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In the year 1936

1,261 Notable birthdays

Chuck Israels

American jazz musician.

Born August 10th, 1936 (age 89 years) in New York City.

Yōichi Kotabe

Japanese illustrator (born 1936).

Born September 15th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Taipei.

Iolanda Balaș

Romanian high jumper (1936-2016).

Born December 12th, 1936 in Timișoara.

Died March 11th, 2016 at 79 years old in Bucharest. [ref]

Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin

Ethiopian writer (1936-2006).

Born August 17th, 1936 in Ethiopia.

Died February 25th, 2006 at 69 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Dan Peterson

American basketball coach (born 1936).

Born January 9th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Evanston.

David Zinman

American conductor and violinist.

Born July 9th, 1936 (age 89 years) in New York City.

Michał Heller

Polish philosopher, theologian, theoretical physicist and roman catholic priest.

Born March 12th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Tarnów.

Brian M. Fagan

English archaeologist.

Born August 1st, 1936 in Birmingham.

Died July 1st, 2025 at 88 years old [ref]

Kigeli V of Rwanda

Rwandan king (1936–2016).

Born June 29th, 1936 in Cyangugu.

Died October 16th, 2016 at 80 years old in Oakton (cardiovascular disease). [ref]

Joe Alves

Film designer.

Born May 21st, 1936 (age 89 years) in San Leandro.

Omar Suleiman

Egyptian head of intelligence and vice president (1936–2012).

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

Died July 19th, 2012 at 76 years old in Cleveland (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Karl Lehmann

German theologian, bishop of mainz, catholic cardinal (1936-2018).

Born May 16th, 1936 in Sigmaringen.

Died March 11th, 2018 at 81 years old in Mainz (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Loukas Samaras

Greek-american artist (1936-2024).

Born September 14th, 1936 in Kastoria.

Died March 7th, 2024 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]

Stanislav Govorukhin

Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter and actor (1936-2018).

Born March 29th, 1936 in Berezniki.

Died June 14th, 2018 at 82 years old in Barvikha (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Safet Isović

Bosnian-herzegovinian yugoslavian singer-politician (1936–2007).

Born October 20th, 1936 in Bileća.

Died September 2nd, 2007 at 70 years old in Sarajevo.

Frankétienne

Haitian artist and writer (1936–2025).

Born April 12th, 1936 in Ravine-Sèche.

Died February 20th, 2025 at 88 years old in Delmas. [ref]

Evelyn Fox Keller

American physicist, author and feminist.

Born March 20th, 1936 in New York City. [ref]

Died September 22nd, 2023 at 87 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

Robert F. Overmyer

American astronaut (1936–1996).

Born July 14th, 1936 in Lorain.

Died March 22nd, 1996 at 59 years old in Duluth (aviation accident).

Alex Olmedo

Peruvian tennis player, lived in the usa.

Born March 24th, 1936 in Arequipa.

Died December 9th, 2020 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]

Ronnie Bucknum

Racecar driver.

Born April 5th, 1936 in Alhambra.

Died April 23rd, 1992 at 56 years old in San Luis Obispo (diabetes).

Victor Lanoux

French actor (1936-2017).

Born June 18th, 1936 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died May 4th, 2017 at 80 years old in Vaux-sur-Mer (stroke). [ref]

Abraham Lempel

Israeli computer scientist (1936–2023).

Born February 10th, 1936 in Lviv.

Died February 3rd, 2023 at 86 years old

Tony Earl

American politician (1936–2023).

Born April 12th, 1936 in Lansing.

Died February 23rd, 2023 at 86 years old in Madison (stroke). [ref]

Franca Bettoia

Italian actress (1936–2024).

Born May 14th, 1936 in Rome.

Died September 13th, 2024 at 88 years old in Rome. [ref]

Sara Aboobacker

Indian writer (1936–2023).

Born June 30th, 1936 in Kasaragod district.

Died January 10th, 2023 at 86 years old in Mangaluru. [ref]

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