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In the year 1936

1,261 Notable birthdays

Alistair MacLeod

Canadian author and professor of english (1936–2014).

Born July 20th, 1936 in North Battleford.

Died April 20th, 2014 at 77 years old in Windsor (stroke).

Claude Nobs

Swiss businessman (1936-2013).

Born February 4th, 1936 in Montreux, Territet. [ref]

Died January 10th, 2013 at 76 years old in Lausanne.

Joan Jonas

American artist (born 1936).

Born July 13th, 1936 (age 89 years) in New York City.

Samuel Bowles

American economist.

Born March 13th, 1936 (age 90 years) in New Haven.

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Japanese actor (1936-).

Born December 2nd, 1936 (age 89 years) in Matsudo. [ref]

Raimonds Pauls

Soviet and latvian composer and pianist; minister of culture of latvia from 1988 to 1993.

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

Carlos Fonseca Amador

Nicaraguan revolutionary (1936-1976).

Born June 23rd, 1936 in Matagalpa.

Died November 8th, 1976 at 40 years old in Matagalpa Department (death in battle).

Shigeo Nagashima

Japanese baseball player and manager (1936–2025).

Born February 20th, 1936 in Usui. [ref]

Died June 3rd, 2025 at 89 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]

André Kolingba

Central african politician.

Born August 12th, 1936 in Bangui.

Died February 7th, 2010 at 73 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (prostate cancer). [ref]

Tom Zé

Brazilian songwriter, composer.

Born October 11th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Irará.

Peter Lovesey

British writer.

Born September 10th, 1936 in Whitton. [ref]

Died April 10th, 2025 at 88 years old in Shrewsbury (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Ivonka Surviła

Belarusian politician.

Born April 11th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Stowbtsy.

Owen Roizman

American cinematographer (1936–2023).

Born September 22nd, 1936 in Brooklyn.

Died January 6th, 2023 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

James Mirrlees

Scottish economist (1936-2018).

Born July 5th, 1936 in Minnigaff.

Died August 29th, 2018 at 82 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

Arnfinn Nesset

Norwegian nurse and serial killer (1936–2025).

Born October 25th, 1936 in Stjørna Municipality.

Died December 2nd, 2025 at 89 years old [ref]

Edward Feigenbaum

American computer scientist (born 1936).

Born January 20th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Weehawken.

Richard V. Allen

United states national security advisor to president ronald reagan 1981–1982.

Born January 1st, 1936 in Collingswood.

Died November 16th, 2024 at 88 years old in Denver. [ref]

Takeshi Aono

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1936-2012).

Born June 19th, 1936 in Asahikawa.

Died April 9th, 2012 at 75 years old in Hachiōji-shi (stroke, cerebral infarction). [ref]

Dacia Maraini

Italian writer (1936).

Born November 13th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Fiesole.

Steven Gilborn

American actor, educator (1936-2009).

Born July 15th, 1936 in New Rochelle.

Died January 2nd, 2009 at 72 years old in Chatham (cancer). [ref]

Kim Yong-chun

North korean military leader (1936-2018).

Born March 4th, 1936 in Hoeryong.

Died August 16th, 2018 at 82 years old in North Korea (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ashley Cooper

Australian tennis player (1936–2020).

Born September 15th, 1936 in Melbourne.

Died May 22nd, 2020 at 83 years old (disease). [ref]

William Foege

American epidemiologist.

Born March 12th, 1936 in Decorah.

Died January 24th, 2026 at 89 years old in Atlanta. [ref]

Amr Moussa

Politician from egypt.

Born October 3rd, 1936 (age 89 years) in Cairo.

Leon O. Chua

Filipino american electrical engineer and computer scientist.

Born June 28th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Philippines.

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