1936
- July 21 - Georg Michaelis, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1857)
- August 2 - Louis Blériot, French aviation pioneer (b. 1872)
- August 9 - Lincoln Steffens, American journalist (b. 1866)
- August 15 - Grazia Deledda, Italian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)
- August 19 - Federico García Lorca, Spanish writer (b. 1898)
- September 19 - Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musician (b. 1860)
- October 2 - Juho Sunila, Prime Minister of Finland (b. 1875)
- October 3 - John Heisman, American football coach (b. 1869)
- October 8 - William Henry Stark, American businessman (b. 1851)
- November 25 - Andrew Harper, Scottish–Australian biblical scholar and teacher (b. 1844)
- December 9 - Arvid Lindman, Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1862)
- December 10
- Bobby Abel, English cricketer (b. 1857)
- Luigi Pirandello, Italian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
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Nobel prizes
- Physics - Victor F. Hess, Carl D. Anderson ("for his discovery of cosmic radiation" / "for his discovery of the positron").
- Chemistry - Petrus (Peter) Josephus Wilhelmus Debye ("for his contributions to our knowledge of molecular structure through his investigations on dipole moments and on the diffraction of X-rays and electrons in gases").
- Physiology or Medicine - Sir Henry Hallett Dale, Otto Loewi ("for their discoveries relating to chemical transmission of nerve impulses").
- Literature - Eugene Gladstone O'Neill ("for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy").
- Peace - Carlos Saavedra Lamas (Argentina)
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External links
- The 1930s Timeline: 1936 — from American Studies Programs at The University of Virginia
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