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]

Samuel C. C. Ting

Chinese-american physicist.

Born January 27th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Ann Arbor.

Émile Lahoud

11th president of lebanon.

Born January 12th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Beirut.

Federico Luppi

Argentine actor (1936–2017).

Born February 23rd, 1936 in Ramallo Partido.

Died October 20th, 2017 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires, Fundación Favaloro (cerebral hemorrhage). ^[ref]

Ra'ad bin Zeid

Iraqi jordanian prince.

Born February 18th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Berlin.

Lucille Clifton

American poet (1936-2010).

Born June 27th, 1936 in Depew. ^[ref]

Died February 13th, 2010 at 73 years old in Baltimore. ^[ref]

Kenneth G. Wilson

Nobel prize winning us physicist.

Born June 8th, 1936 in Waltham.

Died June 15th, 2013 at 77 years old in Saco (lymphoma).

Eddie Colman

English footballer (1936-1958).

Born November 1st, 1936 in Salford.

Died February 6th, 1958 at 21 years old in Munich (aviation accident).

Georgine Darcy

American dancer and actress.

Born January 14th, 1936 in Brooklyn.

Died July 18th, 2004 at 68 years old in Malibu.

Nemir Kirdar

Iraqi businessman (1936–2020).

Born October 28th, 1936 in Kirkuk.

Died June 9th, 2020 at 83 years old in Antibes. ^[ref]

Mariclare Costello

American actress.

Born February 3rd, 1936 (age 90 years) in Peoria.

Robert Langlands

Canadian mathematician.

Born October 6th, 1936 (age 89 years) in New Westminster.

Roderick Thorp

American writer (1936–1999).

Born September 1st, 1936 in The Bronx.

Died April 28th, 1999 at 62 years old in Oxnard (myocardial infarction).

Rogelio Guerra

Mexican actor (1936-2018).

Born October 8th, 1936 in Aguascalientes City.

Died February 28th, 2018 at 81 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Anwara Taimur

Indian politician (1936–2020).

Born November 24th, 1936 in Assam.

Died September 28th, 2020 at 83 years old ^[ref]

Akwasi Afrifa

Soldier, politician, and former head of state of ghana (1936-1979).

Born April 24th, 1936 in Mampong. ^[ref]

Died June 26th, 1979 at 43 years old in Accra (gunshot wound). ^[ref]

Igor Kostin

Ukrainian photographer (1936–2015).

Born December 27th, 1936 in Chișinău.

Died June 9th, 2015 at 78 years old in Kyiv (traffic collision).

N. Dharam Singh

Indian politician (1936-2017).

Born December 25th, 1936 in Jevargi.

Died July 27th, 2017 at 80 years old in Bengaluru.

Pippo Baudo

Italian television presenter (1936–2025).

Born June 7th, 1936 in Militello in Val di Catania.

Died August 16th, 2025 at 89 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Kazuo Koike

Japanese manga artist (1936-2019).

Born May 8th, 1936 in Ōmagari.

Died April 17th, 2019 at 82 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).

Bill Gaither

American singer and songwriter.

Born March 28th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Alexandria.

Billy Higgins

American jazz drummer (1936–2001).

Born October 11th, 1936 in Los Angeles.

Died May 3rd, 2001 at 64 years old in Inglewood (hepatitis, liver failure).

Jim McDermott

U.s. congressman.

Born December 28th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Chicago.