In the year 1936
374 Notable deaths
George V
King of the united kingdom and the british dominions, and emperor of india (1865-1936).
Born June 3rd, 1865 in Marlborough House.
Died January 20th, 1936 at 70 years old in Sandringham House (chronic bronchitis).
Albert Fish
American serial killer and cannibal.
Born May 19th, 1870 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 16th, 1936 at 65 years old in Sing Sing (electrocution). [ref]
Rudyard Kipling
English writer and poet (1865–1936).
Born December 30th, 1865 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1936 at 70 years old in London (ulcer). [ref]
G. K. Chesterton
English writer and lay theologian (1874–1936).
Born May 29th, 1874 in Kensington. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1936 at 62 years old in Beaconsfield (heart failure). [ref]
Premchand
Hindi author from india (1880-1936).
Born July 31st, 1880 in India, Varanasi. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1936 at 56 years old in Varanasi. [ref]
Federico García Lorca
Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director (1898–1936).
Born June 5th, 1898 in Fuente Vaqueros. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1936 at 38 years old in Víznar (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Anne Sullivan
Teacher and companion of helen keller.
Born April 4th, 1866 in Feeding Hills.
Died October 20th, 1936 at 70 years old in Forest Hills.
Robert E. Howard
American author (1906–1936).
Born January 22nd, 1906 in Peaster.
Died June 11th, 1936 at 30 years old in Cross Plains.
Charles Curtis
Vice president of the united states from 1929 to 1933.
Born January 25th, 1860 in Topeka.
Died February 8th, 1936 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Maxim Gorky
Russian and soviet writer (1868–1936).
Born March 28th, 1868 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died June 18th, 1936 at 68 years old in Gorki-10 (pneumonia). [ref]
Billy Mitchell
United states army general during world war i (1879–1936).
Born December 29th, 1879 in Nice.
Died February 19th, 1936 at 56 years old in New York City (influenza).
Max Schreck
German actor.
Born September 6th, 1879 in Berlin.
Died February 20th, 1936 at 56 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
Kamala Nehru
Indian independence activist.
Born August 1st, 1899 in Delhi.
Died February 28th, 1936 at 36 years old in Lausanne (tuberculosis).
Oswald Spengler
German historian and philosopher (1880-1936).
Born May 29th, 1880 in Blankenburg. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1936 at 55 years old in Munich. [ref]
Elsa Einstein
Second wife and cousin of albert einstein (1876-1936).
Born January 18th, 1876 in Hechingen.
Died December 20th, 1936 at 60 years old in Princeton (kidney failure).
Irving Thalberg
American film producer (1899-1936).
Born May 30th, 1899 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1936 at 37 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]
John Gilbert
American actor and film director.
Born July 10th, 1899 in Logan. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1936 at 36 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lev Kamenev
Bolshevik revolutionary and soviet politician (1883-1936).
Born July 18th, 1883 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1936 at 53 years old in Lubyanka Building (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Grigory Zinoviev
Ukrainian revolutionary (1883-1936).
Born September 23rd, 1883 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died August 25th, 1936 at 52 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Grand duchess of russia (1876–1936).
Born November 25th, 1876 in San Anton Palace.
Died March 2nd, 1936 at 59 years old in Amorbach (stroke).
Lu Xun
Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936).
Born September 25th, 1881 in Shaoxing.
Died October 19th, 1936 at 55 years old in Shanghai (tuberculosis).
Bhikaiji Cama
Indian activist (1861-1936).
Born September 24th, 1861 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1936 at 74 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Eleftherios Venizelos
Greek politician; prime minister 1910–20 and 1928–33.
Born August 23rd, 1864 in Mournies. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1936 at 71 years old in Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
Indian businessman (1872-1936).
Born September 5th, 1872 in Ottapidaram.
Died November 18th, 1936 at 64 years old in Thoothukudi.
M. R. James
20th century british author, medievalist scholar and provost.
Born August 1st, 1862 in Dover. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1936 at 73 years old in Eton. [ref]
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy