What Happened In August 1936 In History

Historical Events for August, 1936

• 3rd » Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the 1936 Summer Olympics e.g Berlin Olympics.
• 3rd » A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic e.g Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
• 4th » List of Prime Ministers of Greece Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas suspends Hellenic Parliament parliament and the Constitution of Greece Constitution and establishes the 4th of August Regime.
• 9th » Summer Olympic Games: 1936 Summer Olympics known as Games of the XI Olympiad Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
• 14th » Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last public capital punishment in the United States called execution in the United States.
• 24th » The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
• 31st » Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1936

• 1st » W. D. Hamilton, Egyptian-English biologist, psychologist, and academic (d. 2000)
• 1st » Yves Saint Laurent (designer) named Yves Saint Laurent, Algerian-French fashion designer, co-founded Yves Saint Laurent (brand) or Yves Saint Laurent (d. 2008)
• 1st » Laurie Taylor (sociologist) named Laurie Taylor, English sociologist, radio host, and academic
• 2nd » Anthony Payne, English composer
• 3rd » Jerry G. Bishop, American radio and television host (d. 2013)
• 3rd » Edward Petherbridge, English actor and singer
• 4th » Giorgos Zographos, Greek singer and actor (d. 2005)
• 5th » Nikolai Baturin, Estonian author and playwright
• 8th » Frank Howard (baseball) named Frank Howard, American baseball player and manager
• 8th » Çolpan İlhan, Turkish actress (d. 2014)
• 8th » Jan Pieńkowski, Polish-English author and illustrator
• 9th » Julián Javier, American baseball player
• 9th » Patrick Tse, Chinese-Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 10th » P. R. Selvanayagam, Sri Lankan politician
• 11th » Andre Dubus, American author (d. 1999)
• 11th » Jonathan Spence, English-American historian and academic
• 13th » Kostas Hatzis, Greek singer-songwriter
• 14th » Trevor Bannister, English actor (d. 2011)
• 15th » Rita Shane, American soprano
• 16th » Anita Gillette, American actress and singer
• 17th » Seamus Mallon, Irish politician, First Minister and deputy First Minister or Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
• 17th » Floyd Red Crow Westerman, American actor, singer, and activist (d. 2007)
• 18th » Robert Redford, American actor, director, and producer
• 20th » Hideki Shirakawa, Japanese chemist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry e.g Nobel Prize laureate
• 21st » Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player and coach (d. 1999)
• 21st » Radish Tordia, Georgian painter
• 22nd » Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012)
• 22nd » John Callaway (journalist) called John Callaway, American journalist (d. 2009)
• 22nd » Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
• 22nd » Werner Stengel, German roller coaster designer and engineer, designed the Maverick (roller coaster) called maverick roller coaster
• 23rd » Henry Lee Lucas, American serial killer (d. 2001)
• 24th » A. S. Byatt, English author and poet
• 24th » Kenny Guinn, American banker and politician, 27th Governor of Nevada (d. 2010)
• 24th » Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr., American physicist and academic (d. 2001)
• 27th » Joel Kovel, American scholar and author
• 28th » Don Denkinger, American baseball player and umpire
• 29th » John McCain, American captain and politician
• 31st » Vladimir Orlov (author) called Vladimir Orlov, Russian author (d. 2014)

Famous Deaths for August 1936

• 3rd » Konstantin Konik, Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1873)
• 11th » Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (b. 1885)
• 12th » Victoria Díez Bustos de Molina, Spanish educator (b. 1903)
• 15th » Grazia Deledda, Italian author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize in Literature named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)
• 19th » Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)
• 19th » Hugh Lygon, German son of William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp (b. 1904)

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