What Happened In May 1936 In History

Historical Events for May, 1936

• 5th » Italian troops March of the Iron Will named occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• 9th » Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
• 25th » The Remington Rand strike of 1936–1937 e.g Remington Rand strike, led by the American Federation of Labor, begins.
• 26th » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation bill named Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for 10 hours.
• 28th » Alan Turing submits 'On Computable Numbers' for publication.
• 28th » Klaipėda Radio Station begins regular broadcasting.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1936

• 1st » Jerry Mander, American author and activist
• 1st » Hans E. Wallman, Swedish director, producer, and composer (d. 2014)
• 2nd » Norma Aleandro, Argentinian actress, director, and screenwriter
• 2nd » Engelbert Humperdinck (singer) known as Engelbert Humperdinck, Indian-English singer
• 2nd » Michael Rabin (violinist) called Michael Rabin, American violinist (d. 1972)
• 4th » El Cordobés, Spanish bullfighter
• 5th » Patrick Gowers, English composer
• 5th » Ervin Lázár, Hungarian author (d. 2006)
• 5th » John Maxton, Scottish politician
• 6th » Bernard Lemaire, Canadian businessman
• 7th » Bobby Joe Green, American football player and coach (d. 1993)
• 7th » Robin Hanbury-Tenison, English explorer and author
• 8th » Kazuo Koike, Japanese author
• 8th » Haljand Udam, Estonian orientalist and academic (d. 2005)
• 9th » Terry Downes, English boxer
• 9th » Albert Finney, English actor, singer, and producer
• 9th » Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician
• 10th » Timothy Birdsall, English illustrator (d. 1963)
• 10th » Gary Owens, American radio host and voice actor
• 12th » Guillermo Endara, Panamanian politician, 32nd List of Heads of State of Panama e.g President of Panama (d. 2009)
• 12th » Tom Snyder, American journalist (d. 2007)
• 12th » Frank Stella, American painter
• 13th » Bill Rompkey, Canadian educator and politician
• 14th » Bobby Darin, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1973)
• 14th » Charlie Gracie, American singer and guitarist
• 14th » Dick Howser, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1987)
• 15th » Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-American actress and singer
• 15th » Wavy Gravy, American clown and activist
• 15th » Mart Laga, Estonian basketball player (d. 1977)
• 15th » Ralph Steadman, English painter and illustrator
• 15th » Paul Zindel, American author, playwright, and educator (d. 2003)
• 16th » Roy Hudd, English actor
• 16th » Karl Lehmann, German cardinal
• 17th » Dennis Hopper, American actor and director (d. 2010)
• 18th » Leon Ashley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
• 18th » Rita Cadillac, French dancer, singer, and actress (d. 1995)
• 18th » Michael Sandle, British sculptor
• 20th » Anthony Zerbe, American actor
• 21st » Günter Blobel, Polish-American biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine called Nobel Prize laureate
• 22nd » George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (d. 2014)
• 22nd » M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and author (d. 2005)
• 23rd » John Drury (Dean of Christ Church) called John Drury, English priest and author
• 23rd » Ingeborg Hallstein, German soprano and actress
• 23rd » Charles Kimbrough, American actor
• 24th » Harold Budd, American composer and poet
• 25th » Tom T. Hall, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 25th » Rusi Surti, Indian cricketer (d. 2013)
• 26th » David Stevens, Baron Stevens of Ludgate, English politician
• 27th » Eric Anderson (educator) e.g Eric Anderson, English academic
• 27th » Benjamin Bathurst (Royal Navy officer) or Benjamin Bathurst, English admiral
• 27th » Louis Gossett, Jr., American actor and producer
• 27th » Marcel Masse, Canadian politician, 29th Minister of National Defence (Canada) named Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 2014)
• 28th » Claude Forget, Canadian politician
• 28th » Ole K. Sara, Norwegian politician (d. 2013)
• 28th » Betty Shabazz, American educator and activist (d. 1997)
• 29th » Fred White (sportscaster) e.g Fred White, American sportscaster (d. 2013)
• 30th » Keir Dullea, American actor
• 30th » Stanislav Hurenko, Ukrainian politician (d. 2013)
• 30th » Ruta Lee, Canadian-American actress and dancer

Famous Deaths for May 1936

• 8th » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
• 14th » Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, English field marshal and diplomat (b. 1861)
• 17th » Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek politician, 124th List of Prime Ministers of Greece called Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1868)

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