Historical Events In 1736

May 26 Battle of Ackia (Louisiana), British & Chickasaw Indians defeat the French

Jan 26 Stanislaw Lesczynski flees Polish throne

Jan 19 The birth of James Watts, Scottish 'steam' inventor

Jan 27 Abdication of Stanislas, last king of Poland

Jan 27 Abdication of Stanislas, last king of Poland

Feb 05 Methodists John &Charles Wesley arrive in Savannah GA

Feb 29 The birth of Gioacchino Rossini, Italian operatic composer

Feb 12 Maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor François I)

Feb 29 The birth of Ann Lee, Founder of the American Society of Shakers

Jun 14 The birth of Charles Coulomb, French electrical physicist