Dec 2 Opera "Regina di Saba" premieres in Vienna Dec 7 49th Congress (1885-87) convenes Dec 17 France declares Madagascar a protectorate "Annunciation of an Extraordinary Holy Year" Dec 22 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Quod auctoritate "The Annunciation of an Extraordinary Holy Year" - celebrating 50 years since Pope's ordination 256th Pope Leo XIII Itō Hirobumi First PM Dec 22 Samurai Itō Hirobumi, becomes the first Prime Minister of Japan 1st Prime Minister of Japan Itō Hirobumi Nov 1885 Historical Events by Year Jan 1886 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists
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