What Happened in June 1936

Historical Events

Jun 1 "Lux Radio Theater" moved from NYC to Hollywood

Cramm Wins Second Title

Jun 1 French Championships Men's Tennis: Gottfried von Cramm of Germany wins his 2nd French title; beats Englishman Fred Perry 6-0, 2-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0

Tennis Player and Broadcaster Fred Perry

Jun 1 French Championships Women's Tennis: German Hilde Sperling beats Simonne Mathieu of France 6-3, 6-4 for her second of 3 straight French titles
Jun 1 Queen Mary completes its maiden voyage, arriving in NY
Jun 2 General Anastasio Somoza García takes over as dictator of Nicaragua

Léon Blum Prime Minister

Jun 4 Léon Blum becomes France's first Socialist and first Jewish Prime Minister as head of People's Front government

Jun 6 68th Belmont: James Stout aboard Granville wins in 2:30
Jun 6 Aviation gasoline 1st produced commercially Paulsboro, New Jersey
Jun 6 US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Relatively unknown pro Tony Manero wins by 2 strokes from runner-up Harry Cooper

Lucky Luciano Convicted

Jun 7 Charles "Lucky" Luciano is convicted on 62 counts of compulsory prostitution

Jun 7 Yanks beat Indians 5-4 in 16; longest game without a strikeout
Jun 11 International Surrealist Exhibition opens in London, England
Jun 11 Presbyterian Church of America founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 12 1st 50 KW US radio station (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Jun 12 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Topeka CC: Opal Hill scores a 3 & 2 win over Mrs. Charkes Dennehy to claim her second consecutive major title
Jun 13 2nd Belgian government of Van Zealand forms
Jun 14 Oranienburg Concentration Camp opens in Germany

Waal Bridge Opens

Jun 16 Dutch Queen Wilhelmina opens the Waal bridge with the longest arch in Europe at the time

Queen of the Netherlands Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

Pius XI Receives Collaborator

Jun 16 Pope Pius XI receives Anton Mussert (Dutch Nazi collaborator)

Jun 18 First bicycle traffic court in America established in Racine, Wisconsin
Jun 19 Dutch Prime Minister Hendrikus Colijn denies relation with German call-girl

Schmeling KOs Louis

Jun 19 German boxer Max Schmeling KOs up-and-coming American heavyweight Joe Louis in 12 rounds at Yankee Stadium, New York

Boxer and World Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis

McCarthy All-Star Manager

Jun 19 Joe McCarthy is named to manage AL All-Stars, rather than high-strung Mickey Cochrane, who is very close to a nervous breakdown

Jesse Owens Sets 100m Record

Jun 20 American sprinter Jesse Owens sets a 100m world record of 10.2 seconds

Jun 22 Harry Froboess dives 110 m from airship into Bodensee & survives
Jun 22 Virgin Islands receives a constitution from US (Organic Act)
Jun 24 Mary McLeod Bethune named director of Negro Affairs in National Youth Adm

DiMaggio Ties Records

Jun 24 Rookie outfielder Joe DiMaggio ties 3 MLB records in New York's 10-run 5th inning against the White Sox, hitting 2 home runs for 8 total bases; Yankees beat Chicago, 18-4

Jun 26 1st flight of Fw61 helicopter
Jun 26 Everett Marshall beats Ali Baba in Columbus, to become wrestling champ
Jun 27 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Englishman Alf Padgham wins his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Jimmy Adams of Scotland
Jun 28 Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China
Jun 29 Empire State Building broadcasts high definition TV-343 lines

Music History

Jun 29 George M. Cohan is the first artist to be presented with a US Congressional Gold Medal, by Franklin D. Roosevelt (for raising war morale)

Composer, Actor and Singer George M. Cohan

Jun 29 Pope Pius XI encyclical to US bishops "On motion pictures"
Jun 30 40 hour work week law approved for US federal employees

Event of Interest

Jun 30 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie asks the League of Nations for sanctions against Italy

Gone With The Wind

Jun 30 Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone With The Wind" published

Events in 1936

Famous Birthdays

Jun 1 Bekim Fehmiu, Yugoslavian actor (Black Sunday, Permission to Kill, Cagliostro), born in Sarajevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2010)
Jun 1 Gerald Scarfe, British illustrator (The Sunday Times; The New Yorker: Pink Floyd's "The Wall"), born in St. John's Wood, London, England
Jun 2 Otis Williams, American doo-wop singer (Charms), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Jun 2 Sally Kellerman, American actress (M*A*S*H (film); Back to School; The Player), and singer, born in Long Beach, California (d. 2022)
Jun 2 Vladimir Golubnichy, Soviet walker (Olympic gold 20k 1960, 68), born in Sumy, Ukraine

Colin Meads (1936-2017)

Jun 3 New Zealand rugby union player and All Black great known as "Pinetree", born in Cambridge, New Zealand

Jun 3 David Nicholls, English Anglican priest, theologian and political theorist, born in Woking, England (d. 1996)
Jun 3 Eddie Willis, American guitar and sitar player (The Funk Brothers), born in Grenada, Mississippi (d. 2018)
Jun 3 Larry McMurtry, American Pulitzer Prize winning novelist (Lonesome Dove), and Academy Award-winning scriptwriter (Brokeback Mountain), born in Wichita Falls, Texas (d. 2021)
Jun 3 Philip Attenborough, English publisher (Hodder & Stoughton), born in Chislehurst, England (d. 2006)
Jun 4 Alan Branscombe, British jazz and session pianist, vibraphonist, and saxophonist (Tubby Hayes; Beatles - "Got To Get You Into My Life"), born in Wallasey, Cheshire, England (d. 1986)
Jun 4 Bruce Dern, American actor (Nebraska, The Hateful Eight, Django Unchained), born in Chicago, Illinois
Jun 4 David Lyon, CEO (Bowater), born in London
Jun 4 Nutan Bahl, Indian actress (Seema, Bandini), born in Bombay, British India (d. 1991)
Jun 5 Kelly Seymour, South African cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 9 wickets; Western Province), born in Kokstad, South Africa (d. 2019)
Jun 6 Levi Stubbs [Stubbles], American baritone singer (The Four Tops - "It's the Same Old Song"; "Standing In The Shadows of Love"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2008)
Jun 6 Richard Green, American sexologist, lawyer, and author who advocated for gay and transsexual rights, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2019)
Jun 7 Kenneth Nichols, Canadian classical pianist, composer, (Symphonic Celebration; Boy In A Cage), and teacher (Brandon University, 1962-96), born in Pincher Creek, Alberta (d. 2021)
Jun 8 James Darren [Ercolani], American actor (TJ Hooker; Gidget movies -"Moondoggie"; Diamond Head; Venus in Furs), singer ("Goodbye Cruel World"), and director, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 8 Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist (Nobel Prize in Physics, 1982), born in Waltham, Massachusetts (d. 2013)
Jun 8 Vicente Lecaro, Ecuadorian soccer defender (8 caps; FC Barcelona, CS Emelec), born in Guayaquil, Ecuador (d. 2023)
Jun 9 Mick O'Dwyer, Gaelic footballer and manager, born in Waterville, Ireland
Jun 10 Graham Carleton Greene, British publisher (Jonathon Cape), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2016)
Jun 11 Bryan Ingham, English artist, born in Preston, Lancashire (d. 1997)
Jun 11 Jud Strunk, American singer-songwriter ("Daisy a Day"), and comedian (Laugh-In), born in Jamestown, New York (d. 1981)
Jun 12 Bill Zeliff, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire (1991-97), born in East Orange, New Jersey
Jun 13 Michel Jazy, French athlete (WR 1 mile 3:53.6 1965; Olympic silver 1500m 1960), born in Oignies, France (d. 2024)
Jun 14 Irmelin Sandman Lilius, Swedish-Finnish writer, born in Helsinki
Jun 14 Renaldo "Obie" Benson, American singer (The Four Tops), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2005)
Jun 15 Alexandru Hrisanide, Romanian composer, born in Petrila, Romania (d. 2018)
Jun 15 Claude Brasseur, actor (Josepha, Pardon Mon Affair), born in Paris, France
Jun 15 William Joseph Levada, American Catholic prelate
Jun 16 August Willemsen, Dutch poet and translator
Jun 16 Fred Oster, Dutch TV host
Jun 17 Ken Loach, British film director (The Wind That Shakes the Barley), born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Jun 18 Denny Hulme, New Zealand auto racer (F1 World Drivers' Champion 1967, 3rd 1968, 72; 112 F1 GP starts, 8 wins), born in Motueka, New Zealand (d. 1992)
Jun 18 Ian Spurling, Australian born ballet designer (The Royal Ballet), born in South Australia (d. 1996)
Jun 18 Ronald Venetiaan, Surinamese mathematician and politician (President of Suriname, 1991-96 & 2000-2010), born in Paramaribo, Dutch Colony of Suriname
Jun 19 Marisa Galvany [Myra Beth Genis], American operatic soprano (New York City Opera, 1972-84), born in Paterson, New Jersey
Jun 19 Shirley Goodman, American R&B and disco singer (Shirley & Lee - "Feels So Good"; Shirley & Company - "Shame, Shame, Shame"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2005)
Jun 20 Billy Guy [Frank Phillips], American baritone pop singer (The Coasters, 1955-73 - "Charlie Brown"; "Youngblood"), and record producer, born in Itasca, Texas (d. 2002)
Jun 22 Dick Huddart, English rugby league second rower (16 Tests Great Britain; St. Helens, St. George), born in Flimby, Cumberland, England (d. 2021)
Jun 22 Ferran Olivella, Spanish soccer defender (18 caps Spain, 2 Catalonia; FC Barcelona 214 games), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2023)
Jun 22 Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian jazz musician and composer, born in Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas, Brazil

