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In the year 1936
1,259 Notable birthdays
Kōji Wakamatsu
Japanese film director (1936–2012).
Born April 1st, 1936 in Wakuya.
Died October 17th, 2012 at 76 years old in Shinjuku (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Ashley Cooper
Australian tennis player (1936–2020).
Born September 15th, 1936 in Melbourne.
Died May 22nd, 2020 at 83 years old (disease). [ref]
Siw Malmkvist
Swedish schlager singer and actress.
Born December 31st, 1936 (age 89 years) in Landskrona.
William Foege
American epidemiologist.
Born March 12th, 1936 in Decorah.
Died January 24th, 2026 at 89 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Günter Blobel
German american biologist (1999 nobel prize).
Born May 21st, 1936 in Niegosławice. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2018 at 81 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Philippe Sollers
French philosopher (1936–2023).
Born November 28th, 1936 in Talence.
Died May 6th, 2023 at 86 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.
Speaker of the house of representatives of the philippines from 2010 to 2016, 2001.
Born October 2nd, 1936 (age 89 years) in Manila.
Wilfried Martens
Belgian politician (1936–2013).
Born April 19th, 1936 in Sleidinge.
Died October 9th, 2013 at 77 years old in Lokeren.
Margaret Mahy
New zealand children's writer (1936-2012).
Born March 21st, 1936 in Whakatāne.
Died July 23rd, 2012 at 76 years old in Christchurch.
Jyotindra Nath Dixit
Indian diplomat (1936–2005).
Born January 8th, 1936 in Chennai.
Died January 3rd, 2005 at 68 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
Jan Tříska
Czech actor (1936–2017).
Born November 4th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2017 at 80 years old in Central Military Hospital Prague (falling from height). [ref]
Margaret Boden
British academic (1936–2025).
Born November 26th, 1936 in London. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2025 at 88 years old in Brighton. [ref]
A. B. Yehoshua
Israeli writer (1936–2022).
Born December 9th, 1936 in Jerusalem.
Died June 14th, 2022 at 85 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer). [ref]
Peter Collinson
British film director (1936–1980).
Born April 1st, 1936 in Lincolnshire.
Died December 16th, 1980 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (cancer, lung cancer).
Graham Fuller
American writer.
Born November 28th, 1936.
Died January 29th, 2026 at 89 years old [ref]
Leonid Kuravlyov
Soviet and russian actor (1936–2022).
Born October 8th, 1936 in Moscow.
Died January 30th, 2022 at 85 years old in First Moscow Hospice (pneumonia). [ref]
Rosemary Radford Ruether
American theologian (1936–2022).
Born November 2nd, 1936 in Saint Paul.
Died May 21st, 2022 at 85 years old in Pomona.
Petar Mladenov
Former general secretary of the bulgarian communist party (1936–2000).
Born August 22nd, 1936 in Toshevtsi.
Died May 31st, 2000 at 63 years old in Sofia.
Éder Jofre
Brazilian boxer (1936–2022).
Born March 26th, 1936 in São Paulo.
Died October 2nd, 2022 at 86 years old in Embu das Artes (pneumonia). [ref]
Šaban Bajramović
Serbian vocalist and recording artist of romani ethnicity (1936–2008).
Born April 16th, 1936 in Niš.
Died June 8th, 2008 at 72 years old in Niš (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia
Spanish noble (1936-2008).
Born August 21st, 1936 in Estoril.
Died March 7th, 2008 at 71 years old in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (lung cancer). [ref]
Bob Pulford
Canadian ice hockey player/coach/executive (1936–2026).
Born March 31st, 1936 in Newton Robinson. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2026 at 89 years old [ref]
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