This day in history. Read about what happened today. A short and interesting account of historical events and facts about this day as well as any other day of the year. Find historical birthdays, deaths, tragedies, war events, disasters and sports events.

This year in history
In the year 1836

	January 27th	Austrian writer, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, was born in Lemberg, Austria (now Ukraine). His most famous novel is Venus in Furs and the masochism was coined by psychiatrist Krafft-Ebing in relation to Masoch's work.
	February 23th	The Siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas. It was a battle that was fought between the forces of the Republic of Mexico and rebel Texan forces. The battle ended with the Mexican Army claiming victory after a 12 day siege, although Mexican forces won the battle it had the effect of raising considerable support for Texan independence.
	March 6th	American frontiersman, Davy Crockett, died at the age of 49. He died in the battle of the Alamo.
	May 16th	British writer, Edgar Allan Poe, married his 13-year-old cousin Virginia.
	June 15th	Arkansas was admitted as the 25th US state.
	July 8th	British politician, Joseph Chamberlain, was born in London. He was one of the most influential British politicians throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Click here to return to the Home page.

All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.