Timeline August 1886

Events in August 1886 4

• 1814 – 1886 Samuel J. Tilden (1814-1886) Died 4 August 1886, aged 72 Samuel J. Tilden, the Democratic governor of New York and presidential candidate, died at his estate in Yonkers. He won the popular vote in the disputed 1876 presidential election but lost the presidency to Rutherford B. Hayes after a contested electoral count. He left much of his fortune to found what became the New York Public Library.
• 1886 US Championships 1886 Men: Richard Sears
• 1886 Bulgarian Crisis abdication of Alexander of Battenberg Russian-backed officers force the Bulgarian prince to abdicate A group of pro-Russian army officers kidnapped Prince Alexander of Battenberg and forced him to sign an abdication, plunging Bulgaria into a political crisis. Alexander briefly returned but resigned for good within weeks amid Russian opposition to his rule. The crisis strained relations between Russia and Austria-Hungary and fed into wider Balkan instability.
• 1886 Charleston earthquake Major earthquake devastates South Carolina A magnitude-7 earthquake struck near Charleston, South Carolina, killing around 60 people and destroying much of the city's downtown. It remains the most powerful and damaging earthquake recorded in the southeastern United States. Reconstruction reshaped the city's architecture for decades afterward.