Page 5: Historical Events In 1836

Oct 22   Sam Houston inaugurated as 1st elected pres of Republic of Texas.   

Oct 22   Sam Houston inaugurated as inaugural elected president of Republic of Texas.   

Oct 24   A Phillips patents match.   

Oct 24   The match is patented (took me a minute think striking a match).   

Nov 06   Charles X, King of France (1824-30), dies at 79.   

Nov 06   Francis Ellingwood Abbot, Boston, theologian (Scientific Theism).   

Nov 10   Louis Napoleon banished to America   

Nov 11   Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru   

Nov 11   Thomas Bailey Aldrich, US, author/editor (Story of a Bad Boy)   

Nov 15   Pierce Manning Butler Young, Mjr Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1896   

Nov 18   William Schwenck Gilbert, London, composer (Gilbert and Sullivan)   

Nov 20   John Thomas Croxton, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1874.   

Nov 27   Carle [Antoine CH] Vernet, French painter/lithographer, dies   

Dec 04   Daniel Read, composer, dies at 79.   

Dec 04   Whig party holds its 1st national convention, Harrisburg, Pa   

Dec 04   Whig party holds its inaugural national convention, Harrisburg, Pa.   

Dec 07   Martin Van Buren elected 8th president   

Dec 10   Emory College (now Emory University) is chartered in Oxford, Georgia   

Dec 11   Jan Boissevain, Dutch politician/ship owner   

Dec 12   Giuseppe Farinelli, composer, dies at 67.   

Dec 14   The Toledo War unofficially ends.   

Dec 15   Edmond Picard, French/Belgian lawyer/writer (La forge Roussel)   

Dec 15   Patent Office burns in Wash, DC   

Dec 15   Patent Office burns in Washington DC.   

Dec 19   Maria L Sanford, pioneer educator (PTA)   

Dec 26   Hans Georg Nageli, composer, dies at 63   

Dec 27   Henricus Oort, Dutch theologist (Leidse translation).   

Dec 27   Stephen Fuller Austin, founder of state of Texas, dies at 43   

Dec 27   Worst English avalanche results in the deaths of 8 of 15 buried (Lewes Sussex).   

Dec 28   Spain recognizes independence of Mexico   

Dec 29   Johann Baptist Schenk, composer, dies at 83   

Dec 30   Lehman-theater in St Petersburg catches fire; 100s die.   

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Jan 02   Queen emma of hawaii: Consort of king kamehameha iv    

Jan 02   Mendele moykher sforim: Jewish writer   

Jan 03   Sakamoto ryoma: Japanese revolutionary    

Jan 08   Fannie m jackson: Pioneer & educator, 1st us black woman college grad   

Jan 08   Lawrence alma tadema: Dutch/british painter/husband of laura epps   

Jan 10   Charles ingalls: Father of laura ingalls wilder   

Jan 14   [hugh] judson kilpatrick: Mjr gen (union volunteers), died in 1881   

Jan 14   Henri fantin-latour: French painter    

Jan 03   Friedrich witt: Composer,    

Jan 11   John molson: Canadian brewer (b. 1763)   

Jan 30   Betsy ross: American seamstress (b. 1752)   

Feb 22   John clarke-whitfeld: Composer,    

Mar 06   Davy crockett: Us pioneer (alamo), killed in battle at 49   

Mar 27   James fannin: Texas revolutionary (b. 1804)   

Apr 07   William godwin: English political writer (b. 1756)   

Apr 20   Johan i jozef: Monarch of liechtenstein/fieldmarshal,