What happened in 1886?
346 recorded events in 1886, including 169 in people, 80 in economy & trade and 34 in architecture & engineering. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Major Events 1
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Statue of Liberty dedicated
A gift from France, the Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York Harbor.
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Politics & Government 2
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Treaty of Bucharest
1886 treaty ending the Serbo-Bulgarian War
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Tophane Agreement
1886 treaty between Bulgaria and the Ottomans
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People 169
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Adolf Lüderitz died
Founder of German Southwest Africa (1834-1886)
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Franz Liszt died
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
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Gustav Adolf Fischer died
German explorer and naturalist (1848-1886)
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Richard Maack died
Baltic German explorer and botanist (1825-1886)
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Stephen Pearl Andrews died
American anarchist (1812-1886)
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Edgar Bauer died
German philosopher (1820–1886)
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Alexander Butlerov died
Russian chemist (1828-1886)
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John Deere died
American blacksmith and manufacturer (1804–1886)
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Jules Jamin died
French physicist (1818-1886)
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Charles Wright died
American botanist (1811-1885)
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Eduard Robert Flegel died
German explorer (1855-1886)
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François Pollen died
Dutch naturalist (1842–1886)
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Katherine Sophia Baily died
Irish botanist (1811-1886)
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George French Angas died
English explorer, naturalist and painter who emigrated to Australia and became a museum director (1822-1886)
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John Russell Bartlett died
American historian and linguist (1805–1886)
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George Fletcher Moore died
Politician, public servant, diarist (1798-1886)
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Karl Ludwig Jühlke died
German jurist and explorer (1856-1886)
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William Landsborough died
Explorer of Australia (1825–1886)
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Thomas Douglas Forsyth died
British colonial administrator (1827–1886)
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Ivan Unkovsky died
Imperial Russian admiral (1822-1886)
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Paul Soleillet died
French explorer (1842–1886)
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John Goldie died
Scottish botanist and author (1793-1886)
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Eugenia Kisimova died
Bulgarian activist
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Theodor von Oppolzer died
Austrian astronomer and mathematician (1841-1886)
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Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant died
French mathematician (*1797 – †1886)
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Edmond Laguerre died
Mathematician from France
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Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois died
French chemist and mineralogist (1820-1886)
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Eduard Oscar Schmidt died
German zoologist (1823–1886)
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Frederick Guthrie died
British physicist
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William Hillebrand died
German physician and botanist (1821-1886)
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Albert Wigand died
German botanist (1821-1886)
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William Smith Clark died
American chemist, soldier, botanist and university teacher (1826 – 1886)
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Henry Hopkins Sibley died
Confederate Army general (1816–1886)
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Károly Kalchbrenner died
Hungarian mycologist (1807-1886)
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Edmund Heusinger von Waldegg died
German railway pioneer (1817–1886)
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Theodoros Georgios Orphanides died
Greek botanist (1817-1886)
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August Davidov died
Russian mathematician (1823-1886)
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Julius Adolph Stöckhardt died
German chemist (1809–1886)
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Wilhelm von Beetz died
German physicist (1822-1886)
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Richard March Hoe died
United States inventor (1812–1886)
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Mahlon Loomis died
American inventor (1826-1886)
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Jules Houël died
French mathematician (1823-1886)
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Jules Duboscq died
French instrument maker, inventor and photographer (1817–1886)
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John Morris died
British geologist and paleontologist (1810-1886)
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Carl Johan Malmsten died
Swedish mathematician and politician (1814-1886)
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Eduard Linnemann died
German chemist
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David Stevenson died
British civil engineer and lighthouse designer (1815–1886)
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Hans Alexis von Biehler died
Prussian general (1818–1886)
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Katherine Clerk Maxwell died
British physicist
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Max Pressler died
German forester noted for his inventions and writing (1815–1886)
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James Muspratt died
British chemist (1793-1886)
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Louis Melsens died
Chemist, physicist (1814–1886)
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Thaddeus Fairbanks died
American inventor (1796–1886)
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J. P. Knight died
British engineer (1828–1886)
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Anthony Walton White Evans died
American civil engineer (1817-1886)
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Eli Whitney Blake died
American inventor (1795-1886)
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Lemuel Wellman Wright died
American inventor, active in England
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Rowland Mason Ordish died
English engineer
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Ellis S. Chesbrough died
American civil engineer (1813-1886)
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George Crompton died
American inventor (1829–1886)
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John Christopher Draper died
American chemist & surgeon (1835–1885)
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Benjamin Hyde Edgerton died
American businessman
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Charles Upham Shepard died
American prof. of chemistry, Medical College of the State of South Carolina (1804-1886)
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Berthold Benecke died
German anatomist and embryologist (1843-1886)
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Bedford Pim died
English naval officer and barrister
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William Fraser Tolmie died
Canadian politician (1812–1886)
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Malamine Camara died
Senegalese sergeant
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Charles Jules Adolphe Thanaron died
Capitaine de frégate in the French Navy in the 19c
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William Worthington Jordan died
Hunter, trader, and writer in Southern Africa.
