Important Historical Events of the year 1836, Year 1836 in History

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List of 1836 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1836

What happened in the year 1836?

Date	Event
February 19, 1836	King William IV signs Letters Patent establishing the Province of South Australia.
February 23, 1836	Texas Revolution: The Siege of the Alamo (prelude to the Battle of the Alamo) begins in San Antonio, Texas.
February 25, 1836	Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm.
March 1, 1836	A convention of delegates from 57 Texas communities convenes in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, to deliberate independence from Mexico.
March 2, 1836	Texas Revolution: The Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico is adopted.
March 5, 1836	Samuel Colt patents the first production-model revolver, the .34-caliber.
March 6, 1836	Texas Revolution: Battle of the Alamo: After a thirteen-day siege by an army of 3,000 Mexican troops, the 187 Texas volunteers, including frontiersman Davy Crockett and colonel Jim Bowie, defending the Alamo are killed and the fort is captured.
March 27, 1836	Texas Revolution: On the orders of General Antonio López de Santa Anna, the Mexican Army massacres 342 Texian Army POWs at Goliad, Texas.
April 20, 1836	U.S. Congress passes an act creating the Wisconsin Territory.
April 21, 1836	Texas Revolution: The Battle of San Jacinto: Republic of Texas forces under Sam Houston defeat troops under Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
April 22, 1836	Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston identify Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna among the captives of the battle when some of his fellow soldiers mistakenly give away his identity.
May 4, 1836	Formation of Ancient Order of Hibernians
May 14, 1836	The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas.
May 15, 1836	Francis Baily observes "Baily's beads" during an annular eclipse.
June 15, 1836	Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state.
June 16, 1836	The formation of the London Working Men's Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement.
July 11, 1836	The Fly-fisher's Entomology is published by Alfred Ronalds. The book transformed the sport and went to many editions.
July 29, 1836	Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
August 17, 1836	British parliament accepts registration of births, marriages and deaths.
August 30, 1836	The city of Houston is founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen.
September 1, 1836	Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington.
September 5, 1836	Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
September 11, 1836	The Riograndense Republic is proclaimed by rebels after defeating Empire of Brazil's troops in the Battle of Seival, during the Ragamuffin War.
October 16, 1836	Great Trek: Afrikaner voortrekkers repulse a Matabele attack, but lose their livestock.
October 22, 1836	Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas.
December 14, 1836	The Toledo War unofficially ends as the "Frostbitten Convention" votes to accept Congress' terms for admitting Michigan as a U.S. state.
December 15, 1836	The U.S. Patent Office building in Washington, D.C., nearly burns to the ground, destroying all 9,957 patents issued by the federal government to that date, as well as 7,000 related patent models.
December 27, 1836	The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing eight people.
December 28, 1836	South Australia and Adelaide are founded.
December 28, 1836	Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico with the signing of the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty.