What Happened In February 1886 In History

Historical Events for February, 1886

• 23rd » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of man-made aluminum, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister Julia Brainerd Hall.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1886

• 2nd » William Rose Benét, American poet (d. 1950)
• 8th » Charles Ruggles, American actor (d. 1970)
• 16th » Van Wyck Brooks, American historian and critic (d. 1963)
• 19th » Karl Ast, Estonian author and politician (d. 1971)
• 19th » José Abad Santos, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (d. 1942)
• 22nd » Hugo Ball, German author and poet (d. 1927)
• 23rd » Antonio Alice, Argentinian painter (d. 1943)
• 25th » Wally Hardinge, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1965)
• 27th » Hugo Black, American jurist and politician (d. 1971)

Famous Deaths for February 1886

• 12th » Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)

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