Page 13: Historical Events In 1936

Nov 01   Mussolini describes alliance between Italy and Germany as an "Axis"   

Nov 02   1st high-definition TV broadcast service, by BBC in London   

Nov 03   Filip Lazar, composer, dies at 42   

Nov 03   In this year, President FDR (D) claims landslide victory over Alfred M Landon (R)   

Nov 03   In this year, President FDR claims landslide victory over Alfred M Landon (R).   

Nov 05   French writer Andre Gide criticizes Soviet regime   

Nov 06   David Ward-Steinman, composer.   

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”.   

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Jan 02   Roger Miller, Ft Worth Tx, country singer (King of the Road, Dang Me) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Betty Rollin, actress (Crossing Delancey)/author (Last Wish) was born in the year 1936.   

Jan 03   In the year 1936 birth of david Vine, British(?) sport commentator   

Jan 03   Jos Kunst, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1936 birth of florence King, American humorist   

Jan 06   Julio Maria Sanguinetti Cairolo, president of Uruguay (1985-90, 95- ) was born in the year 1936.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of rubén Amaro, Sr., Mexican baseball player   

Jan 06   In the year 1936 birth of darlene Hard, U.S. tennis player   

Jan 02   On this day in history death of sir Francis Newdegate, Governor of Tasmania, Western Australia (b. 1862)   

Jan 06   Charles A Stoneham, pres (NY Giants), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Howard Francis, cricketer (2 Tests S Af v Eng 1898-99, 39 runs), dies in the year 1936.   

Jan 09   John Gilbert, actor (Love, Downstairs), dies at 40 in the year 1936.   

Jan 10   Charles Wright, cricketer (3 Tests England v S Africa 1895-96), dies in the year 1936.   

Jan 15   In the year 1936 henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies   

Jan 16   Albert Fish, American serial killer (b. 1870) died in the year 1936.   

Jan 17   Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian author (b. 1885) died in the year 1936.