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In the year 1936

1,261 Notable birthdays

Boniface Alexandre

Haitian politician (1936-2023).

Born July 31st, 1936 in Ganthier.

Died August 4th, 2023 at 87 years old in Port-au-Prince. [ref]

Ronald Venetiaan

Surinamese politician (1936–2025).

Born June 18th, 1936 in Paramaribo.

Died November 5th, 2025 at 89 years old in Paramaribo. [ref]

Norma Aleandro

Argentine actress.

Born May 2nd, 1936 (age 89 years) in Buenos Aires.

J. Michael Bishop

American immunologist and microbiologist who specialized in cancer research.

Born February 22nd, 1936 in York. [ref]

Died March 20th, 2026 at 90 years old in San Francisco (pneumonia). [ref]

Tadanori Yokoo

Japanese artist and graphic designer (1936-).

Born June 27th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Nishiwaki.

Choummaly Sayasone

Former general secretary of the lao people's revolutionary party.

Born March 6th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Attapư̄.

Jim Marshall

American photographer (1936–2010).

Born February 3rd, 1936 in Chicago.

Died March 24th, 2010 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]

Evita Muñoz

Mexican actress and comedian (1936-2016).

Born November 26th, 1936 in Orizaba.

Died August 23rd, 2016 at 79 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia).

Harold Mabern

American pianist (1936-2019).

Born March 20th, 1936 in Memphis.

Died September 17th, 2019 at 83 years old [ref]

Booth Gardner

American politician (1936-2013).

Born August 21st, 1936 in Tacoma.

Died March 15th, 2013 at 76 years old in Tacoma (Parkinson's disease).

Virginia Hamilton

American writer of children's books (1936–2002).

Born March 12th, 1936 in Yellow Springs.

Died February 19th, 2002 at 65 years old in Dayton (breast cancer).

Edvard Radzinsky

Russian historian.

Born September 23rd, 1936 (age 89 years) in Moscow.

Antonio Gades

Spanish dancer (1936-2004).

Born November 14th, 1936 in Elda. [ref]

Died July 20th, 2004 at 67 years old in Madrid (cancer).

Bobby Baun

Canadian ice hockey player (1936–2023).

Born September 9th, 1936 in Lanigan.

Died August 14th, 2023 at 86 years old [ref]

Julio María Sanguinetti

35th and 37th president of uruguay.

Born January 6th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Montevideo.

James DePreist

American conductor (1936-2013).

Born November 21st, 1936 in Philadelphia.

Died February 8th, 2013 at 76 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction).

Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Prince of waldeck and pyrmont.

Born March 9th, 1936 in Bad Arolsen.

Died December 16th, 2024 at 88 years old in Bad Arolsen. [ref]

Klaus Kinkel

Chairman of the fdp (1936-2019).

Born December 17th, 1936 in Metzingen.

Died March 4th, 2019 at 82 years old in Sankt Augustin. [ref]

Anthea Bell

English translator (1936-2018).

Born May 10th, 1936 in Sudbury.

Died October 18th, 2018 at 82 years old in Cambridge (Alzheimer's disease).

Metin Oktay

Turkish association football player (1936–1991).

Born February 2nd, 1936 in İzmir.

Died September 13th, 1991 at 55 years old in Istanbul (traffic collision).

Adem Demaçi

Albanian politician (1936-2018).

Born February 26th, 1936 in Podujeva.

Died July 26th, 2018 at 82 years old in Pristina. [ref]

William Levada

American catholic cardinal (1936–2019).

Born June 15th, 1936 in Long Beach.

Died September 26th, 2019 at 83 years old in Rome.

Edén Pastora

Nicaraguan politician (1936-2020).

Born November 15th, 1936 in Ciudad Darío.

Died June 16th, 2020 at 83 years old in Managua (COVID-19). [ref]

Judith Guest

Novelist, screenwriter.

Born March 29th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Detroit.

Rex Gildo

German singer (1936–1999).

Born July 2nd, 1936 in Straubing. [ref]

Died October 26th, 1999 at 63 years old in Munich (falling). [ref]

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