In the year 1936
374 Notable deaths
Andrija Mohorovičić
Croatian seismologist (1857–1936).
Born January 23rd, 1857 in Volosko.
Died December 18th, 1936 at 79 years old in Zagreb.
Alexander Guchkov
Russian politician (1862–1936).
Born October 26th, 1862 in Moscow.
Died February 14th, 1936 at 73 years old in Paris.
Frank Hornby
English toy inventor, businessman and politician (1863-1936).
Born May 15th, 1863 in Liverpool.
Died September 21st, 1936 at 73 years old in Liverpool.
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Austrian-american singer.
Born June 15th, 1861 in Libeň. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1936 at 75 years old in Hollywood (leukemia). [ref]
Hu Han-min
Chinese politician (1879-1936).
Born December 9th, 1879 in Panyu District.
Died May 12th, 1936 at 56 years old in Guangzhou (cerebral hemorrhage).
Eugène Marais
South african lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer (1871–1936).
Born January 9th, 1872 in Pretoria.
Died March 29th, 1936 at 64 years old in Pelindaba (gunshot wound).
Joshua W. Alexander
American politician (1852–1936).
Born January 22nd, 1852 in Cincinnati.
Died February 27th, 1936 at 84 years old in Gallatin.
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Russian-american pianist and conductor (1878–1936).
Born February 7th, 1878 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 14th, 1936 at 58 years old in Detroit (cancer).
William Sowden Sims
United states admiral (1858–1936).
Born October 15th, 1858 in Port Hope.
Died September 28th, 1936 at 77 years old in Boston.
Clara Butt
British singer (1872-1936).
Born February 1st, 1872 in Southwick.
Died January 23rd, 1936 at 63 years old in Oxfordshire (cancer).
Hans Poelzig
German architect.
Born April 30th, 1869 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1936 at 67 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Oskar Barnack
German optical engineer (1879–1936).
Born November 1st, 1879 in Lynow.
Died January 16th, 1936 at 56 years old in Bad Nauheim (pneumonia).
Leonardo Torres Queved
Spanish engineer (1852-1936).
Born December 28th, 1852 in Santa Cruz.
Died December 18th, 1936 at 83 years old in Madrid.
Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Indian-american writer.
Born July 6th, 1890 in Bengal Presidency. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1936 at 46 years old in New York City (hanging). [ref]
William Coley
American surgeon (1862-1936).
Born January 12th, 1862 in Westport.
Died April 16th, 1936 at 74 years old in New York City.
Georges Vacher de Lapouge
French anthropologist (1854–1936).
Born December 12th, 1854 in Neuville-de-Poitou.
Died February 20th, 1936 at 81 years old in Poitiers.
Georgios Kondylis
Greek politician and general (1879-1936).
Born August 26th, 1879 in Proussos Municipal Unit. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1936 at 56 years old in Athens (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Mermoz
French aviator (1901–1936).
Born December 9th, 1901 in Aubenton. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1936 at 34 years old in Atlantic Ocean. [ref]
Jean-Baptiste Charcot
French scientist (1867-1936).
Born July 15th, 1867 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1936 at 69 years old in Borgarfjörður (shipwrecking). [ref]
Louis Camille Maillard
French chemist (1878–1936).
Born February 4th, 1878 in Pont-à-Mousson.
Died May 12th, 1936 at 58 years old in Paris.
Alexandros Zaimis
Greek politician, former president of the hellenic republic (1855–1936).
Born November 21st, 1855 in Athens, Patras.
Died September 15th, 1936 at 80 years old in Vienna.
Rose Dione
French-american actress (1878-1936).
Born October 22nd, 1878 in Dardilly. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1936 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jeanne Paquin
French fashion designer.
Born June 23rd, 1869 in L'Île-Saint-Denis.
Died August 28th, 1936 at 67 years old in Paris.
Arthur Amos Noyes
American chemist (1866-1936).
Born September 13th, 1866 in Newburyport.
Died June 3rd, 1936 at 69 years old in California.
Alan Crosland
American actor and film director (1894-1936).
Born August 10th, 1894 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1936 at 41 years old in Hollywood (traffic collision). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 125 of 374
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr