1936: what happened around the world

In 1936, 180 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Spanish Civil War, Anti-Comintern Pact and 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine among the best known. 59 more were already under way, such as The Holocaust and Chinese Civil War. 137 things were founded or built that year, from Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Condor Legion.

180events began
59already under way
137founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges70

+30 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks62

+22 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires27

Expeditions10

Disasters6

Treaties, councils and politics5

Already under way in 193659

Came to an end in 19364

Founded or built in 1936137

+107 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1936

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012

Nearby years

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Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →