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In the year 1936
421 Notable deaths
Božena Benešová
Czech poet, literature reviewer, publicist, publicist and bookwriter (1873–1936).
Born November 30th, 1873 in Nový Jičín. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1936 at 62 years old in Prague. [ref]
Christine Buisman
Dutch botanist (1900-1936).
Born March 22nd, 1900 in Leeuwarden.
Died March 27th, 1936 at 36 years old in Amsterdam.
Melquíades Álvarez
Spanish politician (1864-1936).
Born May 17th, 1864 in Gijón. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1936 at 72 years old in Madrid (murder victim). [ref]
Nick Cogley
American actor (1869-1936).
Born May 4th, 1869 in New York City.
Died May 20th, 1936 at 67 years old in Santa Monica (surgical complications).
Ludwig Lange
German physicist (1863–1936).
Born June 21st, 1863 in Giessen.
Died July 12th, 1936 at 73 years old in Weinsberg.
Hovhannes Abelian
Armenian actor (1865–1936).
Born November 4th, 1865 in Shamakhi.
Died July 1st, 1936 at 70 years old in Yerevan.
Hermanus Brockmann
Dutch rower (1871-1936).
Born June 14th, 1871 in Amsterdam.
Died January 18th, 1936 at 64 years old in The Hague.
Eugène Dabit
French writer (1898–1936).
Born September 21st, 1898 in Mers-les-Bains.
Died August 21st, 1936 at 37 years old in Sevastopol.
Ottilia Adelborg
Swedish artist and writer (1855-1936).
Born December 6th, 1855 in Karlskrona, Karlskrona city community. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1936 at 80 years old in Gagnef parish.
Kristína Royová
Slovak poet and writer (1860-1936).
Born August 19th, 1860 in Stará Turá.
Died December 27th, 1936 at 76 years old in Stará Turá.
Heinrich Wenck
Danish architect (1851–1936).
Born March 10th, 1851 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1936 at 84 years old in Charlottenlund. [ref]
Charles le Bargy
French actor and director (1858–1936).
Born August 28th, 1858 in La Chapelle. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1936 at 77 years old in Nice.
Florentino Asensio Barroso
Spanish roman catholic bishop (1877-1936).
Born October 16th, 1877 in Villasexmir.
Died August 9th, 1936 at 58 years old in Barbastro, Cemetery of the Diocesis of Barbastro (gunshot wound).
Dragan Jovanović
Serbian footballer and coach (1903-1936).
Born September 29th, 1903 in Belgrade.
Died June 2nd, 1936 at 32 years old in Belgrade (traffic collision).
Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein
German zoologist, university teacher and curator (1855–1936).
Born March 3rd, 1855 in Bad Bergzabern.
Died April 23rd, 1936 at 81 years old in Munich.
Hans Jacob Hansen
Danish zoologist (1855-1936).
Born August 10th, 1855 in Bellinge.
Died June 26th, 1936 at 80 years old in Gentofte.
Jan Rosen
Polish painter (1854-1936).
Born October 16th, 1854 in Warsaw.
Died November 8th, 1936 at 82 years old in Warsaw.
Ewald Ammende
Baltic german journalist, human rights activist and politician (1893-1936).
Born January 3rd, 1893 in Pärnu.
Died April 15th, 1936 at 43 years old in Beijing.
Grigory Grumm-Grzhimaylo
Russian scientist (1860–1936).
Born November 5th, 1860 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 3rd, 1936 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Rahel Sanzara
German writer (1894–1936).
Born February 9th, 1894 in Jena.
Died February 8th, 1936 at 41 years old in Berlin.
Emilie Martin
American mathematician (1869-1936).
Born December 30th, 1869 in Elizabeth.
Died February 8th, 1936 at 66 years old in South Hadley.
Veli Nieminen
Gymnast (1886-1936).
Born December 1st, 1886 in Tyrväntö.
Died April 1st, 1936 at 49 years old in Hämeenlinna.
Toma Ciorbă
Moldavian physician (1864-1936).
Born January 15th, 1864 in Chișinău.
Died December 30th, 1936 at 72 years old in Chișinău.
Alexis Lépicier
Catholic cardinal (1863-1936).
Born February 28th, 1863 in France.
Died May 20th, 1936 at 73 years old in Rome.
Caroline Furness
American astronomer (1869 – 1936).
Born June 24th, 1869 in Cleveland.
Died February 9th, 1936 at 66 years old in New York City.
Deaths 326 to 350 of 421
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