Timeline October 1886

Events in October 1886 6

• 1886 Cuba abolishes slavery Spain ends slavery in its Cuban colony A royal decree formally abolished slavery in Cuba, ending an institution that had underpinned the island's sugar economy for centuries. Cuba was one of the last places in the Americas to end slavery. Former slaves continued to face discrimination and economic hardship after emancipation.
• 1886 – 1971 Spring Byington (1886-1971) American actress, Marmee in Little Women and star of December Bride.
• 1886 Spring Byington born in Colorado Springs Spring Byington is born in Colorado Springs.
• 1886 – 1972 Leo G. Carroll (1886-1972) English actor in six Hitchcock films, later Mr. Waverly in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
• 1886 Leo G. Carroll born in Weedon Bec Leo G. Carroll is born in Weedon Bec.
• 1886 Statue of Liberty dedicated Gift from France dedicated in New York Harbor The Statue of Liberty was formally dedicated on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor before a crowd of dignitaries and a flotilla of ships. Designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi with an iron framework by Gustave Eiffel, it was a gift from the people of France marking Franco-American friendship. It became an enduring symbol of the United States and of immigration to America.