Kris Kristofferson (87 years old)

Jun 22 American country singer-songwriter ("Me And Bobby McGee"; "Help Me Make It Through The Night"), and actor (Amerika; Millennium; A Star Is Born), born in Brownsville, Texas

Jun 22 Verne Allison, American singer (Dells - "Open Up My Heart"), born in Chicago, Illinois
Jun 23 Berend Boudewijn [van der Woude], Dutch TV host/director (Baantjer)
Jun 23 Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece
Jun 25 B. J. Habibie, 3rd President of Indonesia (1998-99) who liberalized Indonesia's press and political party laws, born in Parepare, South Sulawesi, Dutch East Indies (d. 2019)
Jun 25 Paul Nowee, Dutch writer of children's and youth books. (Eagle's Eye), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1993)
Jun 26 Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, born in Glasgow
Jun 27 John Shalikashvili, Polish-American general (NATO), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2011)
Jun 27 Lucille Clifton, American poet (Two-Headed Woman), born in Depew, New York (d. 2010)
Jun 28 Chuck Howley, American Pro Football HOF linebacker (Super Bowl VI; Super Bowl VI MVP; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 6 × Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Wheeling, West Virginia
Jun 28 Gisela Kraft, German writer, born in Berlin (d. 2010)
Jun 28 Major R. Owens, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1983-2007), born in Collierville, Tennessee (d. 2013)
Jun 28 Peter Hall, British folklorist and musician, born in London (d. 1996)
Jun 29 David Jenkins, American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1960; World C'ship gold singles 1957-59), born in Akron, Ohio

Harmon Killebrew (1936-2011)

Jun 29 American Baseball HOF utility (13 × MLB All-Star; AL MVP 1969; 6 × AL HR leader; Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins), born in Payette, Idaho

Jun 29 Kigeli V, last King of Rwanda (1959-61), born in Kamembe, Rwanda (d. 2016)
Jun 29 Leonard Lee, American vocalist (Shirley & Lee - "Let The Good Times Roll"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1976)
Jun 30 Assia Djebar [Fatma-Zohra Imalhayène], Algerian writer and filmmaker, born in Iol, Algeria (d. 2015)
Jun 30 Dave Van Ronk, American folk singer and songwriter ("Garden State Stomp"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
Jun 30 Nancy Dussault, American actress (Muriel-Too Close for Comfort), born in Pensacola, Florida
Jun 30 Pauls Dambis, Latvian composer, conductor, and pedagogue, born in Riga, Latvia
Jun 30 Tom Frost, American rock climber (founder gear & apparel company Patagonia), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2018)
Jun 30 Tony Musante, American actor (David Toma-Toma, Nowhere to Hide), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 2013)

Born in 1936

Famous Weddings

George Orwell

Jun 9 Novelist and journalist George Orwell (33) weds Eileen Maud O'Shaugnessy (30) at St. Mary's Church

Jun 14 Singer and cowboy actor Roy Rogers (24) weds Arlene Wilkins in Roswell, New Mexico

Famous Deaths

Jun 3 Clara Noyes, American nurse (head of the American Red Cross WW1), dies from a heart attack at 66
Jun 7 Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer, dies at 60
Jun 11 Julius Nieuwland, Belgian-American chemist (inventor of 1st synthetic rubber neoprene), dies at 58
Jun 11 Robert E. Howard, American pulp fiction author (Conan the Barbarian), commits suicide aged 30
Jun 12 Isidore Weiss, French checker player (world champion x 7), dies at 69
Jun 12 Karl Kraus, Austrian satirical writer, dies at 62
Jun 12 M. R. James, English scholar and author (Ghost Stories of an Antiquary), dies at 73
Jun 14 G. K. Chesterton [Gilbert Keith], English writer (Father Brown; The Everlasting Man), dies of congestive heart failure at 62
Jun 14 Hans Poelzig, German architect (Grosses Schauspielhaus), dies at 67
Jun 16 Leib Malach, Yiddish writer, dies at 41
Jun 17 Henry B Walthall, American actor (The Birth of a Nation, Klondike), dies at 58

Maxim Gorky (1868-1936)

Jun 18 Russian playwright and author (Mother and The Lower Depths), dies at 68

Jun 19 John Sharpe, cricketer (1-eyed fast bowler for England 1891-92), dies
Jun 19 Tom O'Rourke, American boxing manager (George Dixon, Barbados Joe Walcott, George Gardner, Tom Sharkey), dies at 80
Jun 22 Moritz Schlick, Austrian philosopher assassinated at 54 by former student Johann Nelböck
Jun 24 Nandor Zsolt, Hungarian composer, conductor and violinist dies at 49

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