Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1886 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
Henry VIII Wins Battle of the Spurs - 1513, East India Company Acquires Bengal - 1765, Peterloo Massacre - 1819, Klondike Gold Rush - 1896, Rainham V1 Train Disaster - 1944, Fred Trueman First Test Bowler to 300 Wickets - 1964, Boscastle Floods - 2004
Famous and historic events from 1886
1st Crufts Dog Show
First statue to honour a woman is erected
Famous Britons born in 1886
Ben Travers
Charles Naughton
Constance Spry
Edward Salisbury
Eric Coates
Ernest Fisk
Frederic Bartlett
George Mallory
Hugh Lofting
Jimmy Gold
Robert Robinson
Siegfried Sassoon
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