President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Historical events in 1886
131 historical records
January 18865 historical events
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Patent
Patents a 3 wheel drive motor car & the internal combustion engine
Resignation of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil
Resigns after having lost Irish Party support
Birth of Jose Linhares
Birth of Jose Linhares
February 18863 historical events
Irish Home Rule
Chamberlain, hostile to Irish home rule, refuses to serve in the Cabinet
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Chamberlain, hostile to Irish home rule, refuses to serve in the Cabinet. Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 3rd term
Speech
Gives a militant speech to encourage Ulster Protestants in Belfast
March 18864 historical events
Treaty of Bucharest
Concludes peace without territorial concessions to Serbia.
Rule of Rumelia
The Treaty of Bucharest concludes the Serbn war, reestablishing prewar Serbon borders but leaving Eastern Rumelia and Bulgaria united
Treaty of Bucharest
The Treaty of Bucharest concludes the Serbn war, reestablishing prewar Serbon borders but leaving Eastern Rumelia and Bulgaria united
Treaty of Bucharest
Accepts restoration of the prewar Serbian-Bulgarian frontier.
April 18868 historical events
Home Rule
Home Rule Bill, first, Introduced to the House of Commons
Reform of Parliament
Home Rule Bill, first, Introduced to the House of Commons
Home Rule
Gladstone introduces the First Irish Home Rule Bill, his object to establish an Irish legislature
Independence of Great Britain
Gladstone introduces the First Irish Home Rule Bill, his object to establish an Irish legislature
Independence of Ireland
Gladstone introduces the First Irish Home Rule Bill, his object to establish an Irish legislature
Irish Home Rule
Gladstone introduces the First Irish Home Rule Bill, his object to establish an Irish legislature
Legislation
Gladstone introduces the First Irish Home Rule Bill, his object to establish an Irish legislature
Rule of Ireland
Gladstone introduces the First Irish Home Rule Bill, his object to establish an Irish legislature
June 188610 historical events
Irish Home Rule
Resigns over the issue of Irish Home Rule
Reform of Government
Defeated by Liberal Unionists & 93 Liberal MPs, including Chamberlain, resigns
Resignation of William Ewart Gladstone
Resigns over the issue of Irish Home Rule. Defeated by Liberal Unionists & 93 Liberal MPs, including Chamberlain, resigns
Home Rule
The Home Rule Bill, defeated in the Commons by 30 votes
Reform of Parliament
The Home Rule Bill, defeated in the Commons by 30 votes
Elemental Fluorine Preparation
Obtains the highly reactive element after repeated failed attempts by chemists.
Isolation of Fluorine
Isolates fluorine by electrolysing an anhydrous hydrogen fluoride mixture.
Birth of Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman
Birth of Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman, in Luxembourg of a German national father
Legislation
Unionist anti-home rule protest demonstrations resulted in a split between pro- and anti-home rulers within the Liberal Party and the defeat of the bill on its second reading in June by 341 to 311 votes
Rule of Ireland
Unionist anti-home rule protest demonstrations resulted in a split between pro- and anti-home rulers within the Liberal Party and the defeat of the bill on its second reading in June by 341 to 311 votes
July 18865 historical events
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 3rd term,
Election
Parliament was dissolved and elections called, Irish Home Rule the central issue, the result of the July 1886 general election was again Liberal defeat, the Conservative anti-Home-Rulers and the Liberal Unionist Party return with a majority of 118
Home Rule
Parliament was dissolved and elections called, Irish Home Rule the central issue, the result of the July 1886 general election was again Liberal defeat, the Conservative anti-Home-Rulers and the Liberal Unionist Party return with a majority of 118
Irish Home Rule
Parliament was dissolved and elections called, Irish Home Rule the central issue, the result of the July 1886 general election was again Liberal defeat, the Conservative anti-Home-Rulers and the Liberal Unionist Party return with a majority of 118
Rule of Ireland
Parliament was dissolved and elections called, Irish Home Rule the central issue, the result of the July 1886 general election was again Liberal defeat, the Conservative anti-Home-Rulers and the Liberal Unionist Party return with a majority of 118
August 18862 historical events
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of House of Commons
Appointed Leader of the House of Commons
September 18863 historical events
Death of John Charles Molteno
Death of John Charles Molteno
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela, 3rd term
President of Chile
Is inaugurated for the constitutional presidential term ending in 1891.
