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1936(MCMXXXVI) was aleap year starting on Wednesdayof theGregorian calendar,the 1936th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 936th year of the2nd millennium,the 36th year of the20th century,and the 7th year of the1930sdecade.
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Events
editJanuary–February
edit- January 20– The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as KingEdward VIII,following the death of his father,George V,at hisSandringham House.
- January 28–State funeral of George Vof the United Kingdom. After a procession through London, he is buried atSt George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.[1]
- February 4–RadiumE (bismuth-210) becomes the firstradioactiveelement to be made synthetically.
- February 6– TheIV Olympic Winter Gamesopen inGarmisch-Partenkirchen,Germany.
- February 10–19–Second Italo-Ethiopian War:Battle of Amba Aradam– Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of theEthiopian Empire.
- February 16–1936 Spanish general election:The left-wingPopular Frontcoalition takes a majority.
- February 26–February 26 Incident( nhị ・ nhị lục sự kiện,Niniroku Jiken): TheImperial Way Factionengineers a failed coup against the Japanese government; some politicians are killed.
March–April
edit- March 1– Construction ofHoover Damis completed in the United States.
- March 7– In violation of theTreaty of VersaillesandLocarno Treaties,Nazi Germanyreoccupies the Rhineland.[2][3]Hitlerand other Nazis later admit that the French army alone could have destroyed theWehrmacht.[4]
- March 9– Pro-democratic militaristKeisuke Okadasteps down asPrime Minister of Japanand is replaced by radical militaristKōki Hirota.[5]
- March 15– AustrianJosef Bradlsets themen's world record ski jumpat 101.5 metres (333 ft) onBloudkova velikankahill inPlanicaand becomes the first man in history to stand jump over one hundred metres.[6][7][8][nb 1]
- April 5– A tornado hitsTupelo, Mississippi,United States, killing 216 people and injuring over 700 (the 4th deadliest tornado in U.S. history).
- April 15– TheTulkarm shooting,followed by Jewish retaliation, begins the1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestineagainst British administration, and stokes opposition to Jewish immigration.[9]
May–June
edit- May 5–March of the Iron Will:Italian forces occupyAddis Ababaunopposed.[10]
- May 7– Italy annexesEthiopia.
- May 9–Italian East Africais formed from the Italian territories ofEritrea,Ethiopia,andItalian Somaliland.
- May 12– TheSanta Ferailroad in the United States inaugurates the all-PullmanSuper Chiefpassenger train, betweenChicagoandLos Angeles.
- May 25– TheRemington Rand strike of 1936–37begins, spawning the notoriousMohawk Valley formula,a corporate plan forstrikebreaking.
- May 27– British luxury linerRMSQueen MaryleavesSouthamptonfor her maidentransatlantic crossing.
- June 19
- Max Schmelingknocks outJoe Louisin the 12th round of theirheavyweightboxingmatch, atYankee Stadiumin New York City.
- Per Albin Hanssonresigns asPrime Minister of Sweden,over the issue of defence policy. He is replaced by the leader of the Farmer's League (Bondeförbundet)Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp,who also becomes Minister of Agriculture.
- The totalsolar eclipse of June 19, 1936is visible in Greece, Turkey, Russia and Japan. It is part ofSolar Saros 126;Gammais a value of 0.53889.
- June 26–Focke-Wulf Fw 61,the first fully controllablehelicopter,makes its maiden flight.
July–August
edit- July 4– First publication recognizingstressas a biological condition.[11][12]
- July 17– TheSpanish Army of Africalaunches acoup d'étatagainst the RepublicanSecond Spanish Republic,beginning theSpanish Civil War.
- July 20– TheMontreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straitsis signed inMontreux,allowingTurkeyto fortify theDardanellesand theBosphorus,but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
- July 24–Carmelite Martyrs of Guadalajara:3 nuns are shot dead by theRepublican faction (Spanish Civil War).[13]
- August 1– The1936 Summer Olympicsopen in Berlin, Germany, and mark the first live television coverage of an international sports event in world history (John Logie Bairdhad broadcast the Derby horse race in Britain in 1931).
- August 3–1936 Summer Olympics:African-AmericanathleteJesse Owenswins the 100-meter dash.
- August 4– A self-coup is staged by Greek Prime MinisterIoannis Metaxas,marking the beginning of the authoritarian4th of August Regime,which will rule Greece until theAxis occupation of Greecein1941.
- August 14–1936 Summer Olympics:The Junior Varsity Rowing Crew from theUniversity of Washingtonsurprises the world listening on radio when they come from behind to win Olympic Gold.[14]
- August 26– TheAnglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936is signed.
September–October
edit- September 4–5– English-born aviatorBeryl Markhambecomes the first woman to make an east-to-west solotransatlantic flight,fromAbingdon-on-Thames,England, toBaleine, Nova Scotia.
- September 5–Spanish Civil War:Robert Capa's photographThe Falling Soldieris taken.
- September 7– The last knownthylacine( "Tasmanian tiger" ), named Benjamin, dies inHobart ZooinTasmania.
- September 9
- 1936 Naval Revolt (Portugal):The crews ofPortuguese NavyfrigateNRPAfonso de AlbuquerqueanddestroyerDãomutiny while anchored in Lisbon Harbour. Opposed to theSalazar dictatorship's support ofGeneral Franco's coup in Spain, they declare their solidarity with theSecond Spanish Republic.[15]
- TheFranco-Syrian Treaty of Independenceis signed.
- September 10– The firstWorld Speedway Championshipis held atWembley Stadiumin London, England. It is won by AustralianLionel Van Praag,with EnglishmanEric Langtonsecond and AustralianBluey Wilkinsonthird.
- September 13– In response to apoliooutbreak,Chicago Public Schoolslaunchesa distance education programwhich constitutes the first large-scale use ofradio broadcaststo facilitatedistance education.[16]
- September 28– After the election to the Swedish Riksdag's second chamber,Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorpand his "Holiday Cabinet" ( "Semesterregeringen") resign (though he remains as Minister of Agriculture) andPer Albin Hanssonreturns as Prime Minister, staying in office until his death from a heart attack in1946.
- October
- Joseph Stalin'sGreat Purgebegins in theSoviet Union.
- TheViking Agecraftsman'sMästermyr chestis discovered in theMästermyrmire (after which it is later named), west ofHemse,on the island ofGotland,Sweden.
- October 19– H. R. Ekins, reporter for theNew York World-Telegram,wins a race to travel around the world on commercial airline flights, beatingDorothy Kilgallenof theNew York Journaland Leo Kieran ofThe New York Times.The flight takes 181⁄2days.
- October 25– TheRome-Berlin Axisis formed.
November–December
edit- November 2
- TheBBClaunches the world's first regular television service in high-definition (according to contemporary standards).
- TheCanadian Broadcasting Corporation(CBC) beginsradioin Canada.
- November 3–1936 United States presidential election:Franklin D. Rooseveltis reelected to a second term, in a landslide victory overKansasGovernorAlf Landon;farmers support Roosevelt.
- November 9– American fashion designerRuth Harknessencounters and captures a nine-week-old panda cub in Sichuan, China; it becomes the first live giant panda to enter the United States.
- November 12– InCalifornia,theSan Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridgeopens to traffic.
- November 20– A levee failure and continued massive rain at theMitsubishiOsarizawa mine,Kazuno,northeasternAkita,Japan, results in at least 375 deaths.
- November 23–Cover dateof the first issue ofLife,a weekly news magazine launched in the United States under the management ofHenry Luce.
- November 25– TheAnti-Comintern Pactis signed by Germany and Japan.
- November 30– A spectacular fire destroysThe Crystal Palacein London, originally built for the 1851Great Exhibition.
- December 3– Radio stationWQXRis officially founded in New York City.
- December 5– The1936 Soviet Constitution,promulgated byStalin,is adopted in theSoviet Union.TheTranscaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republicis dissolved, andArmenia,AzerbaijanandGeorgiabecome fullRepublics of the Soviet Union.
- December 7– Streptococcousmeningitis(a condition previously 99% fatal) is successfully treated for the first time with asulfonamide.[17]
- December 10–Edward VIII abdication crisis:KingEdward VIIIof the United Kingdom signs an instrument ofabdicationatFort Belvedere, Surreyin the presence of his three brothers,The Duke of York,The Duke of GloucesterandThe Duke of Kent.
- December 11
- Edward VIII abdication crisis:The British Parliament passesHis Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936on behalf of the U.K., Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The King performs his last act as sovereign by givingRoyal Assentto the Act, and his brother Prince Albert, Duke of York, becomes King, reigning asKing George VI.The abdicated King, now HRH Prince Edward, makes a broadcast to the nation explaining his decision to abdicate, and leaves the country for Austria.
- Taking the opportunity to free itself further from ties to the United Kingdom, theOireachtas of the Irish Free Statepasses theConstitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936,removing most powers from the office ofGovernor-General of the Irish Free State,and theExecutive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936(signed into law December 12), assenting to the abdication and restricting the power of the monarch in relation to Ireland to international affairs.
- December 12–Xi'an Incident:GeneralissimoChiang Kai-shekof the Republic of China is kidnapped by MarshalZhang Xueliang.
