home Rule Bill (official name Irish Government Bill 1886) was the first major attempt made by a British parliament to The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories It is defeated on June 8. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable
• April 25 - Easter occurs on latest possible date (next in 1943). Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• May 1 - A general strike begins in the United States which escalates into Haymarket Riot and eventually wins the eight-hour workday in the U. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. A general strike is a Strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city region or country The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 8-hour day movement or 40-hour week movement (aka the Short-time movement) had its origins in the Industrial Revolution in Britain, where S.
• May 4 - Emil Berliner starts work that leads to the invention of the gramophone. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Emile Berliner ( May 20, 1851 – August 3, 1929) was a German -born American Inventor, best known for developing
• May 8 - Pharmacist Dr. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen John Stith Pemberton invents a carbonated beverage that would be named "Coca-Cola. John Stith Pemberton ( January 8, 1831 &ndash August 16, 1888) was an American Druggist and the inventor of Cola Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries "
• May 15 - Portugal and France agree to regulate the borders of their colonies in Guinea. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• May 17 - Motherwell Football Club formed
  • The US Supreme Court rules on Santa Clara County v. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club is a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Southern Pacific Railroad Co., granting corporations the same rights as living persons. A corporation is a separate legal entity usually used to conduct business
  • The Football Association approves N. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey L. Jackson's proposal that each player be awarded a cap for each international match in which he plays. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports
• May 29 - Chemist John Pemberton begins to advertise Coca-Cola (ad in the Atlanta Journal). Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the John Stith Pemberton ( January 8, 1831 &ndash August 16, 1888) was an American Druggist and the inventor of Cola Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily Newspaper in Atlanta Georgia, USA and its suburbs.
• June 2 - U. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks S. President Grover Cleveland marries Frances Folsom in the White House, becoming the first and only president to wed in the executive mansion. Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. Frances Cornelia Cleveland (née Folsom later Preston (July 21 1864 &ndash October 29 1947 wife of the President of the United States, Grover Cleveland See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence She is 27 years his junior.

• June 9 - Centennial celebration of the Stoughton Musical Society. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Organized in 1786 this is currently America's oldest choral society
• June 10 - Eruption of Mount Tarawera volcano in New Zealand, resulting in the deaths of over 150 people and the destruction of the famous Pink and White Terraces. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Mount Tarawera is a volcanic Mountain 241 kilometres southeast of Rotorua in the North Island of New Zealand. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island New Zealand 's Pink and White Terraces, or Otukapuarangi ("fountain of the clouded sky" and Te Tarata ("the tattooed rock" in
• June 12 - King Ludwig II of Bavaria is captured. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm II King of Bavaria ( August 25, 1845 &ndash June 13, 1886) was king of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly
• June 13 - A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Fire is the heat and light energy released during a Chemical reaction, in particular a combustion reaction. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C
• June 25 - Henry "Hap" Arnold, American General U. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold GCB ( June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was a five-star General officer S. Army and aviation pioneer. Aviation refers to activities involving man-made flying devices ( Aircraft) including the people organizations and regulatory bodies involved with them (d. 1950)
• June 30 - Royal Holloway, University of London opened by Queen Victoria in Surrey, United Kingdom. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Royal Holloway University of London ( RHUL) is a constituent college of the University of London. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

