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In the year 1936
1,259 Notable birthdays
Juris Upatnieks
Latvian-american physicist and inventor (born 1936), one of the inventors of the hologram.
Died May 17th, 2026 at 90 years old [ref]
Wilberforce Mfum
Ghanaian footballer.
Born August 28th, 1936 in Hwidiem. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2025 at 88 years old [ref]
Bogdan Dotchev
Bularian football referee (1936-2017).
Born June 26th, 1936 in Varna.
Died May 29th, 2017 at 80 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Željko Perušić
Yugoslavian footballer (1936-2017).
Born March 22nd, 1936 in Varoš.
Died September 28th, 2017 at 81 years old in St. Gallen. [ref]
Touria Chaoui
Moroccan pilot (1936-1956).
Born December 14th, 1936 in Fez.
Died March 1st, 1956 at 19 years old in Casablanca.
Jüri Arrak
Estonian artist (1936–2022).
Born October 24th, 1936 in Tallinn.
Died October 16th, 2022 at 85 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Michael Alexander
British diplomat (1936-2002).
Born June 19th, 1936 in Winchester. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2002 at 65 years old in Millfield Lane (cancer).
Batir Zakirov
Uzbek singer, actor and painter (1936–1985).
Born April 26th, 1936 in Moscow.
Died January 23rd, 1985 at 48 years old in Tashkent (liver cirrhosis).
Thomas McMahon
Roman catholic bishop.
Born June 17th, 1936 in Dorking.
Died November 24th, 2025 at 89 years old in Stock.
Donald Walter Trautman
Catholic bishop (1936–2022).
Born June 24th, 1936 in Buffalo.
Died February 26th, 2022 at 85 years old in Erie. [ref]
Ioana Bulcă
Romanian actress.
Born January 7th, 1936 in Podari. [ref]
Died July 9th, 2025 at 89 years old [ref]
Sevgi Soysal
Turkish writer (1936–1976).
Born September 30th, 1936 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1976 at 40 years old in Istanbul (breast cancer).
Wolfgang Jeschke
Writer, editor (1936–2015).
Born November 19th, 1936 in Děčín.
Died June 10th, 2015 at 78 years old in Munich (disease).
Inga Artamonova
Soviet speed skater (1936-1966).
Born August 29th, 1936 in Moscow.
Died January 4th, 1966 at 29 years old in Moscow.
Louis Martin
British weightlifter (1936-2015).
Born November 11th, 1936 in Kingston.
Died January 16th, 2015 at 78 years old in Heanor (cancer). [ref]
Francis Sejersted
Norwegian historian (1936–2015).
Born February 8th, 1936 in Aker.
Died August 25th, 2015 at 79 years old in Oslo (disease). [ref]
Julos Beaucarne
Belgian singer in walloon and in french; also writer in french.
Born June 27th, 1936 in Écaussinnes.
Died September 18th, 2021 at 85 years old in Beauvechain. [ref]
Zaid al-Rifai
Former prime minister of jordan (1936–2024).
Born November 27th, 1936 in Amman.
Died August 12th, 2024 at 87 years old [ref]
Leamon King
Athletics competitor (1936-2001).
Born February 13th, 1936 in Tulare.
Died May 22nd, 2001 at 65 years old in Delano.
Pedro Cuatrecasas
American biochemist.
Born September 27th, 1936 in Madrid.
Died March 19th, 2025 at 88 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Harry Bild
Swedish association football player.
Born December 18th, 1936 in Växjö.
Died January 16th, 2025 at 88 years old in Växjö (cancer). [ref]
Dmitri Anosov
Russian mathematician (1936–2014).
Born November 30th, 1936 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2014 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Ivo Brešan
Croatian writer (1936–2017).
Born May 27th, 1936 in Vodice.
Died January 3rd, 2017 at 80 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Thelma Hopkins
British athlete (1936–2025).
Born March 16th, 1936 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died January 10th, 2025 at 88 years old in Edmonton. [ref]
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