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Robert John Sholl died
Australian magistrate (1819–1886)
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Cora Pearl died
English courtesan who became famous in the Second French Empire
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Róza Laborfalvi died
Hungarian actress (1817–1886)
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Thomas Webster died
English painter (1800-1886)
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Andrew Kaggwa died
Ugandan catholic martyr
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Adolf Müller died
Austrian-Hungarian actor and composer
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Théodore Ritter died
French composer (1840-1886)
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Marguerite Bellanger died
French courtesan (1838-1886)
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John Liptrot Hatton died
English musical composer, conductor, pianist and singer
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Jean Baptiste Prosper Bressant died
French actor (1815-1886)
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Giuseppina Morlacchi died
Italian and American ballet dancer (1836-1886)
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Jacob Wrey Mould died
British-American architect
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Isak Albert Berg died
Swedish actor (1803-1886)
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John E. Owens died
British comedian (1823-1886)
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Charles Louis Napoléon d’Albert died
Ballet composer and dance master (1809–1886)
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James Henry Marriott died
Theatre manager, actor, entertainer, dramatist, songwriter, engraver, optician, bookseller
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Laura Don died
American actress and playwright (1852-1886)
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Charles Cabot died
French writer and playwright (1806-1886)
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Josiah Pittman died
Composer (1816–1886)
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J. H. Stead died
English music hall comedian
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William Hoskins died
British actor; active in Australia
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David Ben-Gurion born
Born in Płońsk. Israeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel (1948–1953, 1955–1963) - (born1886–1973).
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Robert Schuman born
Born in Luxembourg. Luxembourgish-born German-French statesman and Venerable (1886-1963).
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Karl Barth born
Born in Basel. Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968).
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Archibald Hill born
Born in Bristol. English physiologist and biophysicist (1886-1977).
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Ernst Thälmann born
Born in Hamburg. German communist politician, leader of Communist Party of Germany (1886–1944).
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Sergei Kirov born
Born in Urzhum. Soviet politician and Bolshevik revolutionary (1886–1934).
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Jean Arp born
Born in Strasbourg. Alsatian sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist (1886–1966).
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Béla Kun born
Born in Cehu Silvaniei. Hungarian Communist revolutionary and politician, the de facto leader of the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919, People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs.
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Oskar Kokoschka born
Born in Pöchlarn. Austrian dramatic, painter and writer (1886–1980).
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Willem Drees born
Born in Amsterdam. Dutch politician (1886–1988).
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Sergo Ordzhonikidze born
Born in Ghoresha. Soviet politician (1886-1937).
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René Guénon born
Born in Blois. French metaphysician (1886-1951).
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Paul Tillich born
Born in Starosiedle. German-American theologian and philosopher.
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Gottfried Benn born
Born in Putlitz. German physician, poet, and essayist (1886–1956).
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Olaf Stapledon born
Born in Seacombe. British novelist and philosopher (1886–1950).
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Zhu De born
Born in Zhu De's Former Residence. Marshal of the People's Republic of China (1886－1976).
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Edward Rydz-Śmigły born
Born in Berezhany. Polish general (1886-1941).
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Nikolay Gumilev born
Born in Kronstadt. Russian poet (1886-1921).
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Victor McLaglen born
Born in Royal Tunbridge Wells. British-American actor (1886–1959).
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Roman von Ungern-Sternberg born
Born in Graz. Austrian anti-communist general (1886-1921).
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Ğabdulla Tuqay born
Born in Koshlauch. Tatar poet.
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Hugo Ball born
Born in Pirmasens. German author, poet and one of the leading Dada artists (1886–1927).
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Karl Polanyi born
Born in Vienna. Hungarian economist, philosopher and historian.
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Hermann Broch born
Born in Vienna. Austrian writer (1886-1951).
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Siegfried Sassoon born
Born in Matfield. English war poet and writer (1886-1967).
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H.D. born
Born in Bethlehem. American Imagist poet (1886–1961).
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Delmira Agustini born
Born in Montevideo. Uruguayan modernist poet.
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Henry King born
Born in Christiansburg. American film director (1886–1982).
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May Ziadeh born
Born in Nazareth. Lebanese-Palestinian writer (1886-1941).
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Henry H. Arnold born
Born in Gladwyne. American general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army and General of the Air Force (1886-1950).
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Erich Hoepner born
Born in Frankfurt (Oder). German general (1886–1944).
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Gotthard Heinrici born
Born in Gusev. German general (1886–1971).
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Asaf Jah VII of Hyderabad born
Born in Hyderabad State. Last Monarch of the Kingdom of Hyderabad (1886-1967).
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Salvador de Madariaga born
Born in A Coruña. Spanish diplomat, writer and historian (1886-1978).
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Franz Rosenzweig born
Born in Kassel. Jewish theologian and philosopher (1886–1929).
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Takuboku Ishikawa born
Born in Morioka. Japanese poet (1886-1912).
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Raymond A. Spruance born
Born in Baltimore. United States admiral (1886-1969).
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Gyula Gömbös born
Born in Murga. Hungarian fascist politician (1886-1936).
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Garegin Nzhdeh born
Born in Güznüt. Armenian politician and philosopher (1886-1955).
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Olga Rozanova born
Born in Melenki. Russian artist (1886-1918).
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Karl Korsch born
Born in Tostedt. German politician (1886-1961).
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Jisaburō Ozawa born
Born in Koyu district. Japanese admiral (1886–1966).
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John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort born
Born in London. Army officer (1886-1946).
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Felix Timmermans born
Born in Lier. Flemish writer (1886-1947).
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Raoul Hausmann born
Born in Vienna. Austrian photographer and sculptor (1886–1971).
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Nobutake Kondō born
Born in Osaka. Japanese admiral (1886-1953).
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Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg born
Born in Potsdam. German general (1886–1974).
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Mohammad-Taqi Bahar born
Born in Mashhad. Iranian Poet, writer, historian, scholar and politician.
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Hiroshi Ōshima born
Born in Nagoya. Japanese general (1886-1975).
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Aleksandr Myasnikyan born
Born in Nakhichevan-on-Don. Soviet politician (1886-1925).
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Georg Stumme born
Born in Halberstadt. German general (1886–1942).
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August Rei born
Born in Pilistvere. Estonian politician (1886–1963).
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Hugo Black born
Born in Ashland. U.S. Supreme Court justice (1886-1971).
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George Cœdès born
Born in 16th arrondissement of Paris. French historian (1886–1969).
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Prince John Constantinovich of Russia born
Born in Pavlovsk. Russian prince (1886-1918).
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Erich Fellgiebel born
Born in Popowice. German general (1886–1944).
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Tadeusz Kutrzeba born
Born in Kraków. Polish general (1886–1947).
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Hitoshi Imamura born
Born in Sendai. Japanese officer, war criminal (1886–1968).
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Stanisław Leśniewski born
Born in Serpukhov. Polish mathematician and philosopher (1886-1939).
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Georgios Tsolakoglou born
Born in Q9300687. Greek army officer and collaborationist prime minister (1886-1948).
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Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel born
Born in Berlin. German general and resistance fighter (1886–1944).
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Pranas Dovydaitis born
Born in Runkiai. Lithuanian politician (1886-1942).
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Tadeusz Kotarbiński born
Born in Warsaw. Polish philosopher (1886–1981).
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Mark Aldanov born
Born in Kyiv. Russian writer and critic (1886-1957).
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Werner Kempf born
Born in Kaliningrad. German general (1886–1964).
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Philip Khuri Hitti born
Born in Shemlan. Lebanese-American academic and authority on the Middle East (1886-1978).
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Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. born
Born in Munfordville. American lieutenant general during World War II (1886–1945).
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Karl Dane born
Born in Copenhagen. Danish-American comedian and actor.
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Shūmei Ōkawa born
Born in Sakata. Japanese nationalist intellectual (1886–1957).
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Sholem Schwarzbard born
Born in Balta. Russian-born Moldovan-French Yiddish poet of Jewish descent and anarchist (1886-1938).
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Rudolf Schmidt born
Born in Berlin. German general.
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Hans von Obstfelder born
Born in Steinbach-Hallenberg. German general (1886–1976).
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Gustavo Jiménez born
Born in Cerro de Pasco. President of Peru (1886-1933).
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Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière born
Born in Poznań. German World War I U-boat commander (1866-1941).
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Alexander Svanidze born
Born in Baji. Georgian soviet politician (1886–1941).
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Ahmad Amin born
Born in Cairo. Egyptian historian and writer (1886–1954).
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Alexander Butlerov died
Died in Butlerovka. Russian chemist (1828-1886).
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Eduard Oscar Schmidt died
Died in Kappelrodeck. German zoologist (1823–1886).
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Adolf Lüderitz died
Died in Orange River. Founder of German Southwest Africa (1834-1886).
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Science & Technology 20
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Wichita State University
Public university in Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
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British School at Athens
Research center in Greece
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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
University in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin) LETI Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University
Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University is one of the oldest Russian higher education institutions.
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Universidad Externado de Colombia
Colombian university (& academic publisher)
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Cama Hospital
Hospital in India
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Winthrop University
Public university in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
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National Louis University
Private university in Chicago, Illinois
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Ouachita Baptist University
American private university
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Beijing Tongren Hospital
Hospital in Beijing, China
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Notre Dame Seishin University
Higher education institution in Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Kyoritsu Women's University
Japanese private women's university
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Mount Auburn Hospital
Hospital in Massachusetts, United States
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Waikato Hospital
Hospital in Hamilton, New Zealand
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New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science
School within New York University
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Hiroshima Jogakuin University
Private women's college in Asaminami, Hiroshima, Japan
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Historical black university located in Princess Anne, Maryland, United States
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Miyagi Gakuin Women's University
Miyagi Gakuin Women's University located in Sendai
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Barnet General Hospital
Hospital in England
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Children's Hospital of Michigan
Hospital in Michigan, United States
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Exploration & Discovery 5
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Emin Pasha Relief Expedition
European expedition to the African interior
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Peplos Kore
Ancient sculpture from the Acropolis of Athens
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Antenor Kore
Ancient sculpture by Antenor from the Acropolis of Athens
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Normanton Incident
1886 sinking of a British ship off Japan and resulting backlash
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Dancer of Pergamon
Hellenistic statue of a girl from ancient Pergamon in the Antikensammlung Berlin
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Religion & Belief Systems 15
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Yıldız Hamidi Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Batumi Mosque
Mosque in Batuni
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Saint Joseph Cathedral
Church in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Újpest Synagogue
Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary
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Nice Synagogue
Synagogue located in Alpes-Maritimes, in France
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Malacky Synagogue
Malacky Synagogue (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Tempel Synagogue
Former Jewish synagogue in Przemyśl, Poland
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Synagogue in Kluczbork
Synagogue in Kluczbork (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Ohel Ya'akov Synagogue, Zikhron Ya'akov
Main synagogue of Zikhron Ya'akov
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Bne Emuna Prayerhouse
Building in Kraków
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Vasvári Pál Street Synagogue
Vasvári Pál Street Synagogue (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Cathedral of Saints Mena, Vittore and Vincenzo
Church building in Chios, North Aegean Region, Greece
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Saint Luke church in Izby
Church building in Izby, Poland
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Saint Nicholas Church
Temple, architectural landmark in Dmitrovsky District, Russia
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Saint Alexander Nevsky Church
Temple in Tula, Russia
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Economy & Trade 80
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Robert Bosch
