In the year 1936
369 Notable deaths
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]
Karl Pearson
English mathematician and biometrician.
Born March 27th, 1857 in London. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1936 at 79 years old in Coldharbour. [ref]
Fuad I of Egypt
Egyptian king and sultan.
Born March 26th, 1868 in Cairo.
Died April 28th, 1936 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Luigi Pirandello
Italian dramatist, novelist, short story writer, and poet, nobel prize for literature laureate (1867-1936).
Born June 28th, 1867 in Agrigento. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1936 at 69 years old in Rome (pneumonia). [ref]
José Antonio Primo de Rivera
Spanish noble and politician (1903-1936).
Born April 24th, 1903 in Madrid. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1936 at 33 years old in Alicante (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Miguel de Unamuno
Spanish poet.
Born September 29th, 1864.
Died December 31st, 1936 at 72 years old in Casa del Regidor Ovalle Prieto, Salamanca.
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What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved