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In the year 1936
1,261 Notable birthdays
Chilla Porter
Australian high jumper (1936–2020).
Born January 11th, 1936 in Brisbane.
Died August 15th, 2020 at 84 years old in Innaloo (bone cancer). [ref]
Sathima Bea Benjamin
South african jazz singer (1936–2013).
Born October 17th, 1936 in Johannesburg.
Died August 20th, 2013 at 76 years old in Cape Town.
Ralph Abraham
American mathematician (1936–2024).
Born July 4th, 1936 in Burlington.
Died September 19th, 2024 at 88 years old in Santa Cruz. [ref]
Vice Vukov
Croatian singer and politician (1936-2008).
Born August 3rd, 1936 in Šibenik.
Died September 24th, 2008 at 72 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
John A. Durkin
American politician (1936-2012).
Born March 29th, 1936 in Brookfield.
Died October 16th, 2012 at 76 years old in Franklin (disease). [ref]
Suzette Haden Elgin
American linguist and writer (1936-2015).
Born November 18th, 1936 in Missouri.
Died January 27th, 2015 at 78 years old in Arkansas. [ref]
Rafe de Crespigny
Australian sinologist and historian (born 1936).
Born March 16th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Adelaide.
Michael Rabin
American violinist (1936-1972).
Born May 2nd, 1936 in New York City.
Died January 19th, 1972 at 35 years old in New York City (falling from height).
Arthur Brauss
German actor.
Born July 24th, 1936 in Augsburg.
Died August 29th, 2025 at 89 years old in Munich. [ref]
Polina Astakhova
Soviet-ukrainian artistic gymnast (1936–2005).
Born October 30th, 1936 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2005 at 68 years old in Kyiv.
Svetlana Alpers
Artist, art historian and critic.
Born February 10th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Cambridge.
Carey Bell
American blues musician (1936–2007).
Born November 14th, 1936 in Macon.
Died May 6th, 2007 at 70 years old in Chicago (heart failure). [ref]
Guillermo O'Donnell
Argentine academic, political scientist and writer (1936-2011).
Born February 24th, 1936 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 29th, 2011 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
Hans van den Broek
Dutch politician (1936–2025).
Born December 11th, 1936 in Paris.
Died February 22nd, 2025 at 88 years old in Bussum. [ref]
Can Bartu
Turkish association football player (1936–2019).
Born January 30th, 1936 in Kadıköy.
Died April 12th, 2019 at 83 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Giora Feidman
Argentine-born israeli clarinetist.
Born March 25th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Buenos Aires.
Francisco Ibáñez Talavera
Spanish artist (1936–2023).
Born March 15th, 1936 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2023 at 87 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Christine Nöstlinger
Austrian children's and young adult's writer (1936-2018).
Born October 13th, 1936 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2018 at 81 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Gerald Guralnik
American physicist.
Born September 17th, 1936 in Cedar Falls.
Died April 26th, 2014 at 77 years old in Providence.
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino
Catholic cardinal (1936–2019).
Born October 18th, 1936 in Jagüey Grande.
Died July 26th, 2019 at 82 years old in Havana (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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