1936 NSWRFL season, Finals, Premiership Final
The game marked the end of a sterling career for champion Tiger and former international halfback Joe “Chimpy” Busch, and was a suitable farewell for Roosters’ captain and star, Dave Brown. Brown headed to English club Warrington for two years, so that he did not play for the Tricolours during the 1937 and 1938 seasons.


1936 NSWRFL season, Finals, Premiership Final
Eastern Suburbs 32 (Tries: Fred Tottey 2, Rod O’Loan, Dave Brown, Ray Stehr, Ernie Norman, Jack Lynch, Andy Norval. Goals: Jack Lynch 2, Dave Brown 2 )


1936 NSWRFL season, Finals, Premiership Final
Balmain 12 (Tries: Frank Griffiths, Sid Goodwin. Goals: Sid Christensen 2, Bill Johnson)


1936 NYU Violets football team
The 1936 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In their third year under head coach Mal Stevens, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record.


1936 National Challenge Cup
The 1936 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. This edition featured the fifth of six consecutive final appearances for Alex McNab's team. The Shamrocks not participating in their local league that year were playing inter city matches with top competition primarily from Cleveland, Chicago and Detroit. One of their only losses during the season was to Heidelberg, eventual Western Final opponents of the Shamrocks.


1936 National Challenge Cup
Early in the season Heidelberg took the first game of a three-game set, the second match ended in a draw and McNab's men evened up the series by pulling out a victory in the third game. Both teams eventually made their way to the Western Final, Heidelberg led by the lone scorer for the USA at the 1934 World Cup Aldo Donelli. The Shamrocks with their World Cup veterans including William Lehman, Billy Gonsalves, Werner Nilsen, and Bert Patenaude overcame the Pennsylvanians with a 3-2 aggregate over two games. The final showcased still further US nationals. The Philadelphia German-Americans roster boasted a quartet of their own including Bill Fiedler, Al Harker, Peter Pietras, and Francis Ryan. After a two all draw in the first leg of the final in St. Louis, Philly took home the trophy by blanking the Shamrocks 3–0 in the second leg.


1936 Naval Revolt
The 1936 Naval Revolt (Portuguese: Revolta dos Marinheiros de 1936 lit. 1936 Sailors' Revolt) or Tagus boats mutiny (Motim dos Barcos do Tejo) was a mutiny in Portugal that occurred on 8 September 1936 aboard the aviso Afonso de Albuquerque and destroyer Dão. It was organized by the Revolutionary Organization of the Fleet (Organização Revolucionária da Armada, ORA), a left-wing group with links to the Portuguese Communist Party.


1936 Naval Revolt
The mutiny broke out on 8 September 1936 among communist sailors in the Portuguese Navy's two newest warships moored in the estuary of the Tagus River near Lisbon. Their aim was ostensibly to take part in the Spanish Civil War alongside the Republicans by sailing to a Republican-held port in the Mediterranean. However, the revolt failed and the convicted sailors were the first to be sent to the Tarrafal concentration camp established in the Cape Verde Islands to house political prisoners.


1936 Naval Revolt, Background
In February 1936, a coalition of leftist groups won national elections in Spain. Conservative partisans sought refuge in Portugal, where a right-wing dictatorship, the Estado Novo, established in 1926 and led by António de Oliveira Salazar, felt threatened by the change in power in Spain. Soon thereafter Spanish conservatives led by General Francisco Franco rebelled, initiating the Spanish Civil War. The Portuguese offered support to Franco's forces in defiance of a non-intervention agreement they had been pressured to sign by their ally, the United Kingdom. The British government warned the Portuguese that they would not be protected from Spanish leftist attack if they continued to involve themselves in the war, making the regime increasingly nervous about its position.


1936 Naval Revolt, Background
While the Portuguese government increased its support of Franco, the Portuguese Communist Party stepped up its activism in opposition to the Estado Novo. Through the Revolutionary Organization of the Fleet (Organização Revolucionária da Armada, ORA), which had grown in strength over the course of the early 1930s, the party plotted a mutiny of several Portuguese Navy ships with intention of allowing them to sail to Spain to assist the Spanish government in the war.


1936 Naval Revolt, Mutiny
The Portuguese fleet lay at anchor in the estuary of the Tagus River on 8 September 1936. The rebels planned to seize control of the ships present and the coastal forts. At 03:00 their ships were to begin their departure, following each other out at fifteen minute intervals. No word was received from the fort garrisons, so the rebels' plan would only work if they could embark before shore batteries came into action. However, a wireless operator tipped off the Portuguese Admiralty to the plan at around 01:00. A boat was immediately dispatched to survey the situation of the fleet.


1936 Naval Revolt, Mutiny
Upon seeing the Admiralty launch, most of the Portuguese sailors realized their plot had been discovered and chose not to revolt. By then the crews of the Afonso de Albuquerque and Dão, two of the navy's most modern ships, had already mutinied, forcing their officers below deck at gunpoint. The sailors on Afonso attempted to lure the Admiralty officers aboard, but the launch fled and the crew opened fire with machine guns. It took almost an hour before the alarm was raised ashore.


1936 Naval Revolt, Mutiny
When the forts were finally alerted, they could not target the mutineers' ships due to a heavy mist. The rebels were hesitant to leave without further orders from their leaders, and did not attempt a breakout until daylight. The Portuguese naval minister ordered coastal artillery to fire on any vessel attempting to leave the harbour.


1936 Naval Revolt, Mutiny
At 07:30 Afonso and Dão raised steam and proceeded down the river at about 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph). By then the mist had cleared and the shore batteries opened fire. Afonso responded but was soon struck. A loyal submarine opened fire on her with a machine gun. Afonso's bridge was destroyed in the engagement and her engines were crippled. Dão, caught in the cross-fire between two forts, was also hit and both ships ran aground. The crews raised white flags to signal their surrender. Government forces boarded Afonso and arrested its crew. In an attempt to conceal their actions, several sailors stripped off their uniforms and attempted to swim ashore. Loyal Portuguese troops raked them with machine gun fire. The rebels were rounded up near the Belém Tower and taken prisoner. The leader of the revolt, a sailor from Dão, committed suicide.


1936 Naval Revolt, Aftermath
The Portuguese Navy Ministry reported that twelve sailors were killed and twenty wounded. 238 were arrested and deported to the Tarrafal concentration camp on Santiago, Portuguese Cape Verde. The Ministry dismissed both crews in their entirety, reinstating sailors only if they were able to prove they resisted the mutiny. An investigation was also opened into discipline aboard the aviso Bartolomeu Dias.


1936 Naval Revolt, Aftermath
According to historian Glyn Stone, the revolt was "easily suppressed and remained an isolated incident" and did not pose a threat to Salazar. The German Ambassador to Portugal, Oswald von Hoyningen-Huene, reported that "it is even said that Salazar...provoked the dramatic development, or at the very least allowed matters to run their usual course." The government framed the mutiny as a communist plot to surrender the Portuguese ships to the Spanish Republican Navy. On 9 September, Salazar issued an official statement which depicted the Spanish Civil War as an international conflict and warned of the dangers of political contagion. He appealed for the creation of a new armed force to counter such a threat. The next day he introduced a law forcing all public servants to swear allegiance to the principles of his regime. On 30 September, an anti-communist paramilitary force, the Legião Portuguesa, was formed.


1936 Naval Revolt, Aftermath
Communist activity in the Portuguese Armed Forces declined after the mutiny and remained minimal in the following years. Though it had dealt with the mutiny with force, the Portuguese government feared further revolts. Several days after the event the British press reported that several Portuguese Army units had rebelled, prompting the Portuguese embassy in London to issue a denial and declare the foreign press was depicting the Portuguese situation as chaotic to the Spanish government's benefit, and therefore the government was "obliged to intensify its offensive against communism". The mutiny ultimately strengthened Portuguese support for Franco's faction in the Spanish Civil War. In October the Portuguese government officially severed relations with the Spanish Republican government.


