Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1936

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1936. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 2 Louis Bleriot

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

• Aug. 3 Konstantin Konik

  Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th estonian minister of education (b. 1873)

• Aug. 4 Henry Schoenfeld

  Composer dies at 78

• 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. 11 Blas Infante

  Spanish historian and politician (b. 1885)

• Aug. 15 Grazia Deledda

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

• Aug. 15 Stanislaw Niewiadomski

  Composer dies at 76

• 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. 17 José María of Manila

  Spanish-filipino priest and martyr (b. 1880)

• 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.

• Aug. 20 Edward Weston

  English-american chemist (b. 1850)

• Aug. 22 Juliette Adam-Lamber

  French author (salon / nouvelle revue), dies at 99

• Aug. 25 Juliette Adam

  French feminist and author.

• Aug. 25 Grogorij J Zinovjev

  Russian revolutionary

• Aug. 30 Ronald Fellowes

  2nd baron ailwyn, english peer (b. 1886)