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In the year 1936
1,261 Notable birthdays
Shusaku Arakawa
Japanese artist and architect (1936-2010).
Born July 6th, 1936 in Nagoya.
Died May 18th, 2010 at 73 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
John Tchicai
Danish free jazz saxophonist (1936–2012).
Born April 28th, 1936 in Copenhagen.
Died October 8th, 2012 at 76 years old in Perpignan (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Tony Dallara
Italian singer.
Born June 30th, 1936 in Campobasso.
Died January 16th, 2026 at 89 years old in Milan. [ref]
Jean-Marie Tjibaou
New calaedonian politician (1936–1989).
Born January 30th, 1936 in Hienghène.
Died May 4th, 1989 at 53 years old in Ouvéa.
Chaovarat Chanweerakul
Acting prime minister of thailand from 1 to 16 december 2008.
Natalya Gorbanevskaya
Russian poet, translator, and civil rights activist (1936–2013).
Born May 26th, 1936 in Moscow.
Died November 29th, 2013 at 77 years old in Paris. [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).
Brian Barry
British philosopher (1936–2009).
Born January 13th, 1936 in London. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2009 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
Marin Sorescu
Romanian writer (1936–1996).
Born February 29th, 1936 in Bulzești.
Died December 8th, 1996 at 60 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
Neville Alexander
South african activist (1936–2012).
Born October 22nd, 1936 in Cradock.
Died August 27th, 2012 at 75 years old in Cape Town (cancer). [ref]
Joaquín Peiró
Spanish footballer (1936-2020).
Born January 29th, 1936 in Madrid.
Died March 18th, 2020 at 84 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Alan Hodgkinson
English footballer (1936–2015).
Born August 16th, 1936 in England.
Died December 8th, 2015 at 79 years old [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]
Yuri Churbanov
First deputy minister of internal affairs (1936-2013).
Born November 11th, 1936 in Moscow.
Died October 7th, 2013 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Jan Němec
Czech director, scriptwriter and university educator (1936–2016).
Born July 12th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2016 at 79 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vladimir Bagirov
Soviet chess player (1936-2000).
Born August 16th, 1936 in Baku.
Died July 21st, 2000 at 63 years old in Jyväskylä (myocardial infarction).
Jimmy Dawkins
American blues musician (1936–2013).
Born October 24th, 1936 in Tchula.
Died April 10th, 2013 at 76 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Fred Chappell
American poet, novelist (1936–2024).
Born May 28th, 1936 in Canton.
Died January 4th, 2024 at 87 years old in Greensboro. [ref]
Ben Pon
Dutch sport shooter and racing driver.
Born December 9th, 1936 in Leiden.
Died September 30th, 2019 at 82 years old in Nijkerk. [ref]
Slava Metreveli
Soviet and georgian footballer (1936–1998).
Died January 7th, 1998 at 61 years old in Tbilisi.
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]
Jerry Norman
American sinologist and linguist (1936–2012).
Born July 16th, 1936 in Watsonville.
Died July 7th, 2012 at 75 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Zdeněk Mácal
Czech conductor (1936–2023).
Born January 8th, 1936 in Brno. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2023 at 87 years old in Prague. [ref]
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