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In the year 1936

1,261 Notable birthdays

Knud Enemark Jensen

Danish racing cyclist (1936-1960).

Born November 30th, 1936 in Aarhus.

Died August 26th, 1960 at 23 years old in Rome (doping in sport).

Paolo Savona

Italian economist.

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

Susana Duijm

Venezuelan model, actress and television presenter (1936-2016).

Born August 11th, 1936 in Aragua de Barcelona.

Died June 18th, 2016 at 79 years old in Porlamar. [ref]

John Burningham

British children's illustrator and writer (1936–2019).

Born April 27th, 1936 in Farnham.

Died January 4th, 2019 at 82 years old in London (pneumonia).

Henck Arron

First suriname prime minister (1936–2000).

Born April 25th, 1936 in Paramaribo.

Died December 4th, 2000 at 64 years old in Alphen aan den Rijn.

Mike Spence

British racing driver.

Born December 30th, 1936 in Croydon.

Died May 7th, 1968 at 31 years old in Indianapolis (traffic collision).

Skip Barber

Racecar driver.

Born November 16th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Philadelphia.

Nikos Xilouris

Greek composer-singer (1936–1980).

Born July 7th, 1936 in Anogia.

Died February 8th, 1980 at 43 years old in Piraeus (lung cancer).

Lincoln Almond

American attorney, politician, and member of the republican party (1936–2023).

Born June 16th, 1936 in Pawtucket.

Died January 2nd, 2023 at 86 years old [ref]

Maurice Setters

English footballer and manager (born 1936).

Born December 16th, 1936 in Honiton.

Died November 22nd, 2020 at 83 years old in Doncaster (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Hollis Frampton

American filmmaker (1936-1984).

Born March 11th, 1936 in Wooster.

Died March 30th, 1984 at 48 years old in New York City.

André Gagnon

Canadian pianist.

Born August 2nd, 1936 in Saint-Pacôme. [ref]

Died December 3rd, 2020 at 84 years old (dementia with Lewy bodies). [ref]

Billy Goldenberg

American composer and songwriter (1936-2020).

Born February 10th, 1936 in Brooklyn.

Died August 3rd, 2020 at 84 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]

Peter H. Raven

American botanist.

Born June 13th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Shanghai.

Darlene Hard

American tennis player (1936–2021).

Born January 6th, 1936 in Los Angeles.

Died December 2nd, 2021 at 85 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Barbara Rose

American art historian (1936–2020).

Born June 11th, 1936 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Died December 25th, 2020 at 84 years old in Concord (breast cancer). [ref]

Gabi Novak

Croatian singer.

Born July 8th, 1936 in Berlin.

Died August 11th, 2025 at 89 years old in Zagreb. [ref]

Viačasław Kiebič

Belarusian politician (1936–2020).

Born June 10th, 1936 in Kaniušaŭščyna.

Died December 9th, 2020 at 84 years old in Minsk (COVID-19). [ref]

Klaus Johann Jacobs

Swiss businessman (1936-2008).

Born December 3rd, 1936 in Bremen.

Died September 11th, 2008 at 71 years old in Küsnacht (cancer). [ref]

Dražan Jerković

Croatian footballer (1936–2008).

Born August 6th, 1936 in Šibenik.

Died December 9th, 2008 at 72 years old in Zagreb. [ref]

Agnieszka Osiecka

Polish poet and songwriter (1936–1997).

Born October 9th, 1936 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died March 7th, 1997 at 60 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]

C. K. Williams

American poet and critic (1936-2015).

Born November 4th, 1936 in Newark. [ref]

Died September 20th, 2015 at 78 years old in Hopewell (cancer). [ref]

Hideki Shirakawa

Japanese scientist (1936–).

Born August 20th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Tokyo.

Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre

Guatemalan lawyer, politician and judge. president 2015-2016.

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

Carolyn Merchant

American ecofeminist.

Born July 12th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Rochester.

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