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What Happened in January 1736

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Historical Events

  • Jan 26 Stanislaw I of Poland abdicates his throne

Famous Birthdays

James Watt (1736-1819)

Jan 19 Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer and chemist (steam engine), born in Greenock, Scotland

James Watt
  • Jan 19 Laurens Pieter van de Spiegel, Dutch Grand Pensionary of Zeeland and Holland (1787-95) (d. 1800)
  • Jan 25 Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian mathematician & astronomer (number theory, celestial mechanics), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1813)
Born in 1736

Famous Deaths

  • Jan 7 Česlav Vaňura, Czech composer, dies at 41
  • Jan 17 Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect, dies at 73
  • Jan 31 Filippo Juvarra, Italian architect, dies at 57

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