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What Happened in 1936

47 historical events, 29 notable births, and 9 notable deaths in 1936.

Major Events

January 1936

general

Montreux Convention — agreement regulating naval vessels in the Turkish Straits

sports

1936 Summer Olympics medal table

sports

basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics — international basketball tournament

sports

handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics — overview of handball practiced at the 1936 Olympic Summer Games

sports

athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics — athletics events at the 1936 Summer Olympics

sports

1936 Winter Olympics medal table — Wikimedia list article

general

Spanish Revolution — workers' social revolution

sports

swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics — swimming events at the Olympics

sports

water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics — water polo at the Olympics

sports

wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics — rowing regatta

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ski jumping at the 1936 Winter Olympics — 1936 edition of the ski jumping competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

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Estonia at the 1936 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation

sports

speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics — 1936 edition of the speed skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

sports

alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics — 1936 edition of the alpine skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

war

abdication of Edward VIII — 1936 constitutional crisis in Britain

sports

field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition

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gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics — gymnastics events at the Olympics

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fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

culture

1936 in film — overview of the events of 1936 in film

sports

boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics — boxing practiced during at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics — Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics — Weightlifting at the Olympics

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Australia at the 1936 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation

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bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics — 1936 edition of the bobsleigh competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

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cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics — cycling events at the Olympics

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diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics — Diving at the Olympics

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Nordic combined at the 1936 Winter Olympics — 1936 edition of the Nordic combined skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

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Denmark at the 1936 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation

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Argentina at the 1936 Summer Olympics — Nation participation at the Olympic Games

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Egypt at the 1936 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation

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India at the 1936 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation

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shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics

war

Siege of the Alcázar — Nationalist victory in Toledo (1936) at the opening stages of the Spanish Civil War

February 1936

sports

1936 Winter Olympics — 4th edition of Winter Olympics, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

general

February 26 Incident — failed 1936 coup d'état in Japan

sports

ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics — 1936 edition of the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games

sports

figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics — 1936 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

November 1936

war

Anti-Comintern Pact — pact between Nazi Germany and Japan prior to World War II

politics

1936 United States presidential election — 38th quadrennial U.S. presidential election

April 1936

general

1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine — nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs in Mandatory Palestine

March 1936

war

8th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1935

politics

Remilitarization of the Rhineland — 1936 treaty violation by Adolf Hitler

December 1936

war

Xi'an Incident — mutiny in the Chinese army

August 1936

politics

Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936 — 1936 treaty signed between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Egypt

October 1936

war

Battle of Cable Street — Anti-fascist confrontation in the East End of London in 1936