1836

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point in time: 1836-01-01
Commons category: 1836

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March 6: The 182 Texas defenders of the Alamo are killed while defending against 2,000 Mexican Army attackers

March 2: The Republic of Texas declares independence from Mexico. 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1836th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 836th year of the 2nd millennium, the 36th year of the 19th century, and the 7th year of the 1830s decade. As of the start of 1836, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.