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In the year 1936
1,179 Notable birthdays
Dave Allen
Irish comedian and satirist (1936-2005).
Born July 6th, 1936 in Firhouse.
Died March 10th, 2005 at 68 years old in Kensington (Sudden unexpected nocturnal death syndrome).
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Pakistani nuclear engineer (1936–2021).
Born April 1st, 1936 in Bhopal. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2021 at 85 years old in Islamabad (COVID-19). [ref]
Roger Miller
American country musician (1936–1992).
Born January 2nd, 1936 in Fort Worth. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1992 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer, laryngeal cancer, lung cancer). [ref]
Victor Chang
Chinese-born australian cardiac surgeon (1936–1991).
Born November 21st, 1936 in Shanghai.
Died July 4th, 1991 at 54 years old in Mosman.
Jim Clark
British racecar driver (1936–1968).
Born March 4th, 1936 in Kilmany.
Died April 7th, 1968 at 32 years old in Hockenheimring (traffic collision). [ref]
Don Cornelius
American television show host (1936-2012).
Born September 27th, 1936 in Chicago.
Died February 1st, 2012 at 75 years old in Sherman Oaks (gunshot wound). [ref]
François Pinault
French billionaire businessman.
Born August 21st, 1936 (age 89 years) in Les Champs-Géraux. [ref]
Clive Swift
British actor (1936–2019).
Born February 9th, 1936 in Liverpool.
Died February 1st, 2019 at 82 years old in London (respiratory failure). [ref]
Václav Havel
Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of czechoslovakia and the first president of the czech republic (1936–2011).
Born October 5th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2011 at 75 years old in Hrádeček (respiratory failure). [ref]
Alex Rocco
American actor (1936–2015).
Born February 29th, 1936 in Cambridge.
Died July 18th, 2015 at 79 years old in Studio City (cancer).
Marion Barry
American politician and former mayor of the district of columbia (1936-2014).
Born March 6th, 1936 in Itta Bena.
Died November 23rd, 2014 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
D. Ramanaidu
Multilingual indian film producer.
Born June 6th, 1936 in Karamchedu.
Died February 18th, 2015 at 78 years old in Hyderabad.
James Dobson
American evangelical christian psychologist, author, and radio broadcaster (1936–2025).
Born April 21st, 1936 in Shreveport.
Died August 21st, 2025 at 89 years old in Colorado Springs. [ref]
Ziaur Rahman
Chief of army staff and president of bangladesh (1936-1981).
Born January 19th, 1936 in Bogura District.
Died May 30th, 1981 at 45 years old in Chittagong (gunshot wound).
Don DeLillo
American novelist, playwright and essayist.
Born November 20th, 1936 (age 89 years) in The Bronx.
Margaret Hamilton
American nasa scientist and mathematician.
Born August 17th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Paoli.
Larry McMurtry
American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter (1936-2021).
Born June 3rd, 1936 in Archer City.
Died March 25th, 2021 at 84 years old in Archer City (heart failure). [ref]
Ken Mattingly
American astronaut.
Born March 17th, 1936 in Chicago.
Died October 31st, 2023 at 87 years old in Arlington County. [ref]
Frederic Forrest
American actor (1936–2023).
Born December 23rd, 1936 in Waxahachie.
Died June 23rd, 2023 at 86 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Mikhail Tal
Soviet-latvian chess player.
Born November 9th, 1936 in Riga.
Died June 28th, 1992 at 55 years old in Moscow (kidney failure).
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