1936 Naval Revolt, Aftermath
The mutiny forms of the backdrop for the 1984 novel The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis by José Saramago.


1936 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 1936 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1936 college football season. In their third season under head coach Tom Hamilton, the Midshipmen compiled a 6–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 115 to 74. They finished the season ranked 18th in the first year of the AP Poll.


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nebraska in the Big Six Conference during the 1936 college football season. In its eighth and final season under head coach Dana X. Bible, the team compiled a 7–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Big Six championship, was ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 185 to 49. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Before the season
Coach Bible extended the longest head coach tenure in Lincoln to eight years when he brought another well-seasoned football team out to bid for still another league championship, as Nebraska had dominated the Big 6 since its inception.


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Roster
Amen, Paul #33 EAndreson, William #32 QBAndrews, Harris #21 HBBall, Arthur #20 HBBaumann, Paul #39 GBelders, George #41 TBoschult, Rolyne #48 TBrock, Charles #47 CCallihan, William #34 FBCardwell, Lloyd #24 HBDohrmann, Elmer #36 EDouglas, Ronald #25 FBDoyle, Theodore #43 TEllis, John #49 TEnglish, Lowell #30 GFischer, Richard #60 HBFrancis, Sam #38 FBFranks, Perry #28 GGrimm, Lloyd #44 EHerrmann, William #29 GHoffman, Hugo #22 HB


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Roster
Howell, John #13 QBHutcherson, James #40 TMcDonald, Lester #35 EMcGinnis, Kenneth #37 GMehring, Robert #11 CMercier, John #26 EMills, Robert #46 TPeters, Gus #42 GPhelps, Thurston #17 QBPłock, Marvin #15 HBRamey, Robert #16 CRay, Robert #10 CRichardson, John #31 ESauer, Ed #23 GSeeman, George #14 GShindo, Kenneth #39 EShirey, Fred #45 TSmith, Bernard #18 EWhite, Ernest #19 QBYelkin, Virgil #12 E


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Iowa State
Nebraska began 1936 in fine form, easily running all over the field and taking apart Iowa State in Lincoln. Many big plays marked the game, including a 97-yard kickoff return as Nebraska ran off 34 unanswered points in the shutout victory. The final score was punched in by the reserves, and Nebraska extended their longest ever winning streak over any team to 14 straight, advancing the series to 26-4-1 against the Cyclones all time.


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Nebraska traveled to Minneapolis for the latest installment of their bitter series with Minnesota, and gave the Golden Gophers all they could handle. The Huskers at one point advanced as close as Minnesota's 14-yard line before being turned away scoreless. Nebraska also held strong in two goal line stands that each ended in interceptions. With just a minute to play and a scoreless tie still on the board, Nebraska was forced to punt.


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
The returner tossed an unexpected lateral to another Gopher player, a move that caused just enough confusion to allow the carrier to run untouched 75 yards for the game-winning touchdown. Nebraska was forced to go home in disappointment yet again, with four straight losses to Minnesota and just a 2-14-2 record against them to date. Minnesota went on to finish 7-1-0, with a #1 national ranking in the first season that teams were ranked by the AP Poll.


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Indiana
This was the first meeting of Indiana and Nebraska, bringing an element of the unknown to the contest. The Hoosiers struck first and managed to shut out the Huskers for the first half, leading 9–0. Following the break, Bible's squad figured out the attack and the defense to turn the tide, running off 13 third quarter points to take the lead, and then held fast for the win. When the AP Poll was released, Nebraska appeared at #15.


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
Nebraska met Oklahoma in Norman, in front of the largest ever Owen Field audience to date, as Oklahoma was considered one of the main obstacles between the Cornhuskers and another league championship. Nebraska stopped the only serious Sooner threat with an interception while also going up 14-0 before the half. The teams then fought to a standstill for the rest of the game, earning the Cornhuskers their second shutout victory of the season. Nebraska enjoyed their 6th straight win over Oklahoma while advancing the series to 12-2-2. Victory moved the Cornhuskers up to #11 in the AP Poll.


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Missouri
The most-discussed play of this game took place when a Nebraska lineman broke through Missouri's front to intercept a shovel pass. Quickly tackled, the ball ended up in the hands of a Nebraska end who scampered 40 yards for a touchdown. Nebraska contended that their man fumbled the ball while being tackled, while Missouri claimed that the ball had been intentionally passed to the scoring player. In the end, the call didn't matter, as the Tigers were never able to get on the scoreboard while the Cornhuskers made two other uncontested touchdowns that would have resulted in the same outcome. The Missouri-Nebraska Bell remained in Lincoln as the Tigers failed to win in their last nine tries, falling to 6-21-3 against the Cornhuskers. Nebraska's third win in a row moved them up to #8 in the AP Poll.


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Kansas
With eyes on the continuation of their bitter rivalry with Pittsburgh, coach Bible pulled his starters after just one quarter in Lawrence. The entire Cornhusker roster found playing time in this contest as Kansas rolled over with almost no resistance in front of the smallest crowd Nebraska would play in front of all season. By the time the clock expired on the punishment, Kansas remained scoreless to become Nebraska's third shutout victim of the year. Nebraska's all-time longest winning streak against any single team was extended to 13 games, and their record over Kansas was improved to 32-9-2. Again, the Cornhuskers went up in the AP Poll, to #6.


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Pittsburgh
Nebraska had rested its starters with eyes on this game, and gave the visiting Panthers a hard battle. With the game tied at 6-6, hopes were high that the Huskers might yet pull off their first victory since 1921, but the momentum turned against Nebraska when Pittsburgh managed to punch one in. The collapse was complete when Pitt recovered a fumble and converted it into another score in short order.


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Pittsburgh
Nebraska had so far dropped four straight games to Pitt, and also remained winless in the last ten attempts, falling to 1-7-3 all time as they tumbled to #13 in the AP Poll. Pittsburgh went on to finish 7-1-1, with a #3 national ranking in the first season that teams were ranked by the AP Poll.


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
Stinging over yet another loss to Pittsburgh the week before, the Cornhuskers came out with a vengeance against the Kansas State squad. The Wildcats had been viable opponents in recent years and kept the Nebraska squad winless in the last two meetings, but found themselves with no points and two touchdowns behind at the half. The Huskers went on to roll over Kansas State in the second half, tallying 40 points in the fifth shutout win of the season, locking up another Big 6 title. Kansas State fell to 2-17-2 against the Cornhuskers. Nebraska recovered three spots in the Poll by moving up to #10.


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Oregon State
The Cornhuskers set the tone for how they intended to end the season very early, by scoring inside the first three minutes. Both teams traded possessions and collected points to set up a 32-14 Husker advantage by halftime. After the break, both teams were successful in stopping each other from making progress, which resulted in the halftime score carrying through to the finish, Nebraska head coach Bible's 50th win with the Cornhuskers. The Cornhusker domination of the Beavers was extended to 5-0-0. The end of season Nebraska win was good enough to move the team up to #9 in the final AP Poll.


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, After the season
Coach Bible easily pulled in his sixth league title, the program's seventh in the last nine seasons, and led Nebraska to appear in the AP poll's first ever postseason rankings at #9. However, Bible would announce shortly thereafter his departure from Nebraska to take the head coaching position at Texas, where he would spend his final ten seasons as a head coach and bring Texas three conference titles. Coach Bible's time at Nebraska was among the most successful in program history up to that point, as his Cornhusker record stood at 50–15–7 (.743).


