Ed Lafitte, American baseball player and soldier (d. 1971)
Edward Francis Lafitte (April 7, 1886 – April 12, 1971) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Detroit Tigers (1909–12), Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–15), and Buffalo Blues (1915). Born in New Orleans, Louisiana at his family's home located at 319 Bourbon Street, he batted and threw right-handed.
1886Apr, 7
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- 23Feb
Julia Brainerd Hall
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. - 27Mar
Apache Wars
Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars. - 29May
John Pemberton
The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal. - 10Jun
Pink and White Terraces
Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17 km long fissure across the mountain peak. - 30Jun
Port Moody, British Columbia
The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.