German manufacturing company
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Johnson & Johnson
U.S multinational medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturer
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Carl Walther GmbH
German arms manufacturer
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Former American manufacturing company
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Sandoz
Pharmaceutical company
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S. C. Johnson & Son
Company, American multinational manufacturer of household products
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Triumph International
Swiss underwear company founded in 1886 in Heubach, Germany
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General Electric Company plc
British engineering company (1886–1999)
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Witwatersrand Gold Rush
Gold rush in Johannesburg, South Africa
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International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art
1886 World's Fair, held in Edinburgh, Scotland
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Ladbrokes
British-based betting and gambling company
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Breda
Italian locomotive, machinery, aircraft, and armaments manufacturer
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Sunoco
American petroleum and petrochemical manufacturer
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Del Monte Foods
North American food production and distribution company
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Burroughs Corporation
Company
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Upjohn
Pharmaceutical manufacturing firm
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Isetan
Japanese department store
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De Cecco
Italian company, producer of dried pasta and other macaroni products
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Edison International
Public utility holding company
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Bahco
Swedish brand within the hand tool industry
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Anchor
Brand of dairy products
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BBVA Argentina
Bank in Argentina
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Menarini
Italian pharmaceutical company
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R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company
Defunct British shipbuilder and locomotive manufacturer
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The Wharf (Holdings) Limited
Company in Hong Kong
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Goerz
Business
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Burmah Oil
Company
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Fresh Del Monte Produce
American produce company
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West End Watch Co
Manufacturer of watches located in Leytron, Switzerland
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Ateliers de Constructions Electriques de Charleroi
Electrical engineering company
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Irma
Former Danish chain of stores
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DFI Retail Group
Asian retail company
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The BOC Group
Company
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American Water Works
Company
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Bama Gruppen
Norwegian food distributor
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Banco Hipotecario
Argentine bank
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Sella Bank
Italian private credit institution
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Smith Corona
American label manufacturing company
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Cervecería Centro Americana
Company
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Eason & Son
Irish retail company
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GAF
American manufacturing company
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Maas Brothers
Department store founded by Abe and Isaac Maas in 1886
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Lega nazionale delle cooperative e mutue
Italian company
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Shaw Wallace
Indian liquor manufacturer
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Upsala-Ekeby
Company
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Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co.
Former electrical engineering company in Aachen, Germany
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Dominion Bridge Company
Business
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CMS Energy
Electric and gas company in Jackson, Michigan, US
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Colégio Farroupilha
Independent school in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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GrafTech
Company in Parma, United States
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Ab Granit Oy
Former Finnish granite quarrying and construction company (1886–1964)
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Hovis
British company that produces flour and bread
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Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway
Business
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Minera San Xavier
Open-pit mine in San Luis Potosi, Mexico
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Southern & Silverton Rail
Former Australian railway company that previously traded as Silverton Rail
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Banco Alemán Transatlántico
Former bank in Spain and Latin America
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A. Reyrolle & Company
Former British engineering firm based in Hebburn, Tyne and Wear
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Cretors
American manufacturing company
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C. L. Barnhouse Company
American music publishing firm
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Central National-Gottesman
American paper and wood products company
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Channellock
American hand tools company
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Consumers Energy
Public utility in Michigan, United States, that provides natural gas and electricity
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Banca di Cividale Società per Azioni - Società Benefit
Italian credit institution
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Taylor Hobson
Optical manufacturer
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American Arithmometer Company
Manufacturer of adding machines
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Boston Edison Company
Business
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Dziewulski i Lange factories
Factories in the cities of Opochno (Radom Governorate) and Slavyansk (Kharkov Governorate)
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Polson Iron Works Limited
Canadian shipyard firm
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Oil City Iron Works, Inc.
