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In the year 1936
374 Notable deaths
Richard Hauptmann
Carpenter, convicted murderer (1899-1936).
Born November 26th, 1899 in Kamenz.
Died April 3rd, 1936 at 36 years old in Trenton, New Jersey State Prison (electrocution).
Marmaduke Pickthall
British islamic scholar, an english translator of the qur'an into english (1875–1936).
Born April 7th, 1875 in London.
Died May 19th, 1936 at 61 years old in St Ives.
Cheiro
Irish astrologer, palmist, and numerologist (1866-1936).
Born November 1st, 1866 in Dublin.
Died October 8th, 1936 at 69 years old in Hollywood.
Ferdinand Tönnies
German sociologist, economist and philosopher (1855–1936).
Born July 26th, 1855 in Oldenswort. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1936 at 80 years old in Kiel. [ref]
Moritz Schlick
German philosopher (1882-1936).
Born April 14th, 1882 in Berlin.
Died June 22nd, 1936 at 54 years old in Vienna.
Karl Kraus
Austrian playwright and publicist (1874–1936).
Born March 28th, 1874 in Jičín. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1936 at 62 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Nestor Lakoba
Abkhazian politician (1893-1936).
Died December 28th, 1936 at 43 years old in Tbilisi (intoxication).
Marcelo T Alvear
Presidente de argentina.
Born July 12th, 1852 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1936 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires.
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati
Gaudīya vaisnava hindu guru and instructor (1874–1937).
Born February 6th, 1874 in Puri.
Died December 31st, 1936 at 62 years old in Kolkata.
Duan Qirui
Chinese warlord and politician (1865-1936).
Born March 6th, 1865 in Feixi County. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1936 at 71 years old in Shanghai.
Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande
Indian musicologist (1860-1936).
Born August 10th, 1860 in Mumbai.
Died September 19th, 1936 at 76 years old
Takahashi Korekiyo
Japanese politician (1854-1936).
Died February 26th, 1936 at 81 years old in Akasaka-ku.
Jean Patou
French fashion designer (1887-1936).
Born September 27th, 1887 in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 8th, 1936 at 48 years old in Paris.
Robert Michels
German sociologist (1876–1936).
Born January 9th, 1876 in Cologne.
Died May 2nd, 1936 at 60 years old in Rome. [ref]
Grazia Deledda
Italian novelist (1871-1936).
Born November 11th, 1871 in Nuoro.
Died August 16th, 1936 at 64 years old in Rome (breast cancer). [ref]
Wilhelm Gustloff
(1895-1936), german politician, meteorologist and founder of the swiss branch of the nazi party/foreign organization (nsdap/ao) at davos in 1932 - a wing of the nazi party (nsdap) for german citizens living outside germany.
Born January 30th, 1895 in Schwerin. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1936 at 41 years old in Davos.
Toni Kurz
Mountain climber (1913–1936).
Born January 13th, 1913 in Berchtesgaden.
Died July 22nd, 1936 at 23 years old in Eiger.
Georg Michaelis
German civil servant and chancellor (1857-1936).
Born September 8th, 1857 in Chojnów. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1936 at 78 years old in Bad Saarow. [ref]
Hiram Percy Maxim
American automotive pioneer.
Born September 2nd, 1869 in Brooklyn.
Died February 17th, 1936 at 66 years old in La Junta.
Bertha Pappenheim
Austrian feminist (1859–1936).
Born February 27th, 1859 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1936 at 77 years old in Neu-Isenburg (cancer). [ref]
Saitō Makoto
Prime minister of japan (1858-1936).
Born December 2nd, 1858 in Mizusawa.
Died February 26th, 1936 at 77 years old in Yotsuya-ku (attempted murder).
Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
Austrian archduke (1856-1936).
Born June 4th, 1856 in Židlochovice. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1936 at 80 years old in Mosonmagyaróvár. [ref]
Lottie Pickford
Actress.
Born June 9th, 1895 in Toronto.
Died December 9th, 1936 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
José Calvo Sotelo
Spanish author (1893-1936).
Born May 6th, 1893 in Tui. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1936 at 43 years old in Madrid (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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