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In the year 1936
369 Notable deaths
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.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 369
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe