Page 10: Historical Events In 1936

Aug 09   In this year, Jesse Owens claims 4th gold medal at Berlin Olympics.   

Aug 09   In this year, Jesse Owens claims 4th gold medal of Berlin Olympics   

Aug 09   Julián Javier, American baseball player.   

Aug 10   114°F (46°C) at Plain Dealing, Louisiana (state record)   

Aug 11   Chaing Kai-shek's troops conquers Kanton.   

Aug 12   120°F (49°C), Seymour, Texas (state record).   

Aug 12   Diver Marjorie Gestring is youngest Olympic gold medalist (13y 268d).   

Aug 14   1st Olympic basketball game (Berlin)   

Aug 14   A train and truck collide at Louiseville Quebec, killing 22.   

Aug 14   inaugural Olympic basketball game (Berlin)   

Aug 14   Rainey Bethea, hanged, last US public execution   

Aug 15   Grazia Deledda, Sardina/Italian author (Nobel 1926), dies at 64   

Aug 16   11th Olympic games close in Berlin.   

Aug 16   11th Olympic games closes in Berlin   

Aug 17   Pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer (Surgery and Foules), dies at 36   

Aug 18   106.5°F-Hottest afternoon ever in Iowa   

Aug 19   Federico Garcia Lorca, Spanish poet/composer, murdered at 37 or 38.   

Aug 19   Trial against Ljev Kamenev and Grigori Zinovjev because of "Trotskyism" opens in Moscow.   

Aug 20   Carla Fracci, Milan Italy, ballerina   

Aug 21   Mart Crowley, playwright (Boys in the Band).   

Aug 21   Red Sox Wes Ferrell, walks off mound when he feels he did no get good feilding, Sox suspend him   

Aug 22   Juliette Adam-Lamber, French author (Salon/Nouvelle Revue), dies at 99   

Aug 23   17 year old Bob Feller's 1st game, he strikes out 15 St Louis Browns.   

Aug 24   Australian Antarctic Territory created.   

Aug 25   3 Braves hit twice in an inning getting 2 hits each   

Aug 25   Grogorij J Zinovjev, Russian revolutionary, dies.   

Aug 30   Fabrizia Ramondino, writer.   

Aug 31   Marva Nettles Collins, educator (west side preparatory school)   

Sep 02   1st transatlantic round-trip air flight   

Sep 02   David Leonard Blake, composer   

Sep 02   The inaugural transatlantic round-trip air flight.   

Sep 03   3rd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 7, Detroit 7 (76000)   

Sep 03   John W Olver, (Rep-D-Massachusetts)   

Sep 04   Franco troops conquer Irun and Talavera de la Reina Spain.   

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Jan 02   Roger miller: Ft worth tx, country singer (king of the road, dang me)   

Jan 03   Betty rollin: Actress (crossing delancey)/author (last wish)   

Jan 03   David vine: British(?) sport commentator   

Jan 03   Jos kunst: Composer   

Jan 05   Florence king: American humorist   

Jan 06   Julio maria sanguinetti cairolo: President of uruguay (1985-90, 95- )   

Jan 06   Rubén amaro: Sr., mexican baseball player   

Jan 06   Darlene hard: U.s. tennis player   

Jan 02   Sir francis newdegate: Governor of tasmania, western australia (b. 1862)   

Jan 06   Charles a stoneham: Pres (ny giants),   

Jan 07   Howard francis: Cricketer (2 tests s af v eng 1898-99, 39 runs),    

Jan 09   John gilbert: Actor (love, downstairs),    

Jan 10   Charles wright: Cricketer (3 tests england v s africa 1895-96),    

Jan 15   Henry forster: Cricket (hants & oxford u, gov-gen of australia),   

Jan 16   Albert fish: American serial killer (b. 1870)   

Jan 17   Mateiu caragiale: Romanian author (b. 1885)