What Day of the Week
1936 Calendar
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
1936 Historical Event(s)
- January 24, 1936 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Rat in Chinese astrology.
- March 8, 1936 – Daytona Beach Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.
- April 15, 1936 – First day of the Arab revolt in Palestine.
- July 11, 1936 – The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
- August 3, 1936 – Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
- September 23, 1936 – First ascent of Siniolchu by a German team.
- October 1, 1936 – Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
- November 2, 1936 – Italian dictator Benito Mussolini proclaims the Rome-Berlin Axis, establishing the alliance of the Axis Powers.
- November 20, 1936 – José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, is killed by a republican execution squad.
- December 30, 1936 – The United Auto Workers union stages its first sit-down strike.
Who Were Born On 1936?
- January 10, 1936 – Stephen Ambrose, American historian (d. 2002)
- January 24, 1936 – William Bogert, American actor
- April 3, 1936 – Jimmy McGriff, American jazz organist (d. 2008)
- June 19, 1936 – Tommy DeVito, American musician and singer
- July 7, 1936 – Jo Siffert, Swiss race car driver (d. 1971)
- August 1, 1936 – Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer (d. 2008)
- September 14, 1936 – Walter Koenig, American actor
- November 11, 1936 – Jack Keller, American songwriter (d. 2005)
- December 6, 1936 – Kenneth Copeland, American televangelist
- December 8, 1936 – David Carradine, American actor (d. 2009)