October 18863 historical events
Speech
Promises wide-ranging reforms
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina
Palau Guell Construction Begins
Construction begins on Palau Guell after Barcelona City Council approves Gaudi's project.
November 18863 historical events
Naval Ordnance Directorate Assumed
Fisher becomes Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes, overseeing important weapons and technical matters.
Death of Chester Alan Arthur
Death of Chester Alan Arthur
Prime Minister of South Africa
Appointed Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, 2nd term
December 18864 historical events
American Federation of Labor
Gompers becomes president of the newly formed American Federation of Labor.
Budget
Sudden resignation after the Cabinet will not support his proposed defense cuts
Resignation of Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill
Sudden resignation after the Cabinet will not support his proposed defense cuts
Birth of Gotthard Heinrici
Birth of Gotthard Heinrici
Marriage
Freud marries Martha Bernays
President of Chile
Begins his presidency and promotes an ambitious programme of public works and education.
Yiheyuan Palace
Money which should have modernized Chinas Navy is spent rebuiding the Yiheyuan Palace
Birth of Chu Teh
Birth of Chu Teh, to a peasant family in the province of Szechuan
Canonization
Thomas More is beatified
Carinival of the Animals
Composition of "Carinival of the Animals"
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Spain
Buch der Zeit
Publication of "Buch der Zeit"
Budget
The Reichstag turns down Bismarks proposals to increase military spending. Dissolves the Reichstag after failing to raise the budget. Calls up reserves & announces a war loan to rally patriotic voters at the election. Asks the Reichstag to increase the military budget after the end of the Dreikaiserbund
Election
Calls up reserves & announces a war loan to rally patriotic voters at the election
Reichstag
Dissolves the Reichstag after it refuses his increases to the military budget
Death of Ludwig II
Declared insane then drowns himself
Death of Louis II
Declared mad, commits suicide by drowning
Suicide
Declared mad, commits suicide by drowning
Succession
Succeeds as King of Bavaria
Beyond Good and Evil
Nietzsche publishes Beyond Good and Evil.
Discovery of Germanium
Discovers germanium in the mineral argyrodite and finds that its properties closely match Mendeleev's prediction for eka-silicon.
Radio Wave Reflection
Demonstrates radio waves and their reflection from conducting surfaces.
Invention of Automobile
Fits his engine to a 4 wheeled carriage
Resignation of Georg Leo von Caprivi
Resigns because Wilhelm I consults his cabinet chiefs without his knowledge
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Publication of "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde"
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Publication of "The Mayor of Casterbridge"
White Star Officer Service Begins
Begins documented White Star Line service as a junior deck officer aboard the company's Atlantic steamships.
