Births on March 16

Herbert Lindström

Born on March 16, 1886

Herbert Lindström, Swedish tug of war player (d. 1951)

Carl Herbert Lindström (16 March 1886 – 26 October 1951) was a Swedish fisherman and policeman who won a gold medal in the tug of war competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

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Events on 1886

23 Feb

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.
27 Mar

Apache Wars
Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
29 May

John Pemberton
The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
10 Jun

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.
30 Jun

Port Moody, British Columbia
The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.

Births on March 16

Herbert Lindström

Born on March 16, 1886

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Events on 1886

Julia Brainerd Hall

Apache Wars

John Pemberton

Pink and White Terraces

Port Moody, British Columbia