Oil City Iron Works, Inc
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Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company
Former American rail company
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McIntosh & Seymour
American engine manufacturer
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H. Vogemann
H. Vogemann (Economy & Trade).
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Henry Boot PLC
UK business
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Fullers GreatSights Bay of Islands
Former marine tourism operator in New Zealand
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Electric Smelting and Aluminum Company
Industrial corporation
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Needler's
English confectionery company and brand
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Hungarian Royal Postal Savings Bank
Former Hungarian financial institution
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Hospital Sisters Health System
US non-profit healthcare system
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Southern Progress Corporation
American publishing company
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Perpetual Limited
Company in Sydney, Australia
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1886 Charleston earthquake
Earthquake in South Carolina, United States
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1886 Peloponnese earthquake
Earthquake in Greece
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Social Movements & Revolutions 4
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Haymarket affair
Aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on Tuesday, May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago
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Nagasaki incident
1883 riot of Chinese sailors in Japan
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1886 Belfast riots
1886 Civil unrest incident in Belfast, Ireland
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Palingoproer
Uprising in Amsterdam in 1886
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Architecture & Engineering 34
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Greek Catholic Co-Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Zagreb
Church building in Zagreb, Croatia
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Dar Batha
Moroccan cultural heritage site
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Arena Manawatu
Stadium in New Zealand
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Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
Church located in Bouches-du-Rhône, in France
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Glogovac monastery
Serbian Orthodox monastery
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Hommelvik Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Saltstraumen Church
Church in Bodø, Norway
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Davik Church
Church in Bremanger Municipality, Norway
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Breim Church
Church building in Gloppen, Vestland, Norway
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Uranienborg Church
Church in Oslo, Norway
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Netlandsnes Chapel
Church building in Kvinesdal, Southern Norway
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Grue Finnskog Church
Church in Grue, Innlandet, Norway
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Stokke Church
Church building in Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway
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St. Anthony of Padua Church
Church in New York, United States
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Västra Hoby Church
Church building in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden
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Most Holy Trinity Church
Catholic church in Mamaroneck, New York
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Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Melbourne, Florida)
Church building in Florida, United States of America
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Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel (Pensacola, Florida)
Church in Florida, United States
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Baranagar Math
First monastery of Ramakrishna Order, situated in Baranagar, India
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Grace Episcopal Church
Church in Astoria, Oregon, USA
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Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Clumber Park
Church in Bassetlaw, UK
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Holy Trinity Church, Tarleton
Church in United Kingdom
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St. John Evangelical Church
Historic church building from 1886 in Sosnowiec, Poland
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Church in Canton, Ohio
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Reedy Chapel A.M.E. Church
Building in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
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St. Agnes' Church, Burmantofts
Church in Burmantofts, UK
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St. Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal Church and Rectory
Church building in New York, United States of America
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St Andrew's Church, Worthing
Grade II listed church in Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK
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Sacred Heart Church, Liverpool
Church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn
Grade II listed church in Cheshire, England, UK
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St David's Church
Church in Haigh, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Zagreb (Granešina)
Church building in Zagreb, Croatia
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George Kent Performance Hall
Church building in Rhode Island, United States of America
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Christ United Church of Christ
Is a United Church of Christ church in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. It was formerly a German Reformed church
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Sports & Entertainment 9
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Concertgebouw
Concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Théâtre Montparnasse
Theatre in Paris, France
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Teatro Coccia
Opera house and theatre in Novara, Italy
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Nørrebros Theater
Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Old building of the Slovak National Theatre
Theatre in Bratislava, Slovakia
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Pertsova House
Historical building in Moscow
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Teatr Stary
Theatre in Bolesławiec, Poland
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Teatr im. Juliusza Osterwy
Theatre in Lublin, Poland
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Her Majesty's Theatre
Theatre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Empires & Countries 5
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United States of Colombia dissolved
United States of Colombia ceased to exist, having been centered at Bogotá.
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Warsangali Sultanate dissolved
Warsangali Sultanate ceased to exist, having been centered at Las Khorey.
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Republic of Independent Guyana founded
Republic of Independent Guyana was founded.
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Klein Vrystaat founded
Klein Vrystaat was founded, with its capital at Piet Retief.
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Kingdom of Gomma dissolved
Kingdom of Gomma ceased to exist, having been centered at Agaro.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1886 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1886.
1880s 1
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All Saints Church
Church building in Manhattan, United States of America
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