Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1736
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Literature
- Samuel Johnson teaches at Edial school and begins Irene
Theatre
- Henry Fielding becomes a dramatic producer with Pasquin
Art
- Allan Ramsay travels to Italy
Music
- Charles Avison becomes organist at St. Nicholas's Church,
Newcastle, and organizes some of England's first subscription
concerts
- William Boyce appointed composer at the Chapel Royal
- George Frederick Händel (or Handel), Alexander's
Feast, with text by Dryden
- George Frederick Händel (or Handel), Atalanta
Science, Technology, & Medicine
Politics & Law
- Russia, Austria, and Turkey enter into war
Philosophy & Theology
Milestones
- Death of Nicholas Hawksmoor, architect
- Death of Pergolesi, composer
Miscellaneous
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