Page 13: Historical Events In 1936

Nov 06   RCA displays TV for press.   

Nov 06   RCA displays TV for the press.   

Nov 07   Barry Newman, Boston Mass, actor (Amy, Deadline, Petrocelli)   

Nov 07   Battle of Madrid begins.   

Nov 09   Albanian govt of Frasheri falls.   

Nov 11   Edward German, composer, dies at 74.   

Nov 12   1st TV Gardening show   

Nov 12   Mort Shuman, rocker   

Nov 12   The inaugural TV Gardening show airs   

Nov 12   The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.   

Nov 14   Bradman scores 192 for S A v Vic before a MCG crowd of 21000.   

Nov 15   Nazi-Germany and Japan sign Anti-Komintern pact.   

Nov 15   Wolf Biermann, writer   

Nov 16   German air force begins bombing of Madrid.   

Nov 16   Shirvani Chalayev, composer   

Nov 17   Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy become overnight success on radio.   

Nov 18   Germany and Italy recognized Spanish government of Francisco Franco.   

Nov 18   Main span of Golden Gate Bridge joined   

Nov 19   Buenaventura Durruti, Spanish anarchists army leader, dies in battle   

Nov 19   Dick Cavett, Kearney Neb, talk show host (Dick Cavett Show).   

Nov 20   Jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, Spanish Falange, executed   

Nov 20   Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange is killed by a republican execution squad.   

Nov 21   James De Preist, Philadelphia Penn, conductor (Mitropolos 1964)   

Nov 22   19th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pinehurst CC Pinehurst NC.   

Nov 22   Louis F H Apol, painter/etcher/literary, dies at 86.   

Nov 23   1st issue of Life, picture magazine created by Henry R Luce   

Nov 23   The inaugural issue of LIFE magazine debuted. It was an immediate sellout. The cover of that famous magazine showed an obstetrician slapping a baby and the caption read, “LIFE begins”.   

Nov 24   Noel Coward's "Tonight at 8:30," premieres in NYC   

Nov 25   Germany and Japan sign anti-Komintern pact.   

Nov 30   Abbie Hoffman (activist 1960s cultural revolutionary [Yippie]; one of the Chicago Eight) was born.   

Nov 30   London's Crystal Palace (built 1851), destroyed by fire.   

Nov 30   London's famed Crystal Palace, constructed for the International Exhibition of 1851, destroyed in a fire   

Dec 01   2nd Heisman Trophy Award: Larry Kelley, Yale (E).   

Dec 01   Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use.   

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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)