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In the year 1936
1,259 Notable birthdays
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]
Svetlana Alpers
Artist, art historian and critic.
Born February 10th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Cambridge.
Eric Walter Elst
Belgian astronomer (1936–2022).
Born November 30th, 1936 in Mortsel, Kapellenbos. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2022 at 85 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Ralph Abraham
American mathematician (1936–2024).
Born July 4th, 1936 in Burlington.
Died September 19th, 2024 at 88 years old in Santa Cruz. [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]
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.
Maysa Matarazzo
Brazilian recording artist and actress (1936–1977).
Born June 6th, 1936 in São Paulo.
Died January 22nd, 1977 at 40 years old in Rio de Janeiro, Niterói (traffic collision).
Adrian Smith
American basketball player.
Born October 5th, 1936 in Farmington. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2026 at 89 years old in Anderson Township. [ref]
Nicole Croisille
French actress and singer.
Born October 9th, 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2025 at 88 years old in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Philip Jones Griffiths
Welsh photojournalist (1936–2008).
Born February 18th, 1936.
Died March 19th, 2008 at 72 years old in London (cancer).
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]
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]
Tony Dallara
Italian singer.
Born June 30th, 1936 in Campobasso.
Died January 16th, 2026 at 89 years old in Milan. [ref]
Olli Mäki
Finnish boxer (1936–2019).
Born December 20th, 1936 in Kokkola.
Died April 6th, 2019 at 82 years old in Kirkkonummi (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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).
Carlos Ortíz
Puerto rican boxer (1936–2022).
Born September 9th, 1936 in Ponce.
Died June 13th, 2022 at 85 years old in New York City. [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.
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]
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]
Reiner Klimke
German equestrian (1936–1999).
Born January 14th, 1936 in Münster.
Died August 17th, 1999 at 63 years old in Münster (myocardial infarction).
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