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In the year 1936

1,142 Notable birthdays

Lucia Berlin

American writer.

Born November 12th, 1936 in Juneau.

Died November 12th, 2004 at 68 years old in Marina del Rey.

W. D. Hamilton

British evolutionary biologist (1936-2000).

Born August 1st, 1936 in Cairo.

Died March 7th, 2000 at 63 years old in London, Middlesex Hospital (organ dysfunction).

Marge Piercy

American novelist and poet (born 1936).

Born March 31st, 1936 (age 89 years) in Detroit. [ref]

Al Oerter

American athlete (1936-2007).

Born September 19th, 1936 in New York City.

Died October 1st, 2007 at 71 years old in Fort Myers (heart failure).

Martha Layne Collins

American businesswoman and politician (1936–2025).

Born December 7th, 1936 in Bagdad.

Died November 1st, 2025 at 88 years old in Lexington. [ref]

Colin Meads

New zealand rugby union player (1936-2017).

Born June 3rd, 1936 in Cambridge.

Died August 20th, 2017 at 81 years old in Te Kuiti (pancreatic cancer).

Barry C. Barish

American physicist.

Born January 27th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Omaha.

Takao Saito

Japanese manga artist (1936–2021).

Born November 3rd, 1936 in Wakayama.

Died September 24th, 2021 at 84 years old (pancreatic cancer).

Joseph Siffert

Swiss racecar and motorcycle driver (1936-1971).

Born July 7th, 1936 in Fribourg.

Died October 24th, 1971 at 35 years old in Brands Hatch (smoke inhalation injury).

Ferid Murad

American physician and pharmacologist (1936–2023).

Born September 14th, 1936 in Whiting.

Died September 4th, 2023 at 86 years old in Menlo Park. [ref]

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