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In the year 1936

1,179 Notable birthdays

Ruta Lee

Canadian actress and dancer.

Born May 30th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Montreal.

Ramoji Rao

Indian businessman and media entrepreneur.

Born November 16th, 1936 in Pedaparupudi.

Died June 8th, 2024 at 87 years old in Hyderabad.

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).

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).

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]

Garfield Sobers

West indian cricketer.

Born July 28th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Bridgetown.

Shirley Knight

American actress (1936-2020).

Born July 5th, 1936 in Goessel.

Died April 22nd, 2020 at 83 years old in San Marcos. [ref]

Mickey Gilley

American country music singer and musician.

Born March 9th, 1936 in Branson.

Died May 7th, 2022 at 86 years old in Branson.

Ahmed Yassin

Founder of hamas.

Born June 28th, 1936 in Al-Jura, Jerusalem.

Died March 22nd, 2004 at 67 years old in Gaza City (military operation).

Roger Whittaker

British singer-songwriter and musician.

Born March 22nd, 1936 in Nairobi.

Died September 12th, 2023 at 87 years old in Castelsarrasin. [ref]

Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie

3rd president of the republic of indonesia (1936-2019).

Born June 25th, 1936 in Parepare. [ref]

Died September 11th, 2019 at 83 years old in Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital (heart failure). [ref]

Zubin Mehta

Indian conductor.

Born April 29th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Mumbai.

Lane Smith

American actor (1936-2005).

Born April 29th, 1936 in Memphis. [ref]

Died June 13th, 2005 at 69 years old in Northridge (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

Eleanor Coppola

American documentary filmmaker (1936–2024).

Born May 4th, 1936 in Los Angeles.

Died April 12th, 2024 at 87 years old in Rutherford. [ref]

David Suzuki

Canadian popular scientist and environmental activist.

Born March 24th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Vancouver.

Pat Priest

American actress.

Born August 15th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Bountiful.

Anthony Zerbe

American actor.

Born May 20th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Long Beach.

Charles Napier

American actor (1936–2011).

Born April 12th, 1936 in Allen County.

Died October 5th, 2011 at 75 years old in Bakersfield (thrombosis). [ref]

Red West

American actor, film stuntman and songwriter (1936-2017).

Born March 8th, 1936 in Memphis.

Died July 18th, 2017 at 81 years old in Memphis (aortic aneurysm). [ref]

Mary Millar

Actress, singer (1936-1998).

Born July 26th, 1936 in Doncaster.

Died November 10th, 1998 at 62 years old in Brockley (ovarian cancer).

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

Tunisian politician (1936-2019).

Born September 3rd, 1936 in Hammam Sousse. [ref]

Died September 19th, 2019 at 83 years old in Jeddah (WBNA). [ref]

Tom T. Hall

American country music singer-songwriter and short-story author.

Born May 25th, 1936 in Olive Hill.

Died August 20th, 2021 at 85 years old in Franklin. [ref]

Walter Lewin

Dutch-born american physicist (born 1936).

Born January 29th, 1936 (age 90 years) in The Hague.

Duncan Edwards

English footballer (1936-1958).

Born October 1st, 1936 in Dudley.

Died February 21st, 1958 at 21 years old in Munich (aviation accident).

Barbara Jordan

American politician (1936-1996).

Born February 21st, 1936 in Houston.

Died January 17th, 1996 at 59 years old in Austin (pneumonia).

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