Timeline November 1836

Events in November 1836 4

• 1737 – 1836 Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1836) Died 14 November 1836, aged 99 American statesman and the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was also one of the wealthiest men in the early United States and a founder of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
• 1756 – 1836 John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836) Died 26 November 1836, aged 80 Scottish engineer who developed "macadam," a method of road construction using layered crushed stone. His technique was widely adopted across Europe and North America and gave rise to the later term "tarmac."
• 1757 – 1836 Charles X of France (1757-1836) Died 6 November 1836, aged 79 Former King of France whose reactionary policies provoked the July Revolution of 1830, forcing his abdication. He died in exile in Gorizia in the Austrian Empire.
• 1836 University of London chartered Royal charter establishes degree-granting federal university A royal charter established the University of London as a body empowered to confer degrees, building on the earlier founding of University College and King's College. It became one of the first British universities open to students regardless of religion.