1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, After the season
The program's overall record after 1936 was 270-89-27 (.743) and the league performance was now 87-11-9 (.855). Coach Bible assisted in the coaching search for his replacement, and in short order Lawrence Mcceney "Biff" Jones was named as his successor, taking the reins of the program before the 1937 spring training got underway.


1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election
The 1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936, and featured incumbent Governor Robert L. Cochran, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, newspaper publisher and former state legislator Dwight Griswold, to win a second two-year term in office.


1936 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
The 1936 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada in the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1936 college football season. In their first season under head coach Doug Dashiell, the team compiled a 4–4 record (2–2 FWC) and finished third in the conference.


1936 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished the 1935 season 2–6 and 2–3 in FWC play to finish in third place. Head coach Brick Mitchell was replaced by Doug Dashiell.


1936 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
The 1936 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the New England Conference during the 1936 college football season. In its 21st season under head coach William "Butch" Cowell, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record, outscoring their opponents 137–76. The team scored 120 of their points in two shutout wins, and only 17 total points in their other six games. The team played its home games at Lewis Field (also known as Lewis Stadium) in Durham, New Hampshire.


1936 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
The September 26 game against Lowell Textile Institute (now University of Massachusetts Lowell) was the first football game played at New Hampshire's new athletic facilities, originally named Lewis Fields after former university president Edward M. Lewis, with the football stadium referred to as Lewis Stadium or simply Lewis Field. The stadium was dedicated on October 10 with the rivalry game against the Maine. In 1952, it was named Cowell Stadium in honor of coach Cowell. It retained that name until renovations following the 2015 season, when it was renamed Wildcat Stadium.


1936 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
A contemporary news report noted that Cowell had been "handicapped by illness during the past couple of years", with active coaching duties handled by his assistants. This was Cowell's final season as head coach; he died in August 1940 at the age of 53.


1936 New Hampshire Wildcats football team, Schedule
The 1936 game remains the last time that the Boston College and New Hampshire football programs have met. The 66–0 win over Lowell Textile still stands as the Wildcats' largest margin of victory.


1936 New Hampshire Wildcats football team, Schedule
Wildcat captain Benjamin Lang, who also played lacrosse, served in the United States Navy in World War II and later became a Certified Public Accountant; he died in September 1951 at age 35.


1936 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
The 1936 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Republican nominee Francis P. Murphy defeated Democratic nominee Amos Blandin with 56.60% of the vote.


1936 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team
The 1936 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (now known as New Mexico State University) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1936 college football season. In its seventh year under head coach Jerry Hines, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 261 to 118.


1936 New Mexico Lobos football team
The 1936 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Border Conference during the 1936 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Gwinn Henry, the Lobos compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against Border opponents), finished last in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 95 to 71.


1936 New Mexico gubernatorial election
The 1936 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1936, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Clyde Tingley won reelection to a second term.


1936 New Year Honours
The 1936 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 31 December 1935.


1936 New Year Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.


1936 New Year Honours, United Kingdom and British Empire, Privy Councillor
The King appointed the following to His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council:


1936 New Year Honours, United Kingdom and British Empire, King's Police Medal (KPM)
His Majesty has also graciously consented to the King's Police Medal being handed to the nearest, relative of each of the deceased officers whose names appear below and who would have received the Decoration had they survived:


1936 New Year Honours, United Kingdom and British Empire, King's Police Medal (KPM)
His Majesty has also graciously consented, to the King's Police Medal being handed to the nearest relative of the deceased officer whose name appears below and who would have received the Decoration had he survived:


1936 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The 1936 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1935 and the beginning of 1936, and were announced on 1 January 1936.


1936 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


1936 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
The 2nd New York Film Critics Circle Awards, announced on January 4, 1937, presented on January 24, 1937, honored the best filmmaking of 1936.


1936 New York Giants (MLB) season
The 1936 New York Giants season was the franchise's 54th season. The Giants won the National League pennant. The team went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the 1936 World Series, four games to two.


1936 New York Giants (MLB) season, Regular season
Carl Hubbell became the first player to win two National League MVP Awards.


1936 New York Giants (MLB) season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1936 New York Giants (MLB) season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1936 New York Giants (MLB) season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1936 New York Giants (MLB) season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1936 New York Giants (MLB) season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1936 New York Giants (MLB) season, 1936 World Series, Game 1
September 30, 1936, at the Polo Grounds in New York City


1936 New York Giants (MLB) season, 1936 World Series, Game 2
October 2, 1936, at the Polo Grounds in New York City


1936 New York Giants (MLB) season, 1936 World Series, Game 3
October 3, 1936, at Yankee Stadium in New York City


1936 New York Giants (MLB) season, 1936 World Series, Game 4
October 4, 1936, at Yankee Stadium in New York City


1936 New York Giants (MLB) season, 1936 World Series, Game 5
October 5, 1936, at Yankee Stadium in New York City


1936 New York Giants (MLB) season, 1936 World Series, Game 6
October 6, 1936, at the Polo Grounds in New York City


1936 New York Giants season
The 1936 New York Giants season was the franchise's 12th season in the National Football League.


1936 New York Giants season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1936 New York Yankees season
The 1936 New York Yankees season was the team's 34th season in New York and its 36th season overall. The team finished with a record of 102–51, winning their 8th pennant, finishing 19.5 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they beat the New York Giants in 6 games.


1936 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1936 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1936 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1936 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1936 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1936 New York state election
The 1936 New York state election was held on November 3, 1936, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general, a judge of the New York Court of Appeals and two U.S. Representatives-at-large, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.


1936 New York state election, Nominations
The Communist state convention met on June 14, and nominated Robert Minor for Governor; Julian S. Sawyer, of Buffalo, for Lieutenant Governor; and Irving Schwab, of New York City, for the Court of Appeals.


1936 New York state election, Nominations
The Socialist state convention met on June 27 at the Hotel Delano in New York City, and nominated Dr. Harry W. Laidler for Governor; the Rev. Herman J. Hahn for Lieutenant Governor; Edward Marks of Freeport for Attorney General; and Coleman B. Cheney for Comptroller.


1936 New York state election, Nominations
The Democratic state convention met on September 29 at Syracuse, New York, and re-nominated the incumbents Lehman, Bray, Tremaine and Bennett; and completed the ticket with Harlan W. Rippey for the Court of Appeals.


1936 New York state election, Nominations
The Republican state convention met on September 29 at Albany, New York, and nominated New York Supreme Court Justice William F. Bleakley, of Yonkers, for Governor on the first ballot (vote: Bleakley 680, George R. Fearon 348). Also nominated were Col. Ralph K. Robertson for Lieutenant Governor; John A. May for Comptroller; Nathan D. Perlman for Attorney General; and James P. Hill for the Court of Appeals.


1936 New York state election, Nominations
The American Labor Party filed on October 6 a petition to nominate only two candidates: Franklin D. Roosevelt for U.S. President and Herbert H. Lehman for Governor.


1936 New York state election, Result
The incumbents Lehman, Bray, Tremaine, Bennett, Merritt and O'Day were re-elected. This was the last election in which the Governor was elected every two years


1936 New York state election, Result
Obs. : The vote for Governor is used to define ballot access.


1936 New Zealand National Party leadership election
The New Zealand National Party leadership election,  was held in 1936 to select the inaugural leader of the newly founded New Zealand National Party. The election was won by Wallace MP Adam Hamilton.


1936 New Zealand National Party leadership election, Background
The National Party was only recently set up by the defeated remnants of the Reform and United parties. Over the issue of leadership the two parties leaders Gordon Coates and George Forbes were known to personally detest one another, and neither would serve under the other's leadership threatening to divide the budding party. This led to alternative figures to be turned to in order to find a leader, however Coates (who was reluctant to the merger to begin with) was determined that the leader should be a Reform MP.


1936 New Zealand National Party leadership election, Candidates, Adam Hamilton
First elected in 1919, Hamilton had served as the Minister of Internal Affairs and Postmaster-General in the United-Reform Coalition government which governed during the Great Depression. In what some called an act of blackmail, Coates and a group of Reform MPs went as far as to threaten to leave the new National Party and re-establish the old Reform Party unless Hamilton was chosen as leader.


1936 New Zealand National Party leadership election, Candidates, Charles Wilkinson
Wilkinson was the MP for Egmont from a 1912 by-election to 1919 when he retired before returning in 1928. It was well known that Forbes was known to prefer Wilkinson and was of the opinion that as a new party National should have a new leader free from association of the coalition government of which Wilkinson was not a member.


1936 New Zealand National Party leadership election, Result
The election was conducted through a members' ballot by National's parliamentary caucus. The following table gives the ballot results:


1936 New Zealand National Party leadership election, Aftermath
Hamilton was essentially chosen as a compromise candidate. Whilst honest, dependable and experienced, lacked the charisma needed for leadership and was too closely linked with the government during the depression by the public. He was never able to properly establish himself as leader, being seen by many as a mere lieutenant of Coates, his former leader. Wilkinson remained an MP until he retired in 1943. He never joined the National Party, however as he habitually voted with them, National did not run a candidate against him in 1938.


1936 New Zealand cyclone
The cyclone of 1936 was an unnamed tropical cyclone originating near the Solomon Islands that struck New Zealand on 1 February 1936 causing widespread flooding and destruction. The cyclone claimed at least 12 lives in New Zealand.


1936 New Zealand cyclone, Origins and track
The cyclone formed south of the Solomon Islands on 28 January 1936. It then travelled southeast where it meet with a cold front which caused it to intensify prior to hitting the North Island of New Zealand on 1 February. On 1 February it was centered near Norfolk Island. During the night it increased in speed and intensity, with the centre passing over Auckland. By 9am on 2 February, it was centred near Kawhia and by Monday, 3 February the storm centre had passed over the Chatham Islands. The barometer in Auckland dropped to 28.57 inHg (967 hPa) at the storm's peak.


1936 New Zealand cyclone, Impact
The cyclone brought heavy rain which caused every major river in the North Island to flood. Its winds destroyed buildings from Picton to Kaitaia, ripped up footpaths, and toppled thousands of trees. Power was lost, and roads and railway lines were cut throughout the island. There was flash flooding with thousands of cattle and sheep were drowned.


1936 New Zealand cyclone, Impact, Auckland
In Auckland, 40 boats were sunk or driven ashore, trees were uprooted, roofs blown off houses, and windows blown in. The wind was estimated to have been gusting to 90 mph.


1936 New Zealand cyclone, Impact, Manawatu and Wairarapa
The Manawatu and Wairarapa had the strongest southly winds. Manakau, Kuku, and Levin houses were damaged by the winds.


1936 New Zealand cyclone, Impact, Manawatu and Wairarapa
In Palmerston North, many houses lost roofs, the showgrounds main stand lost its roof, the Fitzherbert Avenue sports ground stand lost its roof, power and telegraph poles were broken, trees were uprooted, St Chad's church and hall in Longburn were destroyed, a railway settlement hut was blown over injuring its occupant, a motor upholstery and paint shop was destroyed, and numerous shop windows were blown in. The Manawatu River reached 15 feet 9 inches on its flood gauge, 3 inches more than the previous highest flood.


1936 New Zealand cyclone, Impact, Wellington
The Rangatira struck an object while entering Wellington heads and was badly holed. The steamer John broke her moorings and was driven ashore near the Hutt River mouth.


1936 New Zealand cyclone, Aftermath
The intensity of the storm and its suddenness caused consternation in Auckland about the lack of warning. The local press questioned the ability of the weather bureau in Wellington to adequately cover the weather for Auckland and Northland. The Director of Meteorological Services, Dr Edward Kidson, responded that there was no way to know the changes to a storm at sea and regardless of where the service was based no better warning could have been given.


1936 New Zealand rugby league season
The 1936 New Zealand rugby league season was the 29th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.


1936 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
New Zealand lost two Test matches against Great Britain. New Zealand included; Jack Hemi, Len Scott, George Tittleton, Tommy Trevarthan, Lou Brown, Arthur Kay, Roy Powell, Bill McNeight, Billy Glynn, Jim Calder, Joe Cootes, Frank Pickrang, Puti Tipene (Steve) Watene (c), Claude Dempsey and Ted Mincham.


1936 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Great Britain opened the tour by defeating Auckland 22-16 at Carlaw Park. Auckland included; Claude Dempsey, R.Bright, Wally Tittleton, captain Lou Brown, W.Stockley, Arthur Kay, Roy Powell, Angus Gault, Jack Satherley, Bill Breed, Puti Tipene (Steve) Watene, Frank Pickrang and Harold Tetley.


1936 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The South Island lost to Great Britain 17-3 at the Show Grounds. South Island included Ces Davison, Bill McNeight, Reg Ward, Billy Glynn and Jim Calder. Jim Amos was the selector and manager.


1936 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Northern Union Cup
West Coast held the Northern Union Cup at the end of the season, after they defeated Canterbury 21-13 at English Park. This was the West Coast's first win in Christchurch.


1936 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Inter-district competition
Auckland played Wellington on King's Birthday weekend. Auckland were coached by Bert Cooke and included John Anderson, captain Harold Tetley, Lou Hutt, Wally Tittleton, Claude Dempsey, Arthur Kay, Brian Riley, Ted Mincham and Roy Powell.


1936 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Manukau won the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Trophy. It was Manukau's first season back in the competition and they also won the Roope Rooster knockout.


1936 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Richmond won the Stormont Shield, Papakura won the Sharman Cup and Mount Albert won the Norton Cup.


1936 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Puti Tipene (Steve) Watene played for Manukau, after being one of the driving forces behind the clubs admittance into the Auckland Rugby League's first division. Other players included Jack Hemi (from the Wairarapa), Jack Brodrick (also from the Wairarapa), Angus Gault (from Waitomo), Tommy Trevarthan (from the Otago Rugby Union), Rangi and Tom Chase (from Taihape) and Frank Pickrang (from the King Country). The team was largely made up of Māori players, a result of Watene's scouting trip to North Island Māori settlements in off-season.


1936 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Marist included Alan Clarke, Ted Brimble played for Newton and Claude List played for Mount Albert.


1936 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Marist Greymouth drew 9-all with Hornby to retain the Thacker Shield for the West Coast Rugby League.


1936 Nicaraguan general election
General elections were held in Nicaragua on 8 December 1936 to elect a President, half of the Deputies and one-third of the Senators of the National Congress.


1936 Nicaraguan general election
On 16 June the Liberal party met in León to hold its convention and name its candidate for the presidency. The nomination of Anastasio Somoza García was totally uneventful. "The old party leadership was swept aside in favor of a new group of younger, more dynamic and ambitious men".


1936 Nicaraguan general election
Ex-President Emiliano Chamorro Vargas left for Costa Rica on 23 June 1936 claiming that his life was in danger. After Chamorro's departure from the country, the Conservatives were divided as to what to do in the coming elections. One faction, headed by Chamorro, decided to carry on with the candidacy of Leonardo Argüello Barreto according to the Liberal-Conservative pact signed just before Juan Bautista Sacasa was removed from office. A dissident faction of anti-Somoza Liberals formed the Constitutionalist Liberal Party, which joined up with the Chamorrista Conservatives to support Argüello and Espinoza as his vice-presidential candidate. Somoza's response was to promote the formation of a rival Conservative party that would support his candidacy. Somoza's Conservatives organized the so-called Conservative Nationalist Party.


1936 Nicaraguan general election
In November Somoza resigned as Jefe Director of the National Guard so that his ascent to power could remain within the constitution.


1936 Nicaraguan general election
In November Conservative and Liberal committees supporting the bi-partisan agreement met and decided to abstain from voting on 8 December. Their decision had the practical result of withdrawing the Argüello-Espinosa ticket.


1936 Nicaraguan general election
"Although he ran in the 1936 elections without any significant opposition, Somoza built an electoral coalition that included urban businessmen, some urban and rural laborers, rightist middle-class groups, and some ex-Conservatives. In the years to come, Somoza would maintain this coalition through an extensive patronage network that allowed him to govern without having to rely on the day-to-day coercion found in Central America’s military-authoritarian regimes".


1936 Nicaraguan presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Nicaragua on 9 June 1936.


1936 Nicaraguan presidential election
On 31 May 1936 Somoza's forces attacked Managua. On 6 June President Juan Bautista Sacasa and Vice-President Rodolfo Espinosa R. resigned and Julián Irías (Minister of Gobernacion) was appointed acting president. On 6 June Sacasa sailed for exile in El Salvador. “Julián Irías' term as President was very brief. Somoza made one attempt to see him, but Irias was drunk and nothing was accomplished”.


1936 Nicaraguan presidential election
On 9 June the Congress unanimously accepted the resignations of the President Juan Bautista Sacasa and Vice President Rodolfo Espinosa R. and unanimously selected Somoza’s choice as Provisional President, Carlos Alberto Brenes Jarquín. “The Conservatives in Congress justified their vote by saying they were interested in a peaceful solution to the present crisis but that they wanted to be known as the party of opposition and reserved the right to name a candidate in the presidential elections”.


1936 Nicaraguan presidential election
“All relatives of incumbent presidents were forbidden by the constitution from standing for office for a period of six months. Somoza, as the husband of ex-President Sacasa’s niece, came into this category. Somoza sorted out this problem by having the elections put back from November to December”.


1936 North American cold wave
The 1936 North American cold wave ranks among the most intense cold waves in the recorded history of North America. The Midwestern United States and the Canadian Prairies were hit the hardest. Only the Southwestern United States and California largely escaped its effects.


1936 North American cold wave
February 1936 was the coldest February on record in the contiguous U.S., narrowly eclipsing February 1899. It also was the coldest month ever in Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.


1936 North American cold wave
The meteorological winter (December through February) of 1935/36 was the coldest on record for Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.


1936 North American cold wave
This winter was much colder than the immediately preceding winters. 1930 through 1934 had each seen exceptionally mild winters in substantial parts of the United States: 1930/31 in the northern Great Plains; 1931/32 in the mid- and south-Atlantic states, the eastern north central states, and the eastern south central states; 1932/33 in New England and, 1933/34 in the Mountain and Pacific states. In the northern plains, the Februaries of 1925, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931, and 1935 are among the 25 warmest Februaries between 1895 and 2017, although 1929 had the third-coldest February of all-time.


1936 North American cold wave
Despite a mild March over most areas east of the Rocky Mountains, the six months from October 1935 to March 1936 were the fifth-coldest on record over the contiguous U.S.


1936 North American cold wave, November and December 1935
The 1935/36 cold wave began in the plains states in November, when temperatures were well below normal in many areas west of the Mississippi River. November 1935 was one of the coldest Novembers on record for Idaho (fourth coldest), Oregon (sixth coldest), Washington (seventh coldest), and North Dakota (seventh coldest).


1936 North American cold wave, November and December 1935
During December, cold weather spread to the eastern half of the U.S., where most places were much below average. Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina had their second-coldest Decembers of all-time, with Florida averaging 50.8 °F (10.4 °C), Georgia 39.3 °F (4.1 °C), and South Carolina 37.5 °F (3.1 °C). Because of persistent chinook winds, however, Montana and British Columbia were significantly above average.


1936 North American cold wave, January 1936
The month began with a mild spell in the eastern states, but by the nineteenth a large blizzard-like storm covered the eastern half of the country, and would cause two deaths in New Jersey and two in the Catskill Mountains. The storm produced heavy snow and blocked most roads in the Appalachian Mountains. Snow was a contributing factor to several highway accidents that killed up to 100 people.


1936 North American cold wave, January 1936
The cold continued during the following weeks. The sea froze partially as far south as Chesapeake Bay. From January 25 to 28, the Mid-Atlantic had its coldest January temperatures in eighteen years, with Washington, D. C. averaging 14 °F (−10.0 °C) High winds in some locations caused wind chills below −85 °F (−65.0 °C). In Ohio and the Centralia district of Illinois, the cold destroyed the peach crop, whilst defective heaters caused numerous dangerous fires in Minnesota.


1936 North American cold wave, January 1936
North Dakota had its fifth-coldest January of all-time with an average temperature of −6.9 °F (−21.6 °C).


1936 North American cold wave, February 1936
February was by far the coldest month of this severe winter. Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota experienced their coldest month on record. Two states recorded their coldest temperatures on record: McIntosh, South Dakota sank to −58 °F (−50.0 °C), and Parshall, North Dakota hit −60 °F (−51.1 °C). At Devil's Lake, North Dakota, the average temperature for five weeks ending in February was −21 °F (−29.4 °C).


1936 North American cold wave, February 1936
Skis had to be used in rescue operations as a succession of snowstorms hit the Pacific Northwest states and much of the nation east of the Continental Divide. By the middle of the month, all schools in the Midwest, Great Plains, and Pacific Northwest were closed by deep snowdrifts. Health care was affected by a shortage of serum. Many remote South Dakota towns did not have outside contact for several weeks, At the peak of the cold wave, only two days of supplies were in inventory at many stores in the plains states. As far south as Richmond, Virginia, rivers were completely ice-bound. Subsequent thaws accompanied by heavy rain over the southern states led to flooding.


1936 North American cold wave, February 1936
In Canada away from the Atlantic Ocean, temperatures averaged as much as 36 °F (20 °C) below normal. At the Saskatoon airport, the temperature did not rise above 0 °F (−17.8 °C) from February 2 through February 20. A temperature of −63 °F (−52.8 °C) was reached in Sceptre, Saskatchewan.


1936 North American cold wave, March 1936
In the final week of February, a thaw finally came to the nation. Temperatures rose above freezing for the first time in many weeks. Fargo, North Dakota reached 32 °F (0.0 °C) on March 1 for the first time since December 14, 1935. The warming led, however, to avalanches in the Pacific Northwest, where three people were killed on Snoqualmie Pass on February 24.


1936 North American cold wave, March 1936
Above average to near average temperatures were recorded throughout the U.S. in March, except for the Pacific Northwest. The melting of the heavy winter snowfalls and thawing of the ground, along with the wettest March on record in the northeastern states led to record floods in most of the region's rivers, especially on smaller tributary streams.


1936 North American heat wave
The 1936 North American heat wave was one of the most severe heat waves in the modern history of North America. It took place in the middle of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl of the 1930s and caused catastrophic human suffering and an enormous economic toll. The death toll exceeded 5,000, and huge numbers of crops were destroyed by the heat and lack of moisture. Many state and city record high temperatures set during the 1936 heat wave stood until the summer 2012 North American heat wave. Many more endure to this day; as of 2021, 13 state record high temperatures were set in 1936. The 1936 heat wave followed one of the coldest winters on record.


1936 North American heat wave, Events
The heat wave started in late June, when temperatures across the United States exceeded 100 °F (38 °C). The Midwest experienced some of the highest June temperatures on record. Drought conditions worsened. In the Northeast, temperatures climbed to the mid 90s °F (around 35 °C). The South and West started to heat up as well, and also experienced drought. The heat wave began to extend into Canada. Moderate to extreme drought covered the entire continent. The dry and exposed soil contributed directly to the heat (as happens normally in desert areas), as the extreme heat entered the air by radiation and direct contact.