- December 24– The first filmed Russian opera,Natalka Poltavka,is released inUkraine.
Date unknown
editBirths
editJanuary
edit- January 2–Roger Miller,American singer-songwriter, musician and actor (d.1992)
- January 6
- Darlene Hard,American tennis player (d.2021)
- Alejandro Maldonado,37thPresident of Guatemala
- Julio María Sanguinetti,2-time President of Uruguay
- January 8–Robert May,Australian scientist (d.2020)[20]
- January 10
- Stephen E. Ambrose,American historian and biographer (d.2002)
- Robert Wilson,American physicist and radio astronomer,Nobellaureate
- January 11–Eva Hesse,American artist (d.1970)
- January 12–Émile Lahoud,15thPresident of Lebanon
- January 14–Reiner Klimke,German equestrian (d.1999)
- January 19–Ziaur Rahman,7th President of Bangladesh (d.1981)
- January 22
- Alan J. Heeger,American physicist
- Ong Teng Cheong,5th President of Singapore (d.2002)
- January 25–Diana Hyland,American actress (d.1977)
- January 27
- Barry Barish,American gravitational physicist, Nobel laureate
- Troy Donahue,American actor (d.2001)
- Samuel C. C. Ting,American physicist
- January 28
- Waldyr Boccardo,Brazilian basketball player (d.2018)
- Alan Alda,American actor, director, screenwriter, comedian and author
- Ismail Kadare,Albanian writer (d.2024)
February
edit- February 3–Bob Simpson,Australian cricketer
- February 4–David Brenner,American actor and comedian (d.2014)
- February 6
- Kent Douglas,Canadian ice hockey player, coach (d.2009)
- Stompin' Tom Connors,Canadian country and folk singer-songwriter (d.2013)
- February 9–Clive Swift,British actor (d.2019)
- February 11–Burt Reynolds,American actor, director and producer (d.2018)
- February 14–Anna German,Polishsinger (d.1982)
- February 16–Carl Icahn,American businessman, investor and philanthropist
- February 17–Jim Brown,African-American football player and actor (d.2023)
- February 21–Barbara Jordan,African-American lawyer, educator, politician and civil rights activist (d.1996)
- February 24–Carol D'Onofrio,American public health researcher (d.2020)[21]
- February 26–Adem Demaçi,Albanian politician, writer (d.2018)
- February 29
- Alex Rocco,American actor (d.2015)
- Jack Lousma,American astronaut and politician
- Henri Richard,Canadian ice hockey player (d.2020)
March
edit- March 4
- Jim Clark,Scottish race car driver (d.1968)
- Kim Yong-chun,North Korean soldier, politician (d.2018)
- Aribert Reimann,German composer (d.2024)
- March 5
- Canaan Banana,1st President of Zimbabwe (d.2003)
- Dean Stockwell,American actor (d.2021)
- March 6
- Marion Barry,African-American civil rights activist and politician (d.2014)
- Choummaly Sayasone,5th President of Laos
- March 7
- Loren Acton,American astronaut
- Julio Terrazas Sandoval,Bolivian cardinal (d.2015)
- March 9–Mickey Gilley,American country singer (d.2022)
- March 10–Sepp Blatter,Swiss sports administrator, president ofFIFA
- March 11
- Harald zur Hausen,German virologist (d.2023)
- Takis Mousafiris,Greek composer and songwriter[22]
- Antonin Scalia,Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States(d.2016)
- March 13–Mónica Miguel,Mexican actress, director and singer (d.2020)
- March 17–Ken Mattingly,American astronaut (d.2023)
- March 18–F. W. de Klerk,7th and lastState President of South Africa(d.2021)
- March 19–Ursula Andress,Swiss actress
- March 20–Lee "Scratch" Perry,Jamaican musician (d.2021)
- March 21–Seyyed Mehdi Tabatabaei,Iranian politician (d.2018)
- March 27–Banwari Lal Joshi,Indian politician (d.2017)
- March 28
- Bill Gaither,American musician
- Mario Vargas Llosa,Peruvian writer, politician, journalist and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate
- Amancio OrtegaGaona, Spanish business tycoon
April
edit- April 1
- Jean-Pascal Delamuraz,2-time President of Switzerland (d.1998)
- Leo Posada,Cuban baseball player (d.2022)
- April 7–Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia,Yugoslav princess, Serbian princess, Serbian presidential candidate
- April 9
- Gloria Grosso,Italian former politician[23]
- Valerie Solanas,American feminist writer who attempts to killAndy Warhol(d.1988)
- Ferdinando Imposimato,Italian judge (d.2018)
- April 12–Charles Napier,American character actor (d.2011)
- April 13–Choi In-hun,South Korean writer (d.2018)
- April 14–Dilbagh Singh Kler,Malaysian Olympic athlete (d.2012)
- April 15
- Pen Sovan,Cambodian politician (d.2016)
- Raymond Poulidor,French road-bicycle racer ( d.2019)
- April 17–Urs Wild,Swiss chemist[24]
- April 20–Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz(d.1989)
- April 22–Glen Campbell,American singer and actor (d.2017)
- April 23–Roy Orbison,American singer-songwriter (Pretty Woman) (d.1988)
- April 24
- Akwasi Afrifa,3rd Head of State of Ghana (d.1979)
- Jill Ireland,English actress (d.1990)
- April 28–Tariq Aziz,Iraqi politician (d.2015)
- April 29–Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild,British financier and aristocrat (d.2024)
May
edit- May 1–Danièle Huillet,French filmmaker (d.2006)
- May 2
- Norma Aleandro,Argentinian actress
- Engelbert Humperdinck(b. Arnold George Dorsey), British singer
- May 4–El Cordobés,Spanish matador
- May 5–Trần Đức Lương,5thPresident of Vietnam
- May 7–Jimmy Ruffin,African-American singer (d.2014)
- May 9
- Albert Finney,English actor (d.2019)
- Glenda Jackson,English actress and politician (d.2023)
- Ernest Shonekan,9th Head of State ofNigeria(d.2022)
- May 12
- Klaus Doldinger,German musician
- Guillermo Endara,32ndPresident of Panama(1989–1994) (d.2009)
- May 13–Rafael Campos,Dominican actor (d.1985)
- May 14–Bobby Darin,American singer (d.1973)
- May 16
- Philippe de Montebello,American museum director
- Karl Lehmann,German Catholic cardinal (d.2018)
- May 17–Dennis Hopper,American actor and director (d.2010)
- May 20
- Nickey Iyambo,Namibian politician, 1stVice-President of Namibia(d.2019)
- Antanas Vaupšas,Lithuanian athlete (d.2017)
- May 21–Günter Blobel,German-American biologist, academic andNobel Prizelaureate (d.2018)
- May 23–Charles Kimbrough,American actor (d.2023)
- May 25–Tom T. Hall,American country singer-songwriter (d.2021)
- May 27–Louis Gossett Jr.,African-American actor (d.2024)
- May 28–James B. Goetz,American radio broadcaster, politician andLieutenant Governor of Minnesotafrom 1967 to 1971 (d.2019)
June
edit- June 2–Volodymyr Holubnychy,Soviet Olympic athlete (d.2021)
- June 3–Colin Meads,New Zealand rugby union player (d.2017)
- June 4
- Bruce Dern,American actor
- NutanSamarth, Indian actress (d.1991)
- June 8
- James Darren,American actor and singer (d.2024)
- Kenneth G. Wilson,American Nobel Prize-winning physicist (d.2013)
- June 15–William Levada,American cardinal (d.2019)
- June 17–Ken Loach,British film director
- June 18
- Denny Hulme,New Zealand racing driver (d.1992)
- Barack Obama Sr.,Kenyan economist (d.1982)
- June 19–Takeshi Aono,Japanese actor (d.2012)
- June 22
- Kris Kristofferson,American actor and singer-songwriter (d.2024)
- Izatullo Khayoyev,1stPrime Minister of Tajikistan(d.2015)
- Ferran Olivella,Spanish footballer (d.2023)
- Hermeto Pascoal,Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist
- June 23–Costas Simitis,Greek politician, 78thPrime Minister of Greece
- June 25–B. J. Habibie,Indonesian politician, 3rdPresident of Indonesia(d.2019)
- June 26
- Hal Greer,African-American professional basketball player (d.2018)
- Lee Ming-liang,Taiwanese geneticist
- Jean-Claude Turcotte,Canadian cardinal (d.2015)
- June 27
- Geneviève Fontanel,French stage, film actress (d.2018)
- Joe Doyle,Irish politician (d.2009)
- June 28–Leon O. Chua,American electrical engineer and computer scientist
- June 29
- David Jenkins,American figure skater
- Eddie Mabo,Australian Indigenous rights activist (d.1992)
- Kigeli V of Rwanda,last king of Rwanda (d.2016)
- June 30–Assia Djebar,Algerian writer (d.2015)
July
edit- July 1–Antonio Salines,Italian actor and director (d.2021)
- July 4–Günter Vetter,Austrian politician (d.2022)
- July 5
- SirFrederick Ballantyne,Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (d.2020)
- Shirley Knight,American actress (d.2020)
- SirJames Mirrlees,Scottish-born economist, winner of the 1996 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (d.2018)
- July 7
- Hammoudi Al-Harithi,Iraqi actor
- Anatoly Kirov,Soviet wrestler
- July 8–Johan Du Preez,Rhodesian-Zimbabwean sprinter
