Timeline April 1936

Events in April 1936 10

• 1857 – 1936 Karl Pearson (1857-1936) Died 27 April 1936, aged 79 Karl Pearson was an English mathematician and a founder of modern mathematical statistics. He developed the correlation coefficient and the chi-squared test, and founded the journal Biometrika. He was also a prominent advocate of eugenics.
• 1859 – 1936 A. E. Housman (1859-1936) Died 30 April 1936, aged 77 A. E. Housman was an English classical scholar and poet. His collection A Shropshire Lad has remained popular since it was published in 1896. He was Kennedy Professor of Latin at Cambridge.
• 1868 – 1936 Fuad I of Egypt (1868-1936) Died 28 April 1936, aged 68 Fuad I became Sultan of Egypt in 1917. In 1922 he became the country's first king after Britain granted Egypt nominal independence. His son Farouk succeeded him.
• 1879 – 1936 Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) Died 18 April 1936, aged 56 Ottorino Respighi was an Italian composer and musicologist. He is best known for his orchestral Roman Trilogy, which includes The Pines of Rome and The Fountains of Rome. He was also noted for his rich orchestration.
• 1899 – 1936 Bruno Richard Hauptmann (1899-1936) Died 3 April 1936, aged 36 Bruno Richard Hauptmann was a German-born carpenter convicted of kidnapping and murdering the infant son of Charles Lindbergh. His trial was one of the most publicised of the century. He was executed in the electric chair in New Jersey.
• 1936 – 2019 Raymond Poulidor The Eternal Second France's most beloved cyclist; finished on the Tour podium 8 times but never wore the yellow jersey.
• 1936 Arab general strike in Palestine Six-month strike opens the Arab revolt Arab leaders in Mandatory Palestine called a general strike against Jewish immigration and British rule, and the newly formed Arab Higher Committee took charge of it. The strike was accompanied by armed attacks and lasted until the committee called it off in October. It was the first phase of the Arab revolt, which continued until 1939.
• 1936 – 2017 Glen Campbell (1936-2017) Died 8 August 2017, aged 81 American singer and guitarist known for hits including "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Wichita Lineman," and one of the most successful country crossover artists. He publicly documented his struggle with Alzheimer's disease in his final years. He died of complications from the disease.
• 1936 – 1988 Roy Orbison (1936-1988) Died 6 December 1988, aged 52 Roy Orbison was an American singer-songwriter known for hits including "Oh, Pretty Woman" and "Crying" and his distinctive operatic voice. He enjoyed a career revival in 1988 as a member of the Traveling Wilburys and with his album Mystery Girl. He died of a heart attack shortly before the album's release.
• 1936 Roy Orbison born in Vernon, Texas Raised in Wink Grows up in the West Texas oil town of Wink.