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In the year 1936
1,259 Notable birthdays
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 (laryngeal cancer, lung cancer, esophageal cancer). [ref]
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]
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]
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]
François Pinault
French billionaire businessman and art collector.
Born August 21st, 1936 (age 89 years) in Les Champs-Géraux. [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]
Alex Rocco
American actor (1936–2015).
Born February 29th, 1936 in Cambridge.
Died July 18th, 2015 at 79 years old in Studio City (cancer).
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.
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).
Margaret Hamilton
American nasa scientist and mathematician.
Born August 17th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Paoli.
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).
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]
D. Ramanaidu
Multilingual indian film producer.
Born June 6th, 1936 in Karamchedu.
Died February 18th, 2015 at 78 years old in Hyderabad.
Don DeLillo
American novelist, playwright and essayist (born 1936).
Born November 20th, 1936 (age 89 years) in The Bronx.
Mikhail Tal
Soviet-latvian chess player (1936-1992).
Born November 9th, 1936 in Riga.
Died June 28th, 1992 at 55 years old in Moscow (kidney failure).
Frederic Forrest
American actor (1936–2023).
Born December 23rd, 1936 in Waxahachie.
Died June 23rd, 2023 at 86 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Ken Mattingly
American astronaut.
Born March 17th, 1936 in Chicago.
Died October 31st, 2023 at 87 years old in Arlington County. [ref]
Juliet Prowse
Dancer, actress (1936–1996).
Born September 25th, 1936 in Mumbai.
Died September 14th, 1996 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).
Paul Shenar
American actor (1936-1989).
Born February 12th, 1936 in Milwaukee.
Died October 11th, 1989 at 53 years old in West Hollywood (death from AIDS-related complications).
David Nelson
American actor, director, producer (1936-2011).
Born October 24th, 1936 in New York City.
Died January 11th, 2011 at 74 years old in Century City (colorectal cancer). [ref]
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