Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1936

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 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

• May 6 Hans Jelmoli

  Composer dies at 59

• 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 14 Edmund Allenby

  An english soldier and british imperial governor. he served in the second boer war and in world war i, where he was a british imperial governor. he occupied the jordan valley in the summer 1918 and defeated the eighth army of yildirim army group at the battle of megiddo. this forced the surrender of the british empire's egyptian expeditionary force …

• May 14 Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby

  British general (born 1861)

• May 16 Leonidas Paraskevopoulos

  Greek general and politician (b. 1860)

• May 17 Panagis Tsaldaris

  Twice greek prime minister (born 1868)

• May 18 Alick Maclean

  Composer dies at 63

• May 19 Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

  British islamic scholar (b. 1875)

• May 25 Jan Levoslav Bella

  Composer dies at 92

• May 28 Bertha Pappenheim

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