1936 North American heat wave, Events
July was the peak month, in which temperatures reached all-time records—many of which still stood as of 2012. In Steele, North Dakota, temperatures reached 121 °F (49 °C), which remains North Dakota's record. In Ohio, temperatures reached 110 °F (43 °C), which nearly tied the previous record set in 1934. The states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Minnesota, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Nebraska, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and New Jersey also experienced record high temperatures. The provinces of Ontario and Manitoba set still-standing record highs above 110 °F (43 °C). Chicago Midway Airport recorded 100 °F (38 °C) or higher temperatures on eight consecutive days from July 7–14, 1936. Later that summer in downstate Illinois, at Mount Vernon, the temperature surpassed 100 °F (38 °C) for 18 days running from August 12–29, 1936.


1936 North American heat wave, Events
Some stations in the American Midwest reported minimum temperatures at or above 90 °F (32 °C), such as 91 °F (33 °C) at Lincoln, Nebraska, on July 25, 1936; the next and most recent time this is known to have happened is during a similar, but far less intense, heat wave in late June 1988 that produced a handful of 90 °F (32 °C) minimums. The highest nightly low temperature outside the Desert Southwest was 94 °F (34 °C) at Atchison, Kansas, during the heat wave of July 1934.


1936 North American heat wave, Events
August was the warmest month on record for five states. Many experienced long stretches of daily maximum temperatures 100 °F (38 °C) or warmer. Drought conditions worsened in some locations. Other states were only slightly warmer than average.


1936 North American heat wave, Events
The heat wave and drought largely ended in September, though many states were still drier and warmer than average. Many farmers' summer harvests were destroyed. Grounds and lawns remained parched. Seasonable temperatures returned in the autumn.


1936 North American heat wave, Events
Summer 1936 still remains the warmest summer on record in the USA (since official records begin in 1895). However February 1936 was the coldest February on record, and 5 of the 12 months were below average, leaving the full year 1936 at just above the average.


1936 North American heat wave, Effects
As many as 5,000 heat-related deaths were reported in the United States, and 780 direct and 400 indirect deaths in Canada. Many people suffered from heat stroke and heat exhaustion, particularly the elderly. Unlike today, air conditioning was in the early stages of development and was therefore absent from houses and commercial buildings. Many of the deaths occurred in high-population-density areas of Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Toronto, and other urban areas. Farmers across the continent saw crop failure, causing corn and wheat prices to rise quickly. Droughts and heat waves were common in the 1930s. The 1930s (the Dust Bowl years) are remembered as the driest and warmest decade for the United States, and the summer of 1936 featured the most widespread and destructive heat wave to occur in the Americas in centuries.


1936 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1936 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1936 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach Raymond Wolf and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference.


1936 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1936 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Clyde R. Hoey defeated Republican nominee Gilliam Grissom with 66.69% of the vote.


1936 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1936 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Wilkins P. Horton defeated Republican nominee J. Samuel White with 70.14% of the vote.


1936 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team
The 1936 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota Agricultural College (now known as North Dakota State University) in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1936 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Casey Finnegan, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–2 against NCC opponents) and finished in third place out of seven teams in the NCC. The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.


1936 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
The 1936 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1936 college football season. In its ninth year under head coach Charles A. West, the team compiled a 9–2 record (4–0 against NCC opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 184 to 69.


1936 North Dakota gubernatorial election
The 1936 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Nonpartisan League nominee William Langer defeated incumbent Republican Walter Welford with 35.80% of the vote.


1936 Northeast Flood
The 1936 Northeast Flood was a historic flood that occurred across the Northeastern United States, as well as the Mid-Atlantic region and Ohio, in March 1936. Record-setting flooding after a combination of a particularly precipitation-heavy winter and large amounts of rainfall in March caused severe damage across the region.


1936 Northeast Flood
Record heights were recorded in many rivers, including the Connecticut River, which peaked at 37.6 feet in Hartford, the Merrimack River, the Pemigewasset River, and the Androscoggin River.


1936 Northeast Flood
The flood led to an estimated 150 to 200 deaths across the Northeast, and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage in 1936 dollars.


1936 Northeast Flood, Background
The winter of 1935–36 was particularly cold, and more snowfall than usual fell in the Northeast. When March arrived, along with warmer temperatures, this snow began to melt, causing water levels in rivers to rise. This was aggravated by several precipitation-heavy storm systems, which hit the region back to back in early to mid March. The first of these storm systems hit the region starting on March 9, associated with a warm front which stalled over the area. Significant amounts of rain fell, with amounts as high as 5 inches reported in Northern New England. A second storm system arrived around March 18, which produced even more rain than the previous one. Pinkham Notch in New Hampshire recorded 10 inches of rain between the March 18 and 19.


1936 Northeast Flood, Background
In its report on the flooding, the United States Geological Survey described March 1936 in no uncertain terms: "The depths of rainfall mark this period as one of the greatest concentrations of precipitation, in respect to time and magnitude of the area covered, of which there is record in this country."


1936 Northeast Flood, First flood
Starting on March 12, flooding was observed across the Northeast, from Maine to Pennsylvania. Significant damage was caused by ice jams on numerous rivers, including the Hudson River. 20 people were confirmed dead from flooding on March 13. The flooding was somewhat arrested by a freeze starting on March 13.


1936 Northeast Flood, First flood, Massachusetts
The Holyoke Dam had a 5,000 square foot section ripped out by an ice jam.


1936 Northeast Flood, First flood, Connecticut
In what was hailed as the "worst Connecticut floods in years," major damage occurred to transportation links, industries, and homes alike. The New Haven Railroad and Central Vermont Railway both reported numerous washouts along their tracks, while houses were carried away along the flooded Housatonic River in the western part of the state. Across the state, evacuations were ordered in low-lying areas near rivers, with some families being rescued from their homes by rowboats.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood
In the immediate aftermath of the March 18th storm, catastrophic flooding began. In addition to every state in the Northeast, flooding also occurred in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, and Ohio. Many of the rivers were filled with ice, which served to further increase the damage. Across New England, and especially in the northernmost states, ice jams and floating ice destroyed numerous bridges and caused damage to buildings. By the afternoon of March 19, more than 200,000 people were homeless as a result of the flood, a number which increased to 260,000 on March 21.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood
"The stages and discharges of these great floods were notable, not only because they equaled or exceeded those of all previously recorded floods in many of the river basins but also because the floods occurred simultaneously over an extent of area that was unprecedented in the records or traditions of floods of the region, covering many years and even centuries." - The USGS report on the 1936 flood.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Maine
The Kennebec River was the scene of major flooding, resulting in multiple bridges being destroyed by floating ice. Damage along the Kennebec and Androscoggin Rivers was increased by ice jams. Similarly, six bridges along the Saco River were destroyed by the advancing ice.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Maine
In total, the Maine State Highway Commission reported 81 highway bridges were destroyed or damaged seriously enough to require rebuilding.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, New Hampshire
The Merrimack Valley experienced some of the worst flooding in all of New England. Hooksett, New Hampshire was submerged by water as deep as 20 feet. The dam of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in Manchester was saved only by the use of more than 500,000 sandbags, though the company's facilities were severely damaged.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, New Hampshire
In total, 87 municipalities in New Hampshire reported at least some level of flood damage.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, the worst flooding occurred along the Connecticut River. By March 19, at least 15,000 residents in Springfield had been made homeless by the floodwaters. The National Guard was activated to assist in search and rescue, fight off looters, and help rebuild. The guard and the Springfield Police Department patrolled the city by boat, as roads were impassible by vehicles.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Massachusetts
The same day, a dam broke in Uxbridge, causing a 15 foot high wall of water to flow down the Blackstone Valley.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Massachusetts
The Merrimack River crested at a record 68.4 feet in Lowell, while the Connecticut River reached a maximum depth of 49.2 feet in Montague, records which both stand as of 2015.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Connecticut
Along the Connecticut River, many communities faced the worst flooding ever recorded. In Hartford, the river crested at 37.6 feet, a record which still stands as of 2015. 20% of downtown Hartford was navigable only by boat. The city lost nearly all power and telephone communications, while more than 300 National Guardsmen deployed in the city to patrol the flooded streets and rescue those stranded by floodwaters.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Connecticut
In Middletown, the entire city ground to a halt after power was knocked out by flooding. The bridge across the river to Portland was shut down, leaving the city "virtually isolated".


