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In the year 1936
333 Notable deaths
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]
Joshua W. Alexander
American politician.
Born January 22nd, 1852 in Cincinnati.
Died February 27th, 1936 at 84 years old in Gallatin.
Henry Louis Le Châtelier
French chemist.
Born October 8th, 1850 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1936 at 85 years old in Miribel-les-Échelles. [ref]
Eugène Marais
South african lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer.
Born January 9th, 1872 in Pretoria. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1936 at 64 years old in Pelindaba (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Hans Poelzig
German architect.
Born April 30th, 1869 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1936 at 67 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Sergey Kamenev
Russian military leader.
Died August 25th, 1936 at 55 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Clara Butt
British singer (1872-1936).
Born February 1st, 1872 in Southwick. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1936 at 63 years old in Oxfordshire (cancer). [ref]
Oskar Barnack
German optical engineer.
Born November 1st, 1879 in Lynow.
Died January 16th, 1936 at 56 years old in Bad Nauheim (pneumonia).
Alexander Guchkov
Russian politician.
Born October 26th, 1862 in Moscow.
Died February 14th, 1936 at 73 years old in Paris.
William Sowden Sims
United states admiral.
Born October 15th, 1858 in Port Hope.
Died September 28th, 1936 at 77 years old in Boston.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 333
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