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In the year 1936
1,181 Notable birthdays
Lucia Berlin
American writer.
Born November 12th, 1936 in Juneau.
Died November 12th, 2004 at 68 years old in Marina del Rey.
W. D. Hamilton
British evolutionary biologist (1936-2000).
Born August 1st, 1936 in Cairo.
Died March 7th, 2000 at 63 years old in London, Middlesex Hospital (organ dysfunction).
Marge Piercy
American novelist and poet (born 1936).
Born March 31st, 1936 (age 90 years) in Detroit.
Al Oerter
American athlete (1936-2007).
Born September 19th, 1936 in New York City.
Died October 1st, 2007 at 71 years old in Fort Myers (heart failure).
Martha Layne Collins
American businesswoman and politician (1936–2025).
Born December 7th, 1936 in Bagdad.
Died November 1st, 2025 at 88 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Colin Meads
New zealand rugby union player (1936-2017).
Born June 3rd, 1936 in Cambridge.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 81 years old in Te Kuiti (pancreatic cancer).
Takao Saito
Japanese manga artist (1936–2021).
Born November 3rd, 1936 in Wakayama.
Died September 24th, 2021 at 84 years old (pancreatic cancer).
Joseph Siffert
Swiss racecar and motorcycle driver (1936-1971).
Born July 7th, 1936 in Fribourg.
Died October 24th, 1971 at 35 years old in Brands Hatch (smoke inhalation injury).
Ferid Murad
American physician and pharmacologist (1936–2023).
Born September 14th, 1936 in Whiting.
Died September 4th, 2023 at 86 years old in Menlo Park. [ref]
Saginaw Grant
Native american actor, dancer, motivational speaker (1936–2021).
Born July 20th, 1936 in Pawnee. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2021 at 85 years old in Hollywood.
Vladimir Vapnik
Russian-american mathematician (born 1936).
Born December 6th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Tashkent.
Irina Demick
French actress (1936-2004).
Born October 19th, 1936 in Pommeuse.
Died October 8th, 2004 at 67 years old in Indianapolis.
Carl Herzog von Württemberg
Former head of the house of württemberg.
Born August 1st, 1936 in Friedrichshafen.
Died June 7th, 2022 at 85 years old in Ravensburg. [ref]
George Eastham
English association football player and manager (1936–2024).
Born September 23rd, 1936 in Blackpool.
Died December 20th, 2024 at 88 years old in London. [ref]
Akiko Kojima
Japanese model and beauty queen (born 1936).
Born October 29th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Gōtokuji.
Théophanis Lamboukas
The second husband of the french singer édith piaf (1936-1970).
Born January 26th, 1936 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 28th, 1970 at 34 years old in Limoges (traffic collision).
Fereydoun Farrokhzad
Iranian entertainer (1936–1992).
Born October 7th, 1936 in Tehran.
Died August 8th, 1992 at 55 years old in Bonn (assassination). [ref]
Ivan Stambolić
President of serbia (1936-2000).
Born November 5th, 1936 in Ivanjica.
Died August 25th, 2000 at 63 years old in Fruška Gora.
Bob Simpson
Australian cricketer (1936–2025).
Born February 3rd, 1936 in Marrickville.
Died August 16th, 2025 at 89 years old in Sydney. [ref]
June Jordan
American poet, essayist, playwright, feminist, bisexual activist.
Born July 9th, 1936 in Harlem. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2002 at 65 years old in Berkeley (breast cancer). [ref]
Wolf Biermann
German singer-songwriter and former east german dissident.
Born November 15th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Hamburg.
Glynn Lunney
Nasa engineer (1936-2021).
Born November 27th, 1936 in Old Forge. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2021 at 84 years old in Clear Lake City. [ref]
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