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Rhode Island
The Blackstone River rose dangerously high in Rhode Island, with major flooding observed in Woonsocket, where some streets became navigable only by boat. In Pawtucket, water rose nearly as high as the city's bridges across the river.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania experienced particularly devastating floods in Pittsburgh and Johnstown. In Johnstown, site of an infamous flood in 1889, residents feared a repeat of the dam failure that caused the previous flood. Fortunately for the region, the dam survived the flooding, but this did not stop the city's rivers from overflowing their banks and covering much of Johnstown in 12 to 14 feet of floodwaters.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Pennsylvania
Transportation in Pittsburgh ceased, as the city's railroad yards were flooded.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Pennsylvania
By March 21, over 80,000 people had been made homeless in Pennsylvania.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, West Virginia
Two bridges in Harpers Ferry were destroyed by floodwaters, along with another in Shepherdstown. Lower Town Harpers Ferry was particularly devastated, and practically ceased to exist.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Maryland
Starting on March 17, Maryland was hit by severe flooding. The city of Cumberland, on the North Branch Potomac River, was particularly badly damaged, and the governor activated the Maryland National Guard to assist in relief efforts. In Cumberland alone, damage was estimated at over $50 million in today's dollars.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Maryland
The Potomac River crested at 47.6 feet in Hancock, breaking the previous record set in 1889 by 7.9 feet.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Virginia
The Potomac and James Rivers suffered severe flooding during mid-March 1936. Great Falls experienced what were, as of July 2014, its highest floods on record. Washington, DC, saw its airport, Washington-Hoover Airport in Arlington, Virginia, flooded.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Washington, D.C.
Flooding reached the nation's capitol on March 20. The Potomac River crested at 18.5 feet under Key Bridge, which was the only bridge connecting the district to Virginia to remain above the waters. Large portions of the National Mall were flooded, but there was enough warning for the Capitol Park Service to protect the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial by building a barrier of stone and sandbags, with the help of more than 3,000 men and multiple steam shovels.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Washington, D.C.
Washington-Hoover Airport was submerged by up to 6 feet of water, shutting down all operations until the floodwaters receded. Hains Point was impossible to see due to flooding, which was as high as the tops of trees.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Washington, D.C.
Despite the large extent of flooding, there were no fatalities in Washington, D.C.


1936 Northeast Flood, Second flood, Delaware
Only minor flooding occurred in Delaware, mostly affecting farmland. The Indian River Inlet Bridge was slightly damaged by ice in the Delaware River. Damage was also reported to the jetties in Bethany Beach.


1936 Northeast Flood, Legacy
The massive scope of devastation led to monumental changes in the way the United States protected against flood damage. The Flood Control Act of 1936 was a direct result of the floods, and led to significant investment in flood protection, funding the construction of levees, dams, reservoirs, and other methods of mitigating or preventing floods.


1936 Northeastern Huskies football team
The 1936 Northeastern Huskies football team represented Northeastern University during the 1936 college football season. It was the program's fourth season and they finished with a record of 5–4. Their head coach was Alfred McCoy serving in his fourth and final season, and their captain was Jacob Hart.


1936 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team
The 1936 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College in the 1936 college football season. There were no divisions of college football during this time period, and the Evansmen competed in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They were led by eighth-year head coach Chick Evans and played their home games at the 5,500 seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus.


1936 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The 1936 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 7–1 record (6–0 against Big Ten Conference opponents), won the Big Ten championship, outscored their opponents by a combined total of 132 to 73, and were ranked #7 in the final AP Poll. Their only loss came on the last day of the season against Notre Dame.


1936 Norwegian Football Cup
The 1936 Norwegian Football Cup was the 35th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF, except those from Northern Norway. The final was played at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 25 October 1936, and was contested by the defending champions Fredrikstad and the two-time former winners Mjøndalen. Fredrikstad successfully defended their title with a 2–0 victory, securing their third Norwegian Cup trophy.


1936 Norwegian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 19 October 1936, the last before World War II and the German invasion of Norway. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 70 of the 150 seats in the Storting.


1936 Norwegian parliamentary election, Results
The Conservative Party and the Liberal People's Party continued their alliance, but in some constituencies the Liberal People's Party ran a joint list with the Fatherland League.


1936 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 1936 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1936 college football season.


1936 Ohio Bobcats football team
The 1936 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University as a member of the Buckeye Athletic Association (BAA) during the 1936 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 5–2–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 102 to 70.


1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1936 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 5–3 record, outscoring opponents 160–27.


1936 Ohio gubernatorial election
The 1936 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democrat Martin L. Davey defeated Republican nominee John W. Bricker with 52.02% of the vote.


1936 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team
The 1936 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma A&M College in the 1936 college football season. This was the 36th year of football at A&M and the first under Ted Cox who formerly coached at Tulane. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 1–9, 1–2 in the Missouri Valley Conference.


1936 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1936 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Biff Jones, the Sooners compiled a 3–3–3 record (1–2–2 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 84 to 67.


1936 Oklahoma Sooners football team
No Sooners received All-America honors in 1936, but two Sooners received all-conference honors: tackle Ralph Brown and center Red Conkwright.


1936 Oklahoma Sooners football team, NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.


1936 Ole Miss Rebels football team
The 1936 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference during the 1936 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Ed Walker, the team compiled a 5–5–2 record (0–3–1 against conference opponents). The team played its home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.


1936 Open Championship
The 1936 Open Championship was the 71st Open Championship, held 25–27 June at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. Alf Padgham won his only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Jimmy Adams.


1936 Open Championship
Qualifying was scheduled for 22–23 June, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at Royal Liverpool and 18 holes at Wallasey, and the top 100 and ties qualified. Heavy rain caused the first day's play to be abandoned; a lightning bolt stunned three spectators and a caddy, and the greens were under water, some up to six inches (15 cm). All the scores were voided; Henry Cotton had completed his round of 67 at Wallasey before play was abandoned. Tuesday proceeded as scheduled and the Monday round was played on Wednesday. Cotton led the qualifiers on 139, having scored 68 at Wallasey on the rearranged day, with Wally Smithers two shots behind on 141; the qualifying score was 155 and 107 players advanced. With the weather delay, the championship began on Thursday and concluded with two rounds on Saturday.


1936 Open Championship
After the second round on Friday, Bill Cox and Adams were tied for the lead, with five players a shot back, including Padgham and Henry Cotton. The 36-hole cut was the top sixty and ties; it was at 156 (+8) and 62 advanced.


1936 Open Championship
After the third round on Saturday morning, Adams and Cotton shared the lead, with Padgham and Tom Green a stroke behind. In the final round that afternoon, Padgham tied Adams for the lead at the turn. He made a four on the 17th, then made a 15-footer (4.5 m) for a three at the 18th to post a 287 total. Adams stood on the 17th knowing that he needed to play the last two holes in eight strokes to tie Padgham.


