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In the year 1936
1,259 Notable birthdays
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]
James R. Thompson
American politician in illinois (1936-2020).
Born May 8th, 1936 in Chicago.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 84 years old in Chicago (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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]
Giora Feidman
Argentine-born israeli clarinetist.
Born March 25th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Buenos Aires.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Jean-Marie Tjibaou
New calaedonian politician (1936–1989).
Born January 30th, 1936 in Hienghène.
Died May 4th, 1989 at 53 years old in Ouvéa.
Philippe Labro
French author, journalist, film director, media personality, lyricist.
Born August 27th, 1936 in Montauban. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2025 at 88 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
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]
Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez
Catholic cardinal.
Born October 31st, 1936 (age 89 years) in La Vega Province.
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]
Alan Hodgkinson
English footballer (1936–2015).
Born August 16th, 1936 in England.
Died December 8th, 2015 at 79 years old [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).
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]
Brian Barry
British philosopher (1936–2009).
Born January 13th, 1936 in London. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2009 at 73 years old in London. [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.
Joaquín Peiró
Spanish footballer (1936-2020).
Born January 29th, 1936 in Madrid.
Died March 18th, 2020 at 84 years old in Madrid. [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.
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