My Man Godfrey
Release year: 1936
Directed by: Gregory La Cava
Starring: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick
Country: United States of America
August 1936 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1936.
The US president was Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Stanley Baldwin (Conservative), Pope Pius XI was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on August 1936: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 1936?
Events
- 01 Aug 1936 Adolph Hitler opens 11th Olympic Games in Berlin
- 03 Aug 1936 Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
- 04 Aug 1936 Ioannis Metaxas names himself Dictator of Greece
- 05 Aug 1936 At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his third Olympic medal.
- 06 Aug 1936 1st time in 20th century, 1st 2 batters in a game-Roy Johnson and Rabbit Warstler of Boston Bees-lead off with HRs
- 09 Aug 1936 Jesse Owens wins fourth gold medal of Berlin Olympics.
- 12 Aug 1936 Demo baseball game at 1936 Olympics in Berlin, world beats US, 6-5
- 14 Aug 1936 Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last public execution in the United States.
- 16 Aug 1936 11th Olympic games closes in Berlin
- 18 Aug 1936 106.5 degrees F - hottest afternoon ever in Iowa.
- 19 Aug 1936 Trial against Ljev Kamenev and Grigori Zinovjev because of Trotskyism opens in Moscow
- 21 Aug 1936 Red Sox Wes Ferrell, walks off mound when he feels he did no get good feilding, Sox suspend him
- 24 Aug 1936 FDR gives FBI authority to pursuit fascists and communists
- 25 Aug 1936 3 Braves hit twice in an inning getting 2 hits each
- 26 Aug 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936 is signed.
Famous Birthday
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American actor, director, and environmental activist.
French-Algerian designer; in the world of fashion, a once-in-a-generation designer and pace-setter.
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American politician, a Republican Senator from Arizona since 1992, the unsuccessful rival of George W. Bush for the GOP nomination for...
American politician, a Republican Senator from Arizona since 1992, the unsuccessful rival of George W. Bush for the GOP nomination for...
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Famous Deaths
French Composer (Surgery & Foules), dies at 36.
Composer, dies at 76.
French Author (Salon / Nouvelle Revue), dies at 99.
Russian revolutionary.
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Movies
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Swing Time
Release year: 1936
Directed by: George Stevens
Starring: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick
Country: United States of America
The Last of the Mohicans
Release year: 1936
Directed by: George B. Seitz
Starring: Randolph Scott, Binnie Barnes, Henry Wilcoxon, Bruce Cabot
Country: United States of America
Romeo and Juliet
Release year: 1936
Directed by: George Cukor
Starring: Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore, Edna May Oliver
Country: United States of America
The Texas Rangers
Release year: 1936
Directed by: King Vidor
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie, Jean Parker, Lloyd Nolan