In the year 1936
333 Notable deaths
John Gilbert
American actor and film director.
Born July 10th, 1899 in Logan. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1936 at 36 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Daughter of alfred, duke of saxe-coburg and gotha, and of grand duchess maria alexandrovna of russia (1876-1936).
Born November 25th, 1876 in San Anton Palace.
Died March 2nd, 1936 at 59 years old in Amorbach (stroke).
Lu Xun
Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936).
Born September 25th, 1881 in Shaoxing. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1936 at 55 years old in Shanghai (tuberculosis). [ref]
Bhikaiji Cama
Indian activist (1861-1936).
Born September 24th, 1861 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1936 at 74 years old in Mumbai. [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.
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]
Karl Pearson
English mathematician and biometrician.
Born March 27th, 1857 in London. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1936 at 79 years old in Coldharbour. [ref]
Miguel de Unamuno
Spanish poet.
Born September 29th, 1864 in Bilbao. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1936 at 72 years old in Salamanca. [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]
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]
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci