1886

Centuries:	18th century 19th century 20th century
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
Years:	1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1886 (Events)

1886 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1886th year of the Common Era (CE), the 86th year of the 19th century, and the 7th year of the 1880s decade. As of the start of 1886, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1886 corresponds to the years 42–43 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Events

• ‘Abdu’l-Bahá writes A Traveller's Narrative.
• September 19: Mishkín-Qalam leaves Cyprus for ‘Akká.

Births

• Genevieve Coy, notable Bahá’í pioneer.
• Músá Banání, Hand of the Cause.
• Narayan Rao Sethji Vakil, the first Hindu Bahá'í.

Deaths

• Navváb, wife of Bahá'u'lláh.