What Happened in 1936

Carlos Saavedra Lamas Wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Carlos Saavedra Lamas (November 1, 1878 – May 5, 1959) was an Argentine academic and politician, and in 1936, the first Latin American Nobel Peace... Read more

Volvo PV51 is First Produced

The Volvo PV51 is an automobile introduced by Volvo in December 1936. It was replaced by the mildly restyled PV53 in 1938. This car remained in... Read more

The Great Purge of 1936-1938

At three publicized show trials held in Moscow between 1936 and 1938, dozens of these Old Bolsheviks, including Zinov'ev, Kamenev, and Bukharin,... Read more

Nazi Germany Establishes Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp

Sachsenhausen (German pronunciation: [zaksənˈhaʊzən]) or Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany, used... Read more

Mercedes-Benz 260 D is First Produced

The Mercedes-Benz 260 D was the second diesel engined production passenger car and was introduced in 1936. It was named in reference to its... Read more

Mercedes-Benz 170 is First Produced

In 1936, in parallel to the classical front-engine Mercedes-Benz 170 V, Daimler-Benz AG introduced the Mercedes-Benz 170 H which had the same... Read more

Larry Kelley Wins Heisman Trophy Award

Lawrence Morgan "Larry" Kelley (May 30, 1915 – June 27, 2000) was an American football player born in Conneaut, Ohio. He played end, for Yale... Read more

First five players elected into Baseball Hall of Fame

The first elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were held in 1936. Members of the Baseball Writers Association of America... Read more

Charlie Chaplin Marries Paulette Goddard

In 1932, she met Charlie Chaplin and began an eight-year personal and cinematic relationship with him. Chaplin bought Goddard's contract from Roach... Read more

Agatha Christie publishes The A.B.C. Murders

The A.B.C. Murders is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on January 6, 1936 and... Read more

"Modern Times" (film) is Released

Modern Times is a 1936 comedy film by Charlie Chaplin that has his iconic Little Tramp character struggling to survive in the modern,... Read more

IV Olympic Winter Games Held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the... Read more

"Mayerling" Is Released

Mayerling is a 1936 French historical film drama directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Seymour Nebenzal from a screenplay by Marcel Achard,... Read more

8th Academy Awards

The 8th Academy Awards were held on March 5, 1936 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Frank Capra. This was the... Read more

Lee "Scratch" Perry is born

Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on March 20, 1936, in Kendal, Jamaica) is a reggae and dub artist, who has been highly influential... Read more

Horton Smith wins the Third Masters Tournament

Playing in rainy conditions, Horton Smith sank a 50-foot chip-in for birdie at No. 14, and a follow-up birdie at No. 15 to win two of the first... Read more

Detroit Red Wings win Stanley Cup

The 1936 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs. This was Detroit's second... Read more

"Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" Is Released

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town is a 1936 comedy film directed by Frank Capra, based on the story Opera Hat by Clarence Budington Kelland that appeared in... Read more

Gandhi Relocates Base of Operations to Sevagram, a Small Village Near Wardha in Central India

When the Congress Party chose to contest elections and accept power under the Federation scheme, Gandhi decided to resign from party membership. He... Read more

"Gone With The Wind" Is Published

Gone with the Wind is a romantic drama and the only novel written by Margaret Mitchell. It is set in Jonesboro and Atlanta, Georgia during the... Read more

"Fury" Is Released

Fury is a 1936 drama film which tells the story of an innocent man who narrowly escapes being lynched and the revenge he seeks. Directed by Fritz... Read more

'The Road To Glory' Premieres In Theatres

Hard-drinking Captain La Roche (Warner Baxter) delivers the same hollow speech to each wave of fresh soldiers assigned to his command, only to see... Read more

North American Heat Wave of 1936

The "Dust Bowl" years of 1930-36 brought some of the hottest summers on record to the United States, especially across the Plains, Upper Midwest... Read more

Agatha Christie publishes Murder in Mesopotamia

Murder in Mesopotamia is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on July 6, 1936 and... Read more

Games of the XI Olympiad Held in Berlin, Germany

The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin,... Read more