July - September

• July 3 - Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent Motorwagen
• July 9 - Charles Hall files a patent for his process of turning Aluminium Oxide into molten Aluminium. The Karl Benz Patent Motorwagen (or motorcar built in 1885, is widely regarded as the first Automobile, that is a vehicle designed to be propelled Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats The Folies Bergère is a Parisian Music hall which was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s through the 1920s Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Karl Friedrich Benz, sometimes spelled Carl, ( November 25, 1844, Karlsruhe, Germany – April 4, 1929, Ladenburg The Karl Benz Patent Motorwagen (or motorcar built in 1885, is widely regarded as the first Automobile, that is a vehicle designed to be propelled Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Charles Hall may refer to Charles Francis Hall (1821-1871 American explorer Charles Henry Hall (1820-1877 British religious leader
• July 23 - Steve Brodie fakes a jump from the Brooklyn Bridge. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Steve Brodie (1863–1901 was an American Bookmaker from Brooklyn who claimed to have jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge and survived on July 23 The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest Suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5989 feet (1825 m over the East River connecting the
• August 20 - A massive hurricane demolishes the town of Indianola, Texas
• August 31 - Earthquake hits Charlestown, South Carolina USA. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding Indianola is a Ghost town located on Matagorda Bay in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. Probably between 7. 3-7. 6 on the Richter Scale. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released 40,000 left homeless.
• September 4 - Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo surrenders with his last band of warriors to General Nelson Miles at Skeleton Canyon in Arizona. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Geronimo ( Chiricahua: Goyaałé, "one who yawns" often spelled Goyathlay or Goyahkla in English ( June 16 1829 Nelson Appleton Miles ( August 8, 1839 &ndash May 15, 1925) was an American soldier who served in the American Civil War, Indian Skeleton Canyon is located 30 miles northeast of the town of Douglas Arizona, in the Peloncillo Mountains which straddles the modern Arizona and New Mexico state line border The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States.
• September 15 - First day of school in the newly founded Alhambra School District. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. The Alhambra Unified School District is a School district based in Alhambra, California, United States.
• September 21 - William Stanley, Jr. patents the first practical alternating current transformer device, the induction coil. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. William Stanley Jr ( November 28, 1858 &ndash May 14, 1916) was an American physicist born in Brooklyn, An alternating current ( AC) is an Electric current whose direction reverses cyclically as opposed to Direct current, whose direction remains constant A transformer is a device that transfers Electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled Electrical conductors An induction coil or "spark coil" ( archaically known as a Ruhmkorff coil) is a type of Disruptive discharge Coil.

October - December

• October 7 - Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar)
• October 28 - In New York Harbor, US President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine New York Harbor, a geographic term refers collectively to the rivers bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. Liberty Enlightening the World (La liberté éclairant le monde commonly known as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté was presented
• November 30 - Folies Bergère stages its first revue. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats The Folies Bergère is a Parisian Music hall which was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s through the 1920s
• December 11 - Dial Square FC, a football club from Woolwich, London that will eventually become known as Arsenal FC, play their first match, a 6-0 win over Eastern Wanderers. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Woolwich (ˈwʊlɪtʃ or /ˈwʊlɪdʒ/ is a suburb in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

Undated

• Maidenhead Citadel Band of The Salvation Army is founded by William Thomas. Maidenhead Citadel Band (MCB is a Salvation Army Band and part of the Maidenhead Corps of The Salvation Army. The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service.
• Scotch whiskey distiller William Grant & Sons is founded. Scotch whisky is Whisky made in Scotland. In Britain the term whisky is usually taken to mean Scotch unless otherwise specified William Grant & Sons Ltd is an independent family-owned Scottish company which distils Scotch whisky and other selected categories of Spirits
• The village of Skorenovac is founded mostly by Székely Hungarians. Skorenovac ( Serbian: Скореновац Skorenovac, Hungarian: Székelykeve, German: Skorenowatz) is a Village For the village in northeastern Hungary see Székely (village The Székely ( pronounced) or Szekler people (Székely Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary.
• An inexpensive method for refining aluminum, the Hall-Héroult process, is discovered. WikipediaNaming The Hall-Héroult process is the major industrial process for the production of Aluminium.
• Father Augustine Tolton, the first Roman Catholic priest from the United States to proclaim himself African American, is ordained in Rome. Augustine John Tolton ( April 1, 1854 - July 9, 1897) or Augustus Tolton, was the first black Roman Catholic priest in The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church includes both the orders of bishops and presbyters, which in Latin is sacerdos. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2

Births

1886 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1886 MDCCCLXXXVI
Ab urbe condita	2639
Armenian calendar	1335 ԹՎ ՌՅԼԵ
Bahá'í calendar	42 – 43
Berber calendar	2836
Buddhist calendar	2430
Burmese calendar	1248
Chinese calendar	4522/4582-11-27 (乙酉年十一月廿七日) — to — 4523/4583-12-7 (丙戌年十二月初七日)
Coptic calendar	1602 – 1603
Ethiopian calendar	1878 – 1879
Hebrew calendar	5646 – 5647
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1941 – 1942
- Shaka Samvat	1808 – 1809
- Kali Yuga	4987 – 4988
Holocene calendar	11886
Iranian calendar	1264 – 1265
Islamic calendar	1303 – 1304
Japanese calendar	Meiji 19 (明治19年)
Korean calendar	4219
Thai solar calendar	2429
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January - June

