What Happened in 1936
47 historical events, 29 notable births, and 9 notable deaths in 1936.
Major Events
January 1936
1936 — year
Montreux Convention — agreement regulating naval vessels in the Turkish Straits
1936 Summer Olympics medal table
basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics — international basketball tournament
handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics — overview of handball practiced at the 1936 Olympic Summer Games
athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics — athletics events at the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Winter Olympics medal table — Wikimedia list article
Spanish Revolution — workers' social revolution
swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics — swimming events at the Olympics
water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics — water polo at the Olympics
wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics
rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics — rowing regatta
ski jumping at the 1936 Winter Olympics — 1936 edition of the ski jumping competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
Estonia at the 1936 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics — 1936 edition of the speed skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics — 1936 edition of the alpine skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
abdication of Edward VIII — 1936 constitutional crisis in Britain
field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition
gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics — gymnastics events at the Olympics
fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 in film — overview of the events of 1936 in film
boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics — boxing practiced during at the 1936 Summer Olympics
canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics — Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics — Weightlifting at the Olympics
Australia at the 1936 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics — 1936 edition of the bobsleigh competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics — cycling events at the Olympics
diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics — Diving at the Olympics
Nordic combined at the 1936 Winter Olympics — 1936 edition of the Nordic combined skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
Denmark at the 1936 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
Argentina at the 1936 Summer Olympics — Nation participation at the Olympic Games
Egypt at the 1936 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
India at the 1936 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Siege of the Alcázar — Nationalist victory in Toledo (1936) at the opening stages of the Spanish Civil War
February 1936
1936 Winter Olympics — 4th edition of Winter Olympics, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
February 26 Incident — failed 1936 coup d'état in Japan
ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics — 1936 edition of the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games
figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics — 1936 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
November 1936
Anti-Comintern Pact — pact between Nazi Germany and Japan prior to World War II
1936 United States presidential election — 38th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
April 1936
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine — nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs in Mandatory Palestine
March 1936
8th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1935
Remilitarization of the Rhineland — 1936 treaty violation by Adolf Hitler
December 1936
Xi'an Incident — mutiny in the Chinese army
August 1936
Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936 — 1936 treaty signed between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Egypt
October 1936
Battle of Cable Street — Anti-fascist confrontation in the East End of London in 1936