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{{Unreferenced|date=June 2015}}{{Year in India|1886}}Events in the year 1886 in India. Incumbents- Empress of India – Queen Victoria
- Viceroy of India – The Earl of Dufferin
EventsTrinomali or Tiruvannamalai, a Cheftian town, an Ancient mart and the headquarters of the taluk of same name in South Arcot district in Madras Presidency was constituted as Municipality. Which was shifted to North Arcot district later. After Independence, The City and few taluks of North Arcot district separated as New district with Trinomali as Headquarters. Births- 16 January – Chenganoor Raman Pillai, Kathakali artiste (d.1980).
Deaths- 16 August – Sri Ramakrishna (born 1836)
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2011}}{{India year nav}}{{Year in Asia|1886}}{{India-year-stub}} 3 : 1886 in India|1886 by country|Years of the 19th century in India |