What happened in 1886

27 events　World 1, Japan 2, North America 9, Europe 10, Asia 3, Africa 1, Oceania 1

Highlights of 1886

Jan 1AsiaUpper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885.
Jun 3AfricaUganda Martyrs: Charles Lwanga, 12 other Catholic boys and men, and 9 Anglicans, are burned (and another Catholic speared) to death, at the orders of Kabaka Mwanga II of Buganda in Namugongo.
Aug 13JapanNagasaki Incident: Chinese troops riot during shore leave in Nagasaki, Japan.
Sep 9EuropeThe Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is signed.
Oct 28North AmericaU.S. President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, in New York Harbor. The ensuing spontaneous celebration in New York City leads to the first ticker tape parade.
WorldJohnson & Johnson, which becomes a multinational brand, begins manufacturing healthcare products in New Jersey, United States.

Johnson & Johnson, which becomes a multinational brand, begins manufacturing healthcare products in New Jersey, United States.

Aug 13Nagasaki Incident: Chinese troops riot during shore leave in Nagasaki, Japan.
Oct 24The British merchant vessel Normanton sinks off the coast of Japan, triggering the Normanton incident.

May 1A general strike begins in the United States, which escalates on May 4 into the Haymarket affair in Chicago, and eventually wins the eight-hour day for workers.
May 8American pharmacist Dr. John Pemberton invents a carbonated beverage that will be named 'Coca-Cola'.
May 29John Pemberton begins to advertise Coca-Cola (in The Atlanta Journal).
Jun 13The Great Vancouver Fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Aug 19The Christian Union (Church of God) is established in Monroe County, Tennessee
Aug 31The 7.0 Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme); 60 people are killed, and damage is estimated at $5–6 million.
SepAvon Products, a worldwide cosmetics and household brand is founded by David H. McConnell in New York City, United States.
Oct 28U.S. President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, in New York Harbor. The ensuing spontaneous celebration in New York City leads to the first ticker tape parade.
Food product and processing brand Del Monte Foods is founded in California, United States.

Jan 5Robert Louis Stevenson's novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is published in New York and London.
Jan 29Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen (built in 1885).
Mar 3The Treaty of Bucharest ends the Serbo-Bulgarian War in the Balkans.
Jun 12King Ludwig II of Bavaria is detained as part of a deposition, drowning the following day under mysterious circumstances. Because his brother Otto lacks mental capacity, their uncle Luitpold (until 1912) serves as regent. Six weeks later, Ludwig's unfinished Neuschwanstein Castle is opened to the public.
Jul 3Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent Motorwagen.
Sep 9The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is signed.
Nov 15The Werkstätte für Feinmechanik und Elektrotechnik (Workshop for Fine Mechanics and Electronics) is founded in Baden-Württemberg, Germany by Robert Bosch. The company will later become the home appliance and power tool brand, Robert Bosch GmbH.
Scotch whisky distiller William Grant & Sons is founded.
Yorkshire Tea is established in Harrogate, England.
Bedford Rugby Club is formed in England.

Jan 1Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885.
Nov 1The biggest Buddhist boys' school in Sri Lanka, Ananda College, is founded in Colombo.
Nov 3In the British Raj, what will become one of the biggest boys' schools in Pakistan, Aitchison College, Lahore, is founded under the auspices of Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison.

Jun 3Uganda Martyrs: Charles Lwanga, 12 other Catholic boys and men, and 9 Anglicans, are burned (and another Catholic speared) to death, at the orders of Kabaka Mwanga II of Buganda in Namugongo.

Jun 10The Mount Tarawera volcano erupts in New Zealand, resulting in the deaths of over 150 people and the destruction of the famous Pink and White Terraces.