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In the year 1936
333 Notable deaths
Štefan Lux
Journalist, writer, film director.
Born November 4th, 1888 in Malacky.
Died July 3rd, 1936 at 47 years old in Geneva (ballistic trauma).
Hovhannes Abelian
Armenian actor.
Born November 4th, 1865 in Shamakhi.
Died July 1st, 1936 at 70 years old in Yerevan.
Hermanus Brockmann
Dutch rower.
Born June 14th, 1871 in Amsterdam.
Died January 18th, 1936 at 64 years old in The Hague.
Božena Benešová
Czech poet, literature reviewer, publicist, publicist and bookwriter.
Born November 30th, 1873 in Nový Jičín. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1936 at 62 years old in Prague. [ref]
Princess Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg
German opera singer.
Born May 21st, 1885 in Potsdam.
Died February 3rd, 1936 at 50 years old in Hemeiuș.
Eugène Dabit
French writer.
Born September 21st, 1898 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1936 at 37 years old in Sevastopol. [ref]
Julio Ruiz de Alda Miqueleiz
Spanish aviator (1897-1936).
Born October 7th, 1897 in Estella-Lizarra.
Died August 23rd, 1936 at 38 years old in Madrid (ballistic trauma).
Ludwig Lange
German physicist.
Born June 21st, 1863 in Giessen.
Died July 12th, 1936 at 73 years old in Weinsberg.
Dragan Jovanović
Serbian footballer and coach (1903-1936).
Born September 29th, 1903 in Belgrade.
Died June 2nd, 1936 at 32 years old in Belgrade (traffic collision).
Melquíades Álvarez
Spanish politician (1864-1936).
Born May 17th, 1864 in Gijón. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1936 at 72 years old in Madrid (murder victim). [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 333
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore