Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1936

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1936. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 2 Louis Bleriot

  Aviation pioneer who was the first to fly across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft.

• Aug. 3 Konstantin Konik

  Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th estonian minister of education (b. 1873).

• Aug. 6 Josep Sunyol
• Aug. 7 Nicola Pescatori
• Aug. 7 Cruz Laplana y Laguna
• Aug. 9 Lincoln Steffens

  American writer and lecturer.

• Aug. 9 Miguel de los Santos Serra y Sucarrats
• Aug. 10 Julien Tiersot
• Aug. 11 Blas Infante

  Spanish historian and politician (b. 1885).

• Aug. 12 Manuel Borras y Ferré
• Aug. 13 Frederick Samuel Fish
• Aug. 14 Luigi Pellizzo
• Aug. 14 Potapij Emel'janov
• Aug. 15 Grazia Deledda

  Italian novelist and poet, nobel prize laureate (b. 1871).

• Aug. 17 Pierre-Octave Ferroud

  French composer known for innovative musical works who tragically died at a young age of 36.

• Aug. 17 José María of Manila

  Spanish-filipino priest and martyr (b. 1880).

• Aug. 19 Federico García Lorca

  Spanish poet and playwright, one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '27.

• Aug. 20 Edward Weston

  English-american chemist (b. 1850).

• Aug. 25 Juliette Adam

  French feminist and author.

• Aug. 25 Grigorij Eremeevič Evdokimov
• Aug. 25 Lev Borisovič Kamenev
• Aug. 25 Sergej Sergeevič Kamenev
• Aug. 25 Gennaro Ottaviano
• Aug. 27 George Henry Dern
• Aug. 30 Ronald Fellowes

  2nd baron ailwyn, english peer (b. 1886).

• Aug. 30 Manuel Medina Olmos
• Aug. 30 Diego Ventaja Milán
• Aug. 31 Wilhelm Weingart