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In the year 1936

1,179 Notable birthdays

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 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).

Shelley Morrison

American actress (1936–2019).

Born October 26th, 1936 in New York City.

Died December 1st, 2019 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]

Don Drysdale

American baseball player.

Born July 23rd, 1936 in Van Nuys.

Died July 3rd, 1993 at 56 years old in Montreal (myocardial infarction).

Dan Inosanto

Filipino-american martial arts instructor.

Born July 24th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Stockton.

Canaan Banana

1st president of zimbabwe (1936-2003).

Born March 5th, 1936 in Esigodini.

Died November 10th, 2003 at 67 years old in London (cancer).

James Harrison

Australian blood plasma donor (1936–2025).

Born December 27th, 1936 in Junee.

Died February 17th, 2025 at 88 years old in Umina Beach. [ref]

Peter Bowles

English actor (1936–2022).

Born October 16th, 1936 in London.

Died March 17th, 2022 at 85 years old in London (cancer). [ref]

Sushma Seth

Indian actress.

Born June 20th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Delhi.

Stephen E. Ambrose

American historian and writer (1936–2002).

Born January 10th, 1936 in Decatur.

Died October 13th, 2002 at 66 years old in Bay St. Louis (lung cancer).

Jamuna

Indian film actress.

Born August 30th, 1936 in Hampi.

Died January 27th, 2023 at 86 years old

Masako Nozawa

Japanese voice actress and actress (1936-).

Born October 25th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Tokyo.

Sue Ane Langdon

American actress.

Born March 8th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Paterson.

Philip Kaufman

American film director, screenwriter and film producer.

Born October 23rd, 1936 (age 89 years) in Chicago.

Princess Elizabeth of Serbia

Serbian royal.

Born April 7th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Belgrade.

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

Indian politician (1936-2016).

Born January 12th, 1936 in Bijbehara.

Died January 7th, 2016 at 79 years old in New Delhi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]

Tariq Aziz

Iraqi foreign minister under saddam hussein (1936-2015).

Born April 28th, 1936 in Tel Keppe.

Died June 5th, 2015 at 79 years old in Nasiriya (myocardial infarction).

Andrew Grove

Hungarian-born american businessman, engineer and author.

Born September 2nd, 1936 in Budapest. [ref]

Died March 21st, 2016 at 79 years old in Los Altos (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

David Brenner

American comedian and actor (1936-2014).

Born February 4th, 1936 in Philadelphia.

Died March 15th, 2014 at 78 years old in New York City (cancer).

Pema Chödrön

American philosopher.

Born July 14th, 1936 (age 89 years) in New York City.

Georgina Spelvin

American pornographic actress.

Born March 1st, 1936 (age 90 years) in Houston.

Susan Kohner

American actress.

Born November 11th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Los Angeles.

Andrew Prine

American actor.

Born February 14th, 1936 in Jennings.

Died October 31st, 2022 at 86 years old in Suresnes. [ref]

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