October 1936 calendar

October 1936
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in October 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 October 1936: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 1936?

Events

01 Oct 1936 Generalissimo Francisco Franco establishes state of Spain
02 Oct 1936 New York Yankees score World Series record 18 runs, beating Giants 18-4
03 Oct 1936 Yanks set new attendance record of 64,842 in 3rd game of World Series
04 Oct 1936 Italian lire devalued
05 Oct 1936 The Jarrow March sets off for London.
06 Oct 1936 New York Yankees beat New York Giants four games to two in 33rd World Series.
07 Oct 1936 7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel
09 Oct 1936 Hoover Dam begins transmitting electricity to LA
11 Oct 1936 Professor Quiz, first radio quiz show premieres.
13 Oct 1936 Explosion caused by leaking gas rips out section 12 of Cleveland Stadium
16 Oct 1936 Lou Gehrig, is voted AL MVP by BBWAA
18 Oct 1936 Adolf Hitler announces the Four Year Economic Plan to the German people. The plan details the rebuilding of the German military from 1936 to 1940.
19 Oct 1936 H.R. Ekins, reporter for the ''New York World-Telegram'', wins a race to travel around the world on commercial airline flights, beating out Dorothy Kilgallen of the ''New York Journal'' and Leo Kieran of the ''New York Times''. The flight takes 18½ days.
20 Oct 1936 Carl Hubbell, 26-6, edges out Dizzy Dean, 24-13, for MVP honors in NL
22 Oct 1936 First commercial flight from mainland USA to Hawaii.
26 Oct 1936 The first electric generator at Boulder Dam goes into full operation.
27 Oct 1936 Mrs Wallis Simpson files for divorce which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
28 Oct 1936 FDR rededicates Statue of Liberty on its 50th anniversary
29 Oct 1936 The historic Uptown Theater opens in Washington D.C.

Famous Birthday

Sylvia Browne
American professional psychic, gifted all her life and founder of Nirvana Foundation for Psychic Research in 1974.
Andrei Chikatilo
Ukrainian-Russian serial killer (d. 1994).
Michael Landon
American actor, writer, director and producer, best known for his roles in TV's long-running "Bonanza," "Little House on the Prairie" and...
Václav Havel
Czech nationalist, playwright and president, a thorn in the side of the Communist Party and the Czech government for 20 years through his...
Bill Wyman
British musician, a bass guitarist, piano and synthesizer player and singer with the Rolling Stones.
Steve Reich
American contemporary avant-garde composer, one of the best-known exponents of minimalism in music.
Nicole Croisille
French singer and actress, who appeared in 24 films between 1961 and 2005 and recorded albums from 1961.
Brian Blessed
British actor of stage, screen and TV, often noted for his aggressive characterizations.
Brian Blessed
British actor of stage, screen and TV, often noted for his aggressive characterizations.
Charles Dutoit
Swiss musician and conductor of the Berne Symphony Orchestra, Radio Zurich, Montreal Symphony and National Orchestra of France.
Tom Zé
Brazilian singer-songwriter.
Stella Stevens
Nagoya (Japan)
Bobby Seale
American political activist, who along with Huey Newton co-founded the Black Panthers in 1966.
Bobby Seale
American political activist, who along with Huey Newton co-founded the Black Panthers in 1966.
Michel Aumont
French actor.
Irina Demick
Judith Chalmers
English TV hostess (Wish You Were Here).
Yves Martin
Rona Barrett
American gossip columnist of Hollywood's choicest inside dirt.
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