• January 2 - Florence Lawrence, Canadian-born actress (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Florence Lawrence ( January 2, 1890 &ndash December 28, 1938) was a Canadian inventor and Silent film actress who 1938)
• January 7 - Amedeo Maiuri, Neapolitan archaeologist (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Amedeo Maiuri ( January 7, 1886 - April 7, 1963) was a renowned Neapolitan archaeologist famous for his archaeological investigations 1963)
• January 11 - Chester Conklin, American actor (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Chester Cooper Conklin ( 11 January 1886 &ndash 11 October) was an American Comedian and Actor. 1971)
• January 14 - Hugh Lofting, English-born author (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Hugh John Lofting ( January 14, 1886 &ndash September 26, 1947) was a British author trained as a civil engineer who created the character 1947)
• January 18 - Clara Nordström, German writer and translator (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Clara Nordström, maiden name and pseudonym for Clara Elisabet von Vegesack, ( Karlskrona, Sweden, January 18, 1886 - Mindelheim 1962)
• January 25 - Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Wilhelm Furtwängler (January 25 1886 &ndash November 30 1954 was a 1954)
• February 2 - Frank Lloyd, English-born film director, scriptwriter and producer (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor For the Australian actor see Frank Lloyd (actor. For the French horn player see Frank Lloyd (horn player. 1960)
• February 8 - Charles Ruggles, American actor (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Charles Sherman “Charlie” Ruggles ( February 8, 1886 - December 23, 1970) was a comic American 1970)
• February 27 - Hugo Black, U. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Hugo LaFayette Black (February 27 1886&ndashSeptember 25 1971 was an American politician and jurist. S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1971)
• March 1 - Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian artist and poet (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Oskar Kokoschka (1 March 1886 – 22 February 1980 was an Austrian Artist, Poet and Playwright, best known for his intense expressionistic 1980)
• March 2 - Willis O'Brien, stop motion animator (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Willis H "O'Bie" O'Brien ( March 2, 1886 - November 8, 1962) was a pioneering Stop motion (or frame-by-frame) animation is an Animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own 1962)
• March 3 - Tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Tore "Spencer Brown" Ørjasæter ( Skjåk, Norway, March 3, 1886 - Skjåk February 29, 1968) is considered one 1968)
• March 7 - Jacques Majorelle, French painter (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Jacques Majorelle ( March 7 1886 - October 14 1962) son of the celebrated Art Nouveau furniture designer Louis Majorelle 1962)
• March 8 - Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Edward Calvin Kendall ( March 8, 1886, South Norwalk, Connecticut &ndash May 4, 1972, Princeton New Jersey) The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1972)
• March 11 - Edward Rydz-Śmigły, Polish politician, Marshal of Poland (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Edward Rydz-Śmigły ( pronounced rɨts ɕmigwɨ sometimes Edward Śmigły-Rydz ( March 11 1886 Marshal of Poland ( Marszałek Polski) is the highest rank in the Polish Army. 1941)
• March 15 - Sergei Kirov, Soviet revolutionary (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Sergei Mironovich Kirov (Серге́й Миро́нович Ки́ров ( &ndash December 1, 1934) was a prominent early Bolshevik leader whose assassination 1934)
• March 18
  • Edward Everett Horton, American actor (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Edward Everett Horton ( March 18, 1886 – September 29, 1970) was an American Character actor with a long career including 1970)
  • Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, German U-boat ace (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vice Admiral Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière ( March 18, 1886 &ndash February 24, 1941) born in Posen, was a German 1941)
• March 24 - Edward Weston, American photographer (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Edward Henry Weston ( March 24 1886 &ndash January 1 1958) was an American photographer, and co-founder 1958)
• March 25 - Patriarch Athenagoras of Constantinople (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Aristocles Spyrou / Αριστοκλής Σπύρου) ( March 25, 1886 - July 7, 1972) was the 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of 1972)
• March 27 - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German architect (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (ˈlʊdvɪç miːs faːn dɛʀ ˈʀoːɐ born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies ( March 27, 1886 &ndash August 17, 1969 1969)
• April 14 - Ernst Robert Curtius, Alsatian philologist (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Ernst Robert Curtius ( April 14, 1886 &ndash April 19, 1956) was a German literary scholar a Philologist and Romance language 1956)
• April 15 - Tadeusz Kutrzeba, Polish general (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Tadeusz Kutrzeba ( 15 April 1885 - 8 January 1947) was an army General of the Second Polish 1947)
• April 25 - Marie Brémont, last surviving person documented as born in 1886 (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Marie Marthe Augustine Mesange Lemaitre Brémont ( April 25, 1886 &ndash June 6, 2001) was a French Supercentenarian 2001)
• April 26 - Ma Rainey, American singer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey ( April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939) was one of the earliest known 1939)
• May 2 - Gottfried Benn, German poet (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Gottfried Benn ( 2 May 1886 &ndash 7 July 1956) was a German Essayist, Novelist and Expressionist 1956)
• May 3 - Marcel Dupré, French composer (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Marcel Dupré (May 3 1886 &ndash May 30 1971 was a French Organist, Pianist, Composer, and Pedagogue. 1971)
• May 10
  • Karl Barth, Swiss Protestant Theologian (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Karl Barth ( May 10, 1886 &ndash December 10, 1968) (pronounced "bart" a Swiss Reformed theologian was one Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective 1968)
  • Olaf Stapledon, British author and philosopher (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Olaf Stapledon ( May 10, 1886 &ndash September 6, 1950) was a British philosopher and author of several influential works 1950)
• May 17 - King Alfonso XIII of Spain (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Reign Although Alfonso's reign would not end well it began well 1941)
• May 18 - Ture Nerman, Swedish communist leader (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Ture "Ten Head" Nerman ( May 18, 1886, Norrköping – October 7, 1969) was a Swedish Socialist 1969)
• May 20 - John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, British businessman (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held 1971)
• May 26 - Al Jolson, American entertainer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Al Jolson (May 26 1886 October 23 1950 born in Lithuania, Russian Empire, was a highly acclaimed American singer comedian and actor and the first openly 1950)
• June 7 - Henri Coandă, Romanian aerodynamics pioneer (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Henri Marie Coandă (June 7 1886 &ndash November 25 1972 (IPA /ɐʁi maʁi kwandə/ was a Romanian inventor Aerodynamics pioneer and the builder of world's first 1972)
• June 18 - George Mallory, English climber (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries George Herbert Leigh Mallory ( 18 June 1886  &ndash 8 June / 9 June 1924) was an English Mountaineer who took 1924)
• June 24 - George Shiels, Northern Irish dramatist (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place George Shiels ( 24 June 1886 - 19 September 1949) was an Irish Dramatist whose plays were a success both in his native 1949)
• June 29 - Robert Schuman, German-French politician, a founding father of European Union (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Robert Schuman (29 June 1886 4 September 1963 was a noted French Statesman The Founding Fathers of the European Union are a number of men who have been recognised as making a major contribution to the development of European unity and what is now the European 1963)

July - December

• July 3 - Raymond A. Spruance, American admiral and ambassador (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Raymond Ames Spruance ( July 03, 1886 - December 13, 1969) was a United States Navy Admiral in World War II. 1969)
• July 12 - Jean Hersholt, Danish-born actor (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Jean Hersholt ( July 12, 1886 &ndash June 2, 1956) was a Danish actor who lived in the United States where he was a leading 1956)
• July 23 - Walter H. Schottky, German physicist (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Walter Hermann Schottky ( 23 July 1886, Zürich, Switzerland – 4 March 1976, Pretzfeld, West Germany 1976)
• July 24 - Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Japanese writer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. was a Japanese author, one of the major writers of modern Japanese literature, and perhaps the most popular Japanese novelist after Natsume Sōseki 1965)
• July 25 - Bror von Blixen-Finecke, Danish big-game hunter (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke ( July 25, 1886 &ndash March 4, 1946) was a Swedish baron writer and African big-game hunter 1946)
• August 27
  • Rebecca Helferich Clarke, English composer and violist (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Rebecca Clarke (Friskin (27 August 1886 &ndash 13 October 1979 was an English classical 1979)
  • Eric Coates, English composer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Eric Coates ( August 27, 1886 &ndash December 21, 1957) was an English Composer of Light music and a Viola 1957)
• September 1 - Othmar Schoeck, Swiss composer (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Othmar Schoeck ( Brunnen, Switzerland September 1 1886 &ndash March 8 1957) was a Swiss Composer. 1957)
• September 4 - Albert Orsborn, the 6th General of The Salvation Army (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Albert Orsborn ( September 4, 1886 &ndash February 4, 1967) was the 6th General of The Salvation Army (1946-1954 The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. 1967)
• September 5 - Nell Brinkley, American illustrator and comic artist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Nell Brinkley ( September 5, 1886 &ndash October 21, 1944) was an Illustrator and comic artist who was often referred to as the 1944)
• September 13 - Robert Robinson, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Sir Robert Robinson OM, PRS ( 13 September 1886 – 8 February 1975) was an English chemist and Nobel laureate The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1975)
• September 14 - Jan Masaryk, Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Jan Garrigue Masaryk ( September 14, 1886 &ndash March 10, 1948) was a Czechoslovak Diplomat and Politician 1948)
• September 16 - Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor, painter, and poet (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers 1966)
• September 20 - Charles Williams, British author (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Charles Walter Stansby Williams ( September 20, 1886 – May 15, 1945) was a British Poet, Novelist, Theologian 1945)
• September 24
  • Roberto María Ortiz, President of Argentina (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. For other uses see Roberto Ortiz Jaime Gerardo Roberto Marcelino María Ortiz Lizardi ( September 24 1886 &ndash The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state 1942)
  • Edward Bach, English metaphysician and homeopath (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Bach (commonly pronounced "Batch" ( but actually a Welsh surname whose correct pronunciation has a guttural ending similar to the German surname "Bach" ( 1936)
• September 26 - Archibald Vivian Hill, English physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Archibald Vivian Hill CH CBE FRS ( 26 September 1886 &ndash 3 June 1977) was an English Physiologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1977)
• September 28 - Alice Hollister, American silent film actress. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Alice Hollister ( September 28 1886 – February 24 1973) was an American Silent film actress. (d. 1973)
• October 3 - Henri Alban-Fournier, French author of Le Grand Meaulnes. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Alain-Fournier was the Pseudonym of Henri Alban-Fournier ( October 3, 1886 &ndash September 22, 1914) a French Le Grand Meaulnes is the only novel by French author Alain-Fournier.
• October 6 - Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (d. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Edwin Fischer ( October 6, 1886 &ndash January 24, 1960) was a Swiss classical Pianist and conductor 1960)
• October 16 - David Ben-Gurion, first Prime Minister of Israel (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead 1973)
• November 1 - Hermann Broch, Austrian author (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Hermann Broch ( November 1, 1886 – May 30, 1951) was a 20th century Austrian writer considered one of the major Modernists 1951)
• November 6 - André Marty, French Communist Party leader (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with André Marty ( 6 November 1886 - 23 November 1956) was a leading figure in the French Communist Party, the PCF, for nearly The French Communist Party ( French: Parti communiste français or PCF) is a political party in France which advocates the principles of 1956)
• November 9 - Ed Wynn, American actor (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Ed Wynn ( November 9 1886 - June 19 1966) was a popular American Comedian and Actor noted for both his Perfect 1966)
• November 12 - Alfonso de Orleans y Borbón, Spanish prince and military aviator (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days 1975)
• November 15 - René Guénon, French-Egyptian author (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. René Guénon ( November 15 1886 – January 7 1951) was a French author and intellectual who remains an influential figure in the 1951)
• November 20 - Karl von Frisch, Austrian zoologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Karl Ritter von Frisch ( November 20 1886 &ndash June 12 1982) was an Austrian ethologist who received the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1982)
• December 3 - Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn ( December 3, 1886 - September 26, 1978) was a Swedish Physicist, and Nobel laureate The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1978)
• December 5 - Rose Wilder Lane, American author (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Rose Wilder Lane (b December 5 1886, De Smet, Dakota Territory – d 1968)
• December 8 - Diego Rivera, Mexican painter (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Diego Rivera (December 8 1886 &ndash November 24 1957 was born Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez 1957)
• December 12 - Owen Moore, Irish actor (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Owen Moore ( December 12, 1886 - June 9, 1939) was born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland. 1939)
• December 18 - Ty Cobb, Baseball Hall of Famer (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians 1961)
• December 25 - Kid Ory, American jazz musician (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Edward "Kid" Ory ( December 25, 1886 &ndash January 23, 1973) was a Jazz trombonist and Bandleader 1973)
• December 30 - Austin Osman Spare, English artist and magician. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Austin Osman Spare ( 31 December 1886 - 15 May 1956) was an English Artist who developed idiosyncratic magical techniques

Deaths

January - June

• January 17 - Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (b. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Amilcare Ponchielli ( August 31, 1834 &ndash January 16, 1886) was an Italian Composer, largely of Operas 1834)
• January 25 - Benjamín Vicuña MacKenna, Chilean historian (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna ( August 25, 1831 - January 25, 1886) was a Chilean writer journalist historian and politician 1831)
• January 26 - David Rice Atchison, American politician (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. David Rice Atchison (August 11 1807 &ndash January 26 1886 was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. 1807)
• February 18 - Dave Rudabaugh, American outlaw and gunfighter (b. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy David Rudabaugh (born David Rodenbaugh ( July 14 1854 &ndash February 18, 1886) was an outlaw and Gunfighter in the American 1854)
• February 24 - Hugh Stowell Brown, Manx preacher (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Hugh Stowell Brown ( 10 August[[ 823]] - 24 February 1886) Christian minister and renowned preacher 1823)
• March 17 - Pierre-Jules Hetzel, editor and publisher (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Pierre-Jules Hetzel ( January 15, 1814 &ndash March 17, 1886) was a French editor and publisher 1814)
• May 9 - Facundo Bacardí, Cuban rum manufacturer (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Don Facundo Bacardí Massó ( Facund Bacardí i Massó) (1814 – May 9 1887) was a Spanish – Cuban Rum businessman 1814)
• May 15 - Emily Dickinson, American poet (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the 1830)
• May 17 - John Deere, inventor (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. John Deere ( February 7, 1804 &ndash May 17, 1886) was an American blacksmith and manufacturer who founded Deere & Company &mdash 1804)
• June 13 - King Ludwig II of Bavaria (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm II King of Bavaria ( August 25, 1845 &ndash June 13, 1886) was king of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly 1845)

July - December

• July 1 - Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich, German geologist (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich ( December 11, 1806 &ndash July 1, 1886) was a German Mineralogist and geologist 1806)
• July 31 - Franz Liszt, Hungarian pianist and composer (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently 1811)
• August 9 - Samuel Ferguson, Northern Irish poet and artist (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Sir Samuel Ferguson ( 10 March 1810 – 9 August 1886) was an Irish poet, Barrister, Antiquarian, Artist 1810)
• August 11 - Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Lydia Koidula, ( Vändra, Pärnumaa, &ndash Kronstadt,) was the Pen name of Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, an Estonian 1843)
• August 16 - Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Indian spiritual figure (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa ( Bangla: রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস Ramkṛiṣṇo Pôromôhongśo) ( February 18, 1836 - 1836)
• August 30 - Ferris Jacobs, Jr., American politician (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Ferris Jacobs Jr ( March 20, 1836 - August 30, 1886) was a United States Representative from New York. 1836)
• September 3 - William W. Snow, American politician (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius William W Snow ( April 27[[ 812]] - September 3[[ 886]] was a United States Representative from New York. 1812)
• September 14 - Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard, American land speculator (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard ( August 22, 1802 in Windsor Vermont, – September 14, 1886 in Chicago Illinois) was an American 1802)
• October 8 - Austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Austin Franklin Pike ( October 16, 1819 - October 8, 1886) was a United States Representative and Senator from 1819)
• November 18 - Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Chester Alan Arthur (October 5 1829 &ndash November 18 1886 was an American politician who served as the twenty-first President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1829)
• November 20 - William Bliss Baker, American painter (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, William Bliss Baker (1859 - 1886-11-20) was an American artist born in New York City who was just beginning to hit his stride as a landscape painter in 1859)
• December 8 - William Fraser Tolmie, Scottish-Canadian scientist and politician (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. William Fraser Tolmie (aka "Dr Tolmie") ( February 3, 1812 &ndash December 8, 1886) was a Canadian Surgeon 1812)
• date unknown - Andrew Nicholl, Northern Irish painter (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Andrew Nicholl RHA (1804 &ndash 1886 was an Irish painter He was a founder member of the Belfast Association of Artists and in 1847 was elected as an 1804)

Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

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