- July 14–Marisa Allasio,Italian actress
- July 16
- Miria Obote,former First Lady of Uganda
- Venkataraman Subramanya,Indian cricketer
- Leo Sterckx,Belgian cyclist
- Yasuo Fukuda,58thPrime Minister of Japan
- July 26–Neelu,Indian actor (d.2018)
- July 30
- Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz,Spanish royal (d.2020)
- Buddy Guy,African-American blues singer and guitarist
August
edit- August 1
- Yves Saint Laurent,Algerian-born French fashion designer (d.2008)
- Chadlia Fahrat Essebsi,Tunisian consort, 5thFirst Lady of Tunisia(d.2019)
- August 4–Joaquim Roriz,Brazilian politician (d.2018)
- August 12
- Kjell Grede,Swedish film director (d.2017)
- André Kolingba,President of Central African Republic(d.2010)
- August 17–Margaret Hamilton,American computer scientist, systems engineer and business owner
- August 18–Robert Redford,American actor and film director
- August 21
- Wilt Chamberlain,African-American basketball player (d.1999)
- Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia,(d.2008)
- August 23–Rudy Lewis,American rhythm and blues singer (d.1964)
- August 25–Giridharilal Kedia,Indian former Working President of KVK (d.2009)
- August 26–Benedict Anderson,American academic (d.2015)
- August 27–Lien Chan,Taiwanesepolitician
- August 28–Bert Schneider,Austrian road racer (d.2009)
- August 29–John McCain,American politician,U.S. Senator(R-Az.) (d.2018)
- August 31–Fabrizia Ramondino,Italian author (d.2008)
September
edit- September 1–Valery Legasov,Soviet inorganic chemist (d.1988)
- September 2–Andrew Grove,Hungarian-American businessman, engineer and author (d.2016)
- September 3–Zine El Abidine Ben Ali,2ndPresident of Tunisia(d.2019)
- September 4–Kamuta Latasi,4th Prime Minister of Tuvalu
- September 7
- Buddy Holly,American rock-and-roll singer-songwriter and musician (d.1959)
- Jorge Porcel,Argentine-American actor (d.2006)
- September 14–Walter Koenig,American actor (Star Trek: The Original Series)
- September 15–Ashley Cooper,Australian tennis player (d.2020)
- September 19–Al Oerter,American Olympic athlete (d.2007)
- September 21–Yury Luzhkov,mayor of Moscow (d.2019)
- September 23–Valentín Paniagua,President of Peru (d.2006)
- September 24–Jim Henson,American puppeteer, filmmaker and television producer (The Muppets) (d.1990)
- September 25–Moussa Traoré,President of Mali(d.2020)
- September 26–Winnie Madikizela-Mandela,South African anti-apartheid activist (d.2018)
- September 27–Joselo,Venezuelan actor, comedian (d.2013)
- September 28–Robert Wolders,Dutch actor (d.2018)
- September 29–Silvio Berlusconi,50thPrime Minister of Italy,media entrepreneur (d.2023)
October
edit- October 1–Duncan Edwards,English footballer (d.1958)
- October 3–Steve Reich,American composer
- October 5–Václav Havel,Czech playwright, writer and politician, 10thPresident of Czechoslovakiaand 1stPresident of the Czech Republic(d.2011)
- October 6–Lin Yu-lin,Taiwanese billionaire real estate developer (d.2018)
- October 7–Fereydoun Farrokhzad,Iranian entertainer (d.1992)
- October 8–Rogelio Guerra,Mexican actor (d.2018)
- October 9–Brian Blessed,English actor
- October 10–Gerhard Ertl,German physicist,Nobellaureate
- October 13–Christine Nöstlinger,Austrian writer (d.2018)
- October 18–Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino,Cuban cardinal (d.2019)
- October 19–Tony Lo Bianco,American actor (d.2024)
- October 22–Bobby Seale,American political activist
- October 24–Bill Wyman,English rock guitarist
- October 25–Masako Nozawa,Japanese actress and voice actress
- October 26
- Etelka Kenéz Heka,Hungarian writer, poet, singer
- Shelley Morrison,American actress (d.2019)
- October 28–Charlie Daniels,American country singer-songwriter (d.2020)
- October 30–Polina Astakhova,Soviet artistic gymnast (d.2005)
- October 31–Michael Landon,American actor, director, producer and writer (d.1991)
November
edit- November 3–Roy Emerson,Australian tennis player
- November 4–Didier Ratsiraka,3rdPresident of Madagascar(d.2021)[25]
- November 5
- Ivan Stambolić,Serbian politician (d.2000)
- Uwe Seeler,German football player and manager (d.2022)
- November 8–Virna Lisi,Italian actress (d.2014)
- November 9
- Mary Travers,American singer-songwriter (d.2009)
- Stephanie Rothman,American film director
- November 11–Susan Kohner,American actress
- November 17
- Lazarus Salii,3rd President of Palau (d.1988)
- Dahlia Ravikovitch,Israeli poet (d.2005)
- November 19–Dick Cavett,American talk show host, television personality
- November 20–Don DeLillo,American author
- November 23–Lazarus Salii,3rd President of Palau (d.1988)
- November 30
- Abbie Hoffman,American political and social activist (d.1989)
- Eric Walter Elst,Belgian astronomer (d.2022)
December
edit- December 4–América Alonso,Venezuelan actress (d.2022)[26]
- December 5–James Lee Burke,American author
- December 7–Martha Layne Collins,American businesswoman and politician[27]
- December 8–David Carradine,American actor, director and martial artist (d.2009)
- December 9–A. B. Yehoshua,Israeli writer (d.2022)
- December 11–Hans van den Broek,Dutch politician and diplomat
- December 12
- Iolanda Balaș,Romanian high jumper (d.2016)
- Reggie Young,American musician and guitarist (d.2019)
- December 14–Robert A. Parker,American physicist, astronomer and astronaut
- December 17
- Pope Francis,Argentine-born Catholic Pontiff[28]
- Klaus Kinkel,German politician (d.2019)
- Tommy Steele,British entertainer
- December 20–Niki Bettendorf,Luxembourgian politician (d.2018)
- December 21–Barbara Roberts,American politician
- December 22–Héctor Elizondo,American actor
- December 23
- La Lupe,Cuban singer (d.1992)[29]
- Frederic Forrest,American actor (d.2023)
- December 25
- Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
- Ismail Merchant,Indian film director and producer (d.2005)
- December 27–Alex Miller,Australian novelist
- December 29
- Mary Tyler Moore,American actress, producer and diabetes awareness activist (d.2017)[30]
- Peep Janes,Estonian architect
- Ray Nitschke,American football player (d.1998)
- December 31–Siw Malmkvist,Swedish singer[31]
Deaths
editJanuary
edit- January 1–Harry B. Smith,American composer (b.1860)
- January 5–Ramón del Valle-Inclán,Spanish writer (b.1866)
- January 6–Louise Bryant,American journalist (b.1885)
- January 9–John Gilbert,American actor (b.1897)
- January 15
- Henry Foster,British Conservative Party politician, former Governor-General of Australia (b.1866)
- George Landenberger,United States NavyCaptain,23rdGovernor of American Samoa(b.1879)
- January 16–Albert Fish,American serial killer (executed) (b.1870)
- January 18–Rudyard Kipling,British writer,Nobel Prizelaureate (b.1865)
- January 20– KingGeorge Vof the United Kingdom (b.1865)
- January 23–John Mills Jr.,"Mills Brothers" basso, guitarist (b.1911)
- January 24
- Harry T. Morey,American actor (b.1873)
- Harry Peach,British furniture manufacturer, social campaigner (b.1874)
- January 28–Richard Loeb,American murderer (b.1905)
February
edit- February 3–Sophie, Princess of Albania,consort ofWilliam of Wied, Prince of Albania(b.1885)
- February 4–Wilhelm Gustloff,German leader of the Swiss Nazi Party (b.1895)
- February 8–Charles Curtis,31stVice President of the United States(b.1860)
- February 9–Callistus Ndlovu,Zimbabwean academic and politician (b. 1936)[32]
- February 19–Billy Mitchell,American general, military aviation pioneer (b.1879)
- February 20
- Max Schreck,German actor (b.1879)
- Georges Vacher de Lapouge,French anthropologist (b.1854)
- February 23–William Adamson,British Labour politician (b.1863)
- February 26– in the "February 26 Incident":
- Takahashi Korekiyo,11thPrime Minister of Japan(b.1854)
- Saitō Makoto,Japanese admiral, 19thPrime Minister of Japan(b.1858)
- February 27
- Ivan Pavlov,Russian psychologist, recipient of theNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine(b.1849)
- Mulugeta Yeggazu,Ethiopian government official, military leader
- Fred Haines,American film director and screenwriter
- February 28–Charles Nicolle,French bacteriologist, recipient of theNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine(b.1866)
March
edit- March 8–Jean Patou,French fashion designer (b.1880)[33]
- March 9–Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri,Indian monk and yogi (b.1855)
- March 12
- David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty,British admiral (b.1871)
- Sir David Campbell,British army general and Governor of Malta (b.1869)
- March 13–Sir Francis Bell,20th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b.1851)
- March 16
- Dace Akmentiņa,Latvian actress (b.1858)
- Marguerite Durand,French journalist, feminist leader (b.1864)
- March 18–Eleftherios Venizelos,Greek statesman, several times Prime Minister (b.1864)
- March 20–Herman P. Faris,American temperance movement leader (b.1858)
- March 21–Alexander Glazunov,Russian composer, conductor (b.1865)
- March 23–Oscar Asche,Australian actor (b.1871)
- March 28–Sir Archibald Garrod,English physician (b.1857)
- March 29–Eugène Marais,South African lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer (b.1871)[34]
April
edit- April 2–Alberico Albricci,Italian general (b.1864)
- April 3–Richard Hauptmann,German killer ofCharles Lindbergh Jr.(executed) (b.1899)
- April 6–Edmund Breese,American actor (b.1871)
- April 7–Marilyn Miller,American actress (b.1898)
- April 8–Róbert Bárány,Austrian physician, recipient of theNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine(b.1876)
- April 9–Ferdinand Tönnies,German sociologist, economist and philosopher (b.1855)
- April 18–Ottorino Respighi,Italian composer, musicologist and conductor (b.1879)
- April 23–Teresa de la Parra,Venezuelan writer (b.1889)
- April 25–Wajed Ali Khan Panni,Bengali aristocrat and philanthropist (b.1871)[35]
- April 26–Tammany Young,American actor (b.1886)
- April 28– KingFuad I of Egypt(b.1868)
- April 30–A. E. Housman,English poet (b.1859)
May
edit- May 2–Ivan Alexandrov,Russian engineer (b.1875)
- May 4–Ludwig von Falkenhausen,German general (b.1844)
- May 5–Marianne Hainisch,Austrian women's rights activist (b.1839)
- May 8–Oswald Spengler,German philosopher (b.1880)
- May 12–Hu Hanmin,Chinese politician (b.1879)
- May 14–Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby,British soldier, administrator (b.1861)
- May 16–Leonidas Paraskevopoulos,Greek general, senator (b.1860)
- May 17–Panagis Tsaldaris,Prime Minister of Greece (b.1868)
- May 24–Khaz'al Khan Ibn Haji Jabir Khan,Iranian emir (b.1863)
- May 29–Norman Chaney,American actor (b.1914)
June
edit- June 11–Robert E. Howard,American pulp fiction writer (suicide) (b.1906)
- June 12–Karl Krays,Austrian writer, journalist (b.1874)
- June 14–G. K. Chesterton,English author (b.1874)
- June 17–Henry B. Walthall,American actor (b.1878)
- June 18–Maxim Gorky,Russian writer (b.1868)
- June 19–Sir William Hall-Jones,English-New Zealand politician, 16th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b.1851)
- June 22
- Mary Haviland Stilwell Kuesel,American pioneer dentist (b.1866)
- Moritz Schlick,German philosopher, physicist (b.1882)
- June 28–Alexander Berkman,Russian anarchist (b.1870)
July
edit- July 1–Hovhannes Abelian,Armenian actor (b.1865)
- July 8–Thomas Meighan,American actor (b.1879)
- July 9–Auguste Adib Pacha,two-time prime minister of Lebanon (b.1859)
- July 11–James Murray,American actor (b.1901)
- July 13
- Kojo Tovalou Houénou,Beninese critic of the French colonial empire in Africa (b.1887)[36]
- José Calvo Sotelo,Spanish politician (b.1893)
- July 16–Alan Crosland,American film director (b.1894)
- July 23–Anna Abrikosova,SovietRoman Catholicreligious sister and servant of God (b.1882)[37]
- July 24
- Georg Michaelis,6thChancellor of Germany(b.1857)
- Sir Arnold Theiler,South African veterinary scientist (b.1867)[38]
- July 25–Heinrich Rickert,German philosopher (b.1863)
August
edit- August 1–Louis Blériot,French aviation pioneer (b.1872)
- August 9–Lincoln Steffens,American journalist (b.1866)
- August 12
- BlessedVictoria Díez Bustos de Molina,Spanish teacher, religious woman (b.1903)
- Manuel Goded,Spanish general (executed) (b.1882)
- August 15–Grazia Deledda,Italian writer,Nobel Prizelaureate (b.1871)
- August 19
- Federico García Lorca,Spanish writer (assassinated) (b.1898)
- Hugh Patrick Lygon,English aristocrat (b.1904)
- Oscar von Sydow,18th Prime Minister of Sweden (b.1873)
- August 22–José María Hinojosa,Spanish poet (assassinated) (b.1904)
- August 23–Julio Ruiz de Alda,Spanish aviator, Falangist politician (executed) (b.1897)
- August 25
- Ivan Nikitich Smirnov,Soviet Communist Partyactivist (b.1881)
- Lev Kamenev,Soviet politician (b.1883)
- Grigory Zinoviev,Soviet politician (b.1883)
September
edit- September 6–Víctor Pradera Larumbe,Spanish political theorist (executed) (b.1872)
- September 7–Kenneth Balfour,British Conservative Party politician (b.1863)
- September 14
- Irving Thalberg,American film producer (b.1899)
- Raoul Villain,French assassin (b.1885)
- September 16–Karl Buresch,9thChancellor of Austria(b.1878)
- September 17–Henri Louis Le Chatelier,French chemist (Le Chatelier's principle) (b.1850)
- September 19–Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande,Indian musician (b.1860)
- September 21
- Amalia Abad Casasempere,SpanishRoman Catholiclaywoman, martyr (executed) (b.1897)
- Antoine Meillet,French linguist (b.1866)
- September 28–William Sims,American admiral (b.1858)
- September 30–Friedrich Sixt von Armin,German general (b.1851)
October
edit- October 2–Juho Sunila,2-timePrime Minister of Finland(b.1875)
- October 3–John Heisman,American football coach (b.1869)
- October 6–Gyula Gömbös,30th Prime Minister of Hungary (b.1886)
- October 8
- Cheiro,Irish astrologer (b.1866)
- William Henry Stark,American businessman (b.1851)
- October 12–Shuja ul-Mulk,Indian ruler (b.1881)
- October 16–Effie Adelaide Rowlands,British writer (b.1859)
- October 19–Lu Xun,leading figure of modernChinese literature(b.1881)
- October 20–Anne Sullivan,American teacher ofHelen Keller(b.1866)
- October 26–Rodney Heath,Australian tennis player (b.1884)
- October 29–Ramiro de Maeztu,Spanish writer (b.1875)
November
edit- November 2–Martin Lowry,English physical chemist (b.1874)
- November 7
- Walter L. Finn,American physician and politician (b.1875)
- Charles "Chic" Sale,American vaudevillian (b.1885)
- November 11–Sir Edward German,English composer (b.1862)[39]
- November 17
- John Bowers,American actor (b.1885)
- Alexandros Papanastasiou,2-time prime minister of Greece (b.1876)
- November 20
- Buenaventura Durruti,Spanish anarchist (b.1896)
- José Antonio Primo de Rivera,Spanish fascist politician (b.1903)
- November 25–Andrew Harper,Scottish–Australian biblical scholar, teacher (b.1844)
- November 27–Edward Bach,British physician, homeopath and bacteriologist (b.1886)
December
edit- December 7–Jean Mermoz,French aviator (b.1901)
- December 9
- Juan de la Cierva,Spanish civil engineer, aviator, aeronautical engineer and inventor of theautogyro(b.1895)
- Arvid Lindman,12thPrime Minister of Sweden(b.1862)
- Lottie Pickford,Canadian actress (b.1895)
- December 10
- Bobby Abel,English cricketer (b.1857)
- Luigi Pirandello,Italian writer,Nobel Prizelaureate (b.1867)
- December 18–Leonardo Torres Quevedo,Spanish engineer, one of pioneers ofcomputingand theradio control,inventor ofEl Ajedrecista(The Chess Player) (b.1852)
- December 23–William Henry Harrison,English cricketer (b.1866)
- December 24–Irene Fenwick,American actress (b.1887)
- December 25–Carl Stumpf,German philosopher, psychologist (b.1848)
- December 26–Percival G. Baldwin,American politician and businessman (b.1880)
- December 29–Lucy, Lady Houston,British philanthropist (b.1857)
- December 31–Miguel de Unamuno,Spanish writer (b.1864)
Nobel Prizes
editNote
edit- ^The result scoreboard at that time had place only for three numbers, as organizing committee wasn't really prepared for one hundred metres barrier to be broken. NewspapersJutroandSlovenecpublish 101 metres on the next day and news spread fast around the world. Many decades took to publish real measured 101.5 metres distance, engraved in his original trophy from Planica (Salzburger Landesskimuseum).
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- ^"Smuške tekme na Planici brez Norvežanov"(in Slovenian). Ponedeljski Slovenec. March 16, 1936.
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External links
edit- Headlining America 1937ed Fank Luther Mott reprints the best American newspaper stories of 1935–1936.
- 1936 WWII Timeline
- The 1930s Timeline: 1936– from American Studies Programs at theUniversity of Virginia