Famous people and celebrities who died in 1936

A dedicated page for remembering the famous people and celebrities who passed away in 1936. This year saw the loss of many influential and beloved figures who left a lasting impact on the world. From entertainment icons and sports legends to renowned scholars and public figures, our comprehensive list pays tribute to their lives and legacies. Join us in honoring their contributions and celebrating their achievements as we reflect on their remarkable stories.

• Jan. 5 Ramon Valle-Inclan

  Spanish dramatist, novelist, and member of the spanish generation of 98 is perhaps the most notable and most radical dramatist to have attempted to undermine the traditionalism of the spanish theatrical establishment in early 20th century. his influence on the later generation of spanish dramatists makes his drama even more significant. his statue in madrid is honored on the national …

• Jan. 18 Rudyard Kipling

  LIT - English author and poet, nobel prize laureate (b. 1865)

• Feb. 8 Charles Curtis

  American politician who served as the 31st Vice President of the United States under President Herbert Hoover.

• Feb. 19 Billy Mitchell

  Born in france, an american military man who was the youngest ever general staff officer and, by 1920, a brigadier general. he was a skilled and heroic pilot and was a lifelong advocate for air power. he was the most well-known american aviator of world war i. in 1925, he was sentenced to prison for insubordination. in 1948, he received …

• Feb. 20 Max Schreck

  German actor (born 1879).

• Feb. 27 Ivan Pavlov

  MED - Russian physiologist and physician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1849)

• Feb. 27 Ivan Petrovich Pavlov

  Nobel Prize laureate in recognition of his work on the physiology of digestion, through which knowledge on vital aspects of the subject has been transformed and enlarged

• Feb. 28 Charles Nicolle

  MED - French biologist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1866)

• Feb. 28 Charles Jules Henri Nicolle

  Nobel Prize laureate for his work on typhus

• March 18 Eleftherios Venizelos

  Eleftherios Venizelos was a prominent Greek statesman and entrepreneur who played a significant role in the development of modern Greece.

• April 3 Bruno Hauptmann

  German-american murderer and kidnapper who was convicted for the kidnapping and killing of the lindbergh child on 3/01/1932. on 9/19/1934, he was taken into custody and brought to trial on 1/02/1935. hauptmann was sentenced to death on february 13, 1935 after the trial was over and a conviction was obtained.

• April 27 Karl Pearson

  Karl Pearson was a pioneering English statistician known for his contributions to mathematical statistics.

• May 8 Oswald Spengler

  German historian and writer. he wrote "the decline of the west", a book that he published in 1926-1928. he noted that history lies in the law of civilizations and societies that rise and fall in cycles. western civilization was in this cycle.

• May 28 Bertha Pappenheim

  Bertha Pappenheim was an Austrian feminist and social pioneer in the field of social work and psychoanalysis.

• June 11 Robert E. Howard

  Influential American pulp fiction writer known for creating Conan the Barbarian and pioneering the sword and sorcery genre in fantasy literature.

• June 12 Karl Kraus

  Austrian writer known for his satirical works.

• June 22 Moritz Schlick

  Contributed to the development of computer science and artificial intelligence.

• Aug. 2 Louis Bleriot

  Aviation pioneer who was the first to fly across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft.

• Aug. 9 Lincoln Steffens

  American writer and lecturer. he was a leader in a group of journalists that theodore roosevelt called "muckrakers". steffensaeur (tm) articles dealt with municipal corruption and were published in "the shame of the cities", 1904, "the struggle for self-government," 2006, and "upbuilders," (1909).

• Aug. 15 Grazia Deledda

  LIT - Italian novelist and poet, nobel prize laureate (b. 1871)

• Aug. 17 Pierre-Octave Ferroud

  French composer known for innovative musical works who tragically died at a young age of 36. He composed notable pieces including works exploring themes of surgery and crowds.

• Aug. 19 Federico García Lorca

  Spanish poet and playwright, one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '27.

• Sept. 16 Irving Thalberg

  Legendary Hollywood film producer who was a key executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) during the golden age of cinema.

• Nov. 17 Ernestine Schumann-Heink

  Austrian opera singer who sang in oratorios, concerts, and in vaudeville. in 1899, she sang at the metropolitan opera house.

• Nov. 20 José Antonio Primo de Rivera

  Spanish lawyer and political leader who founded the Falange Española, a far-right political party that played a significant role in the Spanish Civil War. He was executed in 1936 and became a martyr for the Francoist movement.

• Nov. 27 Basil Zaharoff

  Inventor and industrialist known for his contributions to the field of armaments and military technology.

• Dec. 10 Luigi Pirandello

  LIT - Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet nobel prize laureate (b. 1867)

• Dec. 31 Miguel de Unamuno

  Spanish philosopher and writer known for his existential works.

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