1936

Year 1936 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the.

January-February

 * - The first building to be completely covered in is completed in, for the.
 * - Serial killer executed in
 * - King dies. His eldest son succeeds the throne becoming.
 * -  show debuts.


 * - E. becomes the first  element to be made synthetically.
 * - The opens in,.
 * The first to wear a skin-tight costume and mask, , makes his first appearance in US newspapers
 * - The engineered a failed  against the ese government. Some politicians were killed.
 * - Emperor orders the Japanese army to arrest 123 conspirators in Tokyo government offices - 19 of them are executed in July.

March-April

 * - Construction of is completed.
 * - In violation of the,.
 * - Pro-democratic militarist stepped down as  of  and was replaced by radical militarist.
 * -, convicted of kidnapping and killing , is executed in.
 * - A tornado hits killing 216 and injuring over 700. It is the 4th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
 * - Two tornadoes strike . The smaller tornado hit north Gainsville and the stronger tornado hit west side of town. The two paths eventually met but not the tornadoes. 203 die and 1600 are injured in the 5th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
 * - The against the British government and opposition to Jewish immigration begins.

May-June

 * - annexes.
 * - is formed from the Italian territories of, , and.
 * - The railroad in the  inaugurates the all-Pullman  passenger train between  and.
 * - ' new film version of , a faithful adaptation of the, premieres at to ecstatic reviews. It preserves the famous stage performances of , , , , and . It is a box office smash, but withdrawn from circulation in 1942 by , due to their impending  , which does not appear until 1951. After its withrawal from circulation, the 1936 Show Boat will not be widely seen again until 1983, when it makes its debut on.
 * - The begins, spawning the notorious "Mohawk Valley formula," a corporate plan for.
 * - The first flight by the Irish airline takes place.
 * - British luxury liner leaves  on her  over the


 * June - A strikes ; high temperature records are set and thousands die.
 * The General strike in France is ended by the.
 * The is founded in the.
 * - Army laboratory explodes in - 60 dead.
 * - knocks out  in the twelfth round of their   match at  in.
 * - knocks out  in the twelfth round of their   match at  in.


 * - 's novel  is first published.

July-August

 * - in  is opened to traffic
 * to - Peak of July 1936 heat wave. The s of, , and  all set new state records for high temperature. At Mio, in northern Michigan it soars to 113°F (45°C)
 * - Spain's civil war begins when nationalist troops under the command of rise against the legal republic.
 * - open in, , and mark the first live television coverage of a sports event in world history.
 * - athlete  wins the 100 meter dash at the.
 * - is hanged in, in the last public
 * - Beginning of the first of the
 * - flees  for

September-October

 * - The last surviving dies in  in Tasmania.

November-December

 * launches world's first regular (then) high definition television service.
 * The (CBC) begins  in.
 * - : is reelected to a second term in a landslide victory over.
 * - In, the opens to traffic.
 * - The first edition of is published.
 * - sails from  on its way to
 * - The is signed by Germany and Japan.
 * - In, is destroyed in a fire (it had been built for the 1851 ).
 * - Radio station is officially founded
 * - - signs an instrument of  at  in the presence of his three brothers,,  and.
 * The British Parliament passes on behalf of the UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
 * The King performs his last act as sovereign by giving to the Act.
 * Prince Albert, Duke of York, becomes King, ruling as
 * The abdicated King Edward VIII, now HRH The Prince Edward, makes a broadcast to the nation explaining his decision to abdicate. He leaves the country for
 * - passes the  to legislate for Edward VIII's abdication in that realm.
 * - : The Generalissimo of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek was kidnapped by Zhang Xueliang.
 * - The begins the  in.
 * - : The Generalissimo of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek was kidnapped by Zhang Xueliang.
 * - The begins the  in.

Undated

 * program founded in.
 * begins radio ministry.
 * is first recognised as a medical condition.
 * , cowboy and artist, designs and builds 's first permanent rodeo arena.

January-February

 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American writer
 * , American historian (d. )
 * , American physicist and radio astronomer, laureate
 * -, American artist (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, American football player
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
 * -, Canadian country/folk singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, American football player
 * -, American musician and songwriter (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, English playboy, entrepreneur, and race car driver (d. )
 * -, fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles
 * -, fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles

March-April

 * -, Scottish race car driver (d. )
 * March 4 -, German composer
 * -, Mayor of Washington, DC
 * -, astronaut
 * , American football player (d. )
 * , American musician
 * , American civil rights leader (d. )
 * , U.S. Supreme Court Justice
 * -, American songwriter (d. )
 * -, Swiss actress, best known as the original
 * -, Jamaican musician
 * -, American football coach and sportscaster
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, PH.D, Founder of Focus On The Family, child psychologist
 * -, American musician
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * -, American singer (d. )

May-June

 * -, British/American singer
 * -, English actor
 * , American talk show host (d. )
 * , American minimalist painter
 * , American singer (d. )
 * , American baseball shortstop/manager (d. )
 * -, American actor and director
 * -, German opera singer
 * -, American actor and singer
 * -, British director
 * -, American singer, songwriter, and actor
 * -, American football player
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American football player
 * -, baseball player

July-August

 * -, American musician, 
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * , fugitive indicted for the murders of his three children, spouse and mother in.
 * , Algerian-born French fashion designer
 * -, British serial killer known as the Black Panther, currently serving five life sentences
 * -, American short-story writer (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American basketball player (d. )
 * -, English retired teacher
 * -, American politician
 * -, American politician

September-October

 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American actor.
 * -, American inventor and producer, creator of
 * -, mayor of Moscow
 * -, American puppeteer, filmmaker, and television producer (d. )
 * -, Italian politician, entrepreneur, and media proprietor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American professional basketball player and coach (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Japanese voice actress
 * -, Japanese model
 * -, American actor (d. )

November-December

 * -, American poet
 * -, American author and philosopher
 * -, American author
 * -, British writer, critic and lecturer
 * -, American writer
 * -, daughter of and
 * -, American actress

January-June

 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American serial killer (executed) (b. )
 * -, British writer, laureate (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, consort of (b.)
 * -, German leader of the Swiss Nazi Party (b. )
 * -, U.S. general and military aviation pioneer (b. )
 * - in the "":
 * , 11th of  (b. )
 * , 19th   (b. )
 * -, Russian psychologist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, French bacteriologist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, French journalist and feminist leader (b. )
 * -, Russian composer (b. )
 * -, German killer of Jr. (b. )
 * -, Austrian physician, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, American author (suicide) (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )
 * June 14 -, Russian writer (b. )

July-December

 * -, (b. )
 * -, French aviation pioneer (b. )
 * -, American journalist (b. )
 * -, Italian writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, Spanish writer (b. )
 * -, Indian musician (b. )
 * -, Prime Minister of Finland (b. )
 * -, American football coach (b. )
 * -, American businessman (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * , English cricketer (b. )
 * , Italian writer, laureate (b. )
 * , Italian writer, laureate (b. )

Nobel prizes

 * -, ("for his discovery of " / "for his discovery of the ").


 * - ("for his contributions to our knowledge of molecular structure through his investigations on dipole moments and on the diffraction of X-rays and electrons in gases").


 * -, ("for their discoveries relating to chemical transmission of nerve impulses").


 * - ("for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy").