1936
Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century
Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s - 1930s - 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Years: 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 - 1936 - 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941
Births
- February 11 - Burt Reynolds, American actor.
- February 23 - Majel Barrett, American actress.
- September 7 - Buddy Holly, US singer
Deaths
- January 20 - King George V of the United Kingdom
- Robert E. Howard, fantasy author
- Wilhelm Gustloff, Swiss Nazi Party leader. Nice shot.
- Grazia Deledda, Sardinian (Italy) writer - Nobel prize for literature (1926)
Events
- The Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Turkish Straits is signed.
- Francisco Franco and other generals try a coup d'etat against the Spanish Republic and start the Spanish Civil War
- Germany reoccupies the Rhineland.
- Abdication of King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom; accession of King George VI of the United Kingdom.
- Gone With the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell, is published.
- November - Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Alfred M. Landon in the U.S. presidential election
Sport