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In the year 1936

1,258 Notable birthdays

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 (1936-).

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.

Roger Whittaker

British singer-songwriter and musician.

Born March 22nd, 1936 in Nairobi.

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

B. J. Habibie

3rd president of indonesia (1998—1999) and 7th vice president of indonesia (1998).

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 90 years) in Mumbai.

Lane Smith

American actor (1936-2005).

Born April 29th, 1936 in Memphis.

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

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 90 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]

Mark Goddard

American actor (1936–2023).

Born July 24th, 1936 in Lowell.

Died October 10th, 2023 at 87 years old in Hingham. [ref]

Mary Millar

English actress and 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.

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

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

Tom T. Hall

American country musician (1936–2021).

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).

Levi Stubbs

American singer, actor (1936–2008).

Born June 6th, 1936 in Detroit.

Died October 17th, 2008 at 72 years old in Detroit (cancer). [ref]

Steve Reich

American composer (born 1936).

Born October 3rd, 1936 (age 89 years) in New York City.

Lee "Scratch" Perry

Jamaican reggae producer (1936–2021).

Born March 20th, 1936 in Kendal.

Died August 29th, 2021 at 85 years old in Lucea. [ref]

Joe Spinell

American actor (1936–1989).

Born October 28th, 1936 in Manhattan.

Died January 13th, 1989 at 52 years old in Queens (myocardial infarction).

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