Alliance Joseph Chamberlain and Conservatives
Leads the Liberal Unionists into an alliance with the Conservatives
Irish Home Rule
Resigns over Gladstones support for Irish home rule
Resignation of Joseph Chamberlain
Resigns over Gladstones support for Irish home rule
Under Secretary
Appointed Under Secretary of State for India
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Lord Chancellor for Ireland, 2nd term
Peerage
Created Baron Stanley of Preston
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Lord Chancellor, 2nd term
Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Budget
Proposes drastic cuts in funds for the armed services
Legislation
Local Government Act, transfers administration of counties to elected councils
Reform of Local Government
Local Government Act, transfers administration of counties to elected councils
Home Rule
Helps defeat Gladstones Irish Home Rule Bill
Independence of Great Britain
Helps defeat Gladstones Irish Home Rule Bill
Independence of Ireland
Helps defeat Gladstones Irish Home Rule Bill
Irish Home Rule
Helps defeat Gladstones Irish Home Rule Bill
Chief Secretary
Appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland
Independence of Great Britain
The Liberal Party splits over Irish Home Rule, Campbell-Bannerman supports Gladstone
Independence of Ireland
The Liberal Party splits over Irish Home Rule, Campbell-Bannerman supports Gladstone
Irish Home Rule
The Liberal Party splits over Irish Home Rule, Campbell-Bannerman supports Gladstone
Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War, 1st term
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term
Home Rule
Opposes Gladstones Home Rule Bill which would give Ireland its own Parliament
Independence of Great Britain
Opposes Gladstones Home Rule Bill which would give Ireland its own Parliament
Independence of Ireland
Opposes Gladstones Home Rule Bill which would give Ireland its own Parliament
Election
Conservatives 317, Liberal Unionists 77, Liberals 191 & Nationalists 86
Home Rule
Parliament was dissolved and elections called, Irish Home Rule the central issue, the result of the July 1886 general election was again Liberal defeat, the Conservative anti-Home-Rulers and the Liberal Unionist Party return with a majority of 118. The Liberals regain power, their leader Gladstone now under Parnells sway moving towards Home Rule, which Gladstones son revealed publicly under what became known as the "flying of the Hawarden Kite"
Independence of Great Britain
The Liberals regain power, their leader Gladstone now under Parnells sway moving towards Home Rule, which Gladstones son revealed publicly under what became known as the "flying of the Hawarden Kite"
Independence of Ireland
The Liberals regain power, their leader Gladstone now under Parnells sway moving towards Home Rule, which Gladstones son revealed publicly under what became known as the "flying of the Hawarden Kite"
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Declines an offer to become Prime Minister
East Fife Parliamentary Entry
Asquith is elected to Parliament in 1886.
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament
Death of Cardwell
Death of Edward Cardwell
Liberal Unionist Party
Leaves the Conservative Party & joins the Liberal Unionist Party
Liberal Unionist Party
Supports Lord Hartington in forming the Liberal Unionist Party
Third Consecutive FA Cup Medal
Brown belongs to the Blackburn Rovers team that defeats West Bromwich Albion in a replay, completing three consecutive FA Cup triumphs.
Formation of Dial Square
Helps organise the Dial Square football team that develops into Arsenal Football Club.
Suakin Command Assumed
Takes command at Suakin and becomes responsible for defending the Red Sea base against Mahdist pressure.
Death of Franz Liszt
Death of Franz Liszt
Birth of Gyorgy Lukacs
Birth of Gyorgy Lukacs
Birth of Masaharu Homma
Birth of Masaharu Homma
The Outpost
Publication of "The Outpost"
Rabies Vaccination Centre
Introduces modern bacteriology and preventive vaccination practice in Warsaw.
Warsaw Pasteur Station
Establishes a Pasteur-style laboratory and rabies vaccination station.
Manfred Symphony
Composes, "Manfred Symphony"
Novoye Vremya
Invited to write for the Novoye Vremya (New Times), owned and edited by the millionaire magnate Alexei Suvorin, who paid per line a rate double Leikins, Suvorin was to become a lifelong friend
Education Restrictions
His government tightens restrictions affecting access to secondary and higher education for Jewish students.
Birth of Sergei Mironovich Kirov
Birth of Sergei Mironovich Kirov
Bolshevik Party
Birth of Sergei Mironovich Kirov
Odessa Bacteriological Station
Helps establish one of the world's earliest bacteriological stations.
Rabies Vaccination Centre
The achievement marks rabies vaccination centre as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Witwatersrand Gold Rush
Gold discoveries transform the Transvaal and sharpen imperial tension.
Education
Smuts attends Victoria College, learns High Dutch, German & Ancient Greek & immerses himself in literature, the classics & Bible studies
History of Womens Suffrage
Publication of "History of Womens Suffrage"
Education
Awarded Ph. D at John Hopkins university
Exile of Ton That Thuyet
Forced to flee to the highlands of Laos after the French replace him Prince Dong Khanh
Siege of Tonking
Dissaproves French policy in Tonking, the city is looted by General de Courcy
Governor
Appointed Governor of Tonking by the French