1936 Open Championship
His approach shot found a greenside bunker, and after he failed to get up-and-down he now needed a three on the 18th. He found the green in two, but his twelve-foot (3.7 m) putt lipped out and he finished a stroke behind Padgham. Cotton and Green were still on the course, but neither could mount a charge, giving Padgham the championship.


1936 Open Championship
Future four-time Open champion Bobby Locke tied for eighth in his major championship debut. Jim Ferrier, the winner of the PGA Championship in 1947, also played in his first major and finished 44th. Both were among the eleven amateurs to make the cut, with Locke as low amateur.


1936 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round
Amateurs: Locke (−2), Thomson (+3), Francis (+6), McLean (+10), Ferrier (+14), Flaherty (+14),                 Woollam (+14), Roberts (+15), Pennink (+16), Timmis (+17), Walker (+18)


1936 Orange Bowl
The 1936 Orange Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Catholic University Cardinals and Ole Miss Rebels played on January 1, 1936, in Miami, Florida. The second edition of the Orange Bowl, the game was won by Catholic University, 20–19.


1936 Orange Bowl, Regular season
The Cardinals opened their season with four consecutive victories. In the course of the 1935 season they had three shutouts, gave up only 34 points, and did not allow a rushing touchdown. They entered the bowl with a record of 7–1.


1936 Orange Bowl, Regular season
The Rebels also began their season with a series of victories, including a 92–0 blowout against the Memphis Tigers in the second game. They entered the bowl with a record of 9–2.


1936 Orange Bowl, Lead up to the game
On the trip from D.C. to Miami, the Cardinals were on the same train as Earl Carroll's "Vanities girls." Carroll, known as "the troubadour of the nude", was famous for his productions featuring the most lightly clad showgirls on Broadway. Coach Dutch Bergman put his team under "martial law," fearing his players and the showgirls would "dance their football game away before they played." The experience was enough to make Bergman vow to never accept another Bowl bid, but he did, four years later, when the Cardinals played in the 1940 Sun Bowl.


1936 Orange Bowl, Lead up to the game
The very first King Orange Jamboree Parade was held the day before the game with 30 floats at an expense of $40,000 ($653,933 in 2012 dollars). Babs Beckwith was chosen as the first Orange Bowl queen.


1936 Orange Bowl, Game summary
There was little interest in Miami before the game, as indicated by sluggish ticket sales and few bets placed. Despite this, CUA was predicted to win "by the smallest of margins."


1936 Orange Bowl, Game summary
Pete Dranginis, the Cardinals' quarterback, threw a one-yard pass to Bill Adamaitis in the first quarter to give the team an early 7-0 lead. In the second Adamaitis threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Stuart "Stee" Foley, making Adamaitis the first of only three players to catch and throw a touchdown pass in the same Orange Bowl. In that same quarter the Rebels got on the board when quarterback Ned Peters scored on a 67-yard run. The score stood at 13-6 at halftime.


1936 Orange Bowl, Game summary
In the third quarter Mississippi's Dave Bernard attempted a punt, but the Cardinals' entire right side broke through the line and center Joe Yanchulis blocked the kick. Backup end Ferdie Rydzewski recovered the ball and ran for a 20-yard touchdown to bring the score to 20-6. The Rebels scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but missed the point after attempt on the first. The first, run in by Ole Miss fullback Dave Bernard, was the first rushing touchdown the Cardinals allowed all season. This late game rally "kept 10,000 fans howling," but the final score was 20-19, Cardinals.


1936 Orange Bowl, Game summary
George Mulligan, a Cardinal, tore ligaments in his leg during the third quarter, and "Irish" Carroll, described as the Cardinals' "chief scoring hope" going into the game, didn't have a point attached to it after the final whistle.


1936 Orange Bowl, Game summary
This was the first Orange Bowl to be broadcast on radio, and legendary sports writer Grantland Rice was also in the press box.


1936 Orange Bowl, Post-game celebrations
After the game, the Cardinals were inundated with fans seeking autographs at the Hotel Flamingo and "a heap of telegrams" of congratulations poured in from around the country. In the days that followed, the Cardinals celebrated by sightseeing in Miami, going deep sea fishing, and going to dog races as the guest of Tiny Parker.


1936 Orange Bowl, Post-game celebrations, Return to D.C.
The Cardinals returned to Washington on Sunday, January 5. A crowd of 3,000 greeted them at Union Station, and when the train pulled in the crowd let up a cheer that, according to the Washington Post, "must have caused serious disturbances on the Georgetown scismograph."


1936 Orange Bowl, Post-game celebrations, Return to D.C.
A parade including 300 cars, the U.S. Navy Band, the Washington Boys Club Band, and many foot marchers brought the team from Union Station up Pennsylvania Avenue, to Connecticut Avenue, and from there to Rhode Island Avenue and back to the CUA campus. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, "on his way to church, became an unwitting parader, when the march de triumph jammed traffic in front of the White House."


1936 Orange Bowl, Post-game celebrations, Return to D.C.
A crowd of 1,000 greeted the players when they returned to campus and mass was celebrated in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for them by Maurice S. Sheehy, assistant rector. A bonfire was also held that evening.


1936 Orange Bowl, Post-game celebrations, Banquet
A "victory dinner" was held to honor the Cardinal players on February 3 at the Willard Hotel. After awards and certificates were presented, a special radio broadcast on NBC ran from 10:00 to 10:30. The night concluded with dancing.


1936 Orange Bowl, Post-game celebrations, Banquet
In attendance were "Washingtonians from all walks of life, representatives of the national and District governments, local businesses, professions, and clubs." District Commissioners George E. Allen, who served as toastmaster, Melvin C. Hazen, and Col. Daniel I. Sultan were in attendance as were the chairmen of the Congress' District of Columbia committees, Senator William H. King and Representative Mary Teresa Norton. Others included members of the Mississippi Congressional delegation, the presidents of Georgetown University and the University of Maryland, members of Congress and the executive branch, and local notables. To promote the event, the team was met on the steps of the DC Municipal Building by several of the district's commissioners a few days before.


1936 Orange Bowl, Post-game celebrations, Banquet
In addition, the Florida State Society held a tribute to the Cardinals at the Washington Hotel the previous Saturday night.


1936 Orange Bowl, Post-game celebrations, Lithuanians
Seven members of the Cardinals were of Lithuanian descent, including Captain Ed Karpowich. Povilas Zadeikis, the Lithuanian government's representative in the United States, and members of the Lithuanian Society of America were on hand to greet the team when it pulled into Union Station and presented the seven players with certificates of merit at a banquet held a few weeks later.


1936 Oregon State Beavers football team
The 1936 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1936 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Lon Stiner, the Beavers compiled a 4–6 record (3–5 against PCC opponents), finished in seventh place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 151 to 116. The team played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon.


1936 Oregon Webfoots football team
The 1936 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1936 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Prink Callison, the Webfoots compiled a 2–6–1 record (1–6–1 against PCC opponents), finished in ninth place in the PCC, and were outscored by their opponents, 96 to 34. The team played its home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.


1936 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo)
1936 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) was the 30th water polo championship in Hungary. There were eight teams who played one-round match for the title.


1936 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Final list
* M: Matches W: Win D: Drawn L: Lost G+: Goals earned G-: Goals got P: Point


1936 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), 2. Class
Budapest: 1. MUE 10, 2. NSC 9, 3. VAC 5, 4. MAFC 0 point.


1936 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), 2. Class
Eastern Division: 1. MOVE Eger SE 10, 2. Orosházi UE 8, 3. Kecskeméti AC 6, 4. Szolnoki MÁV 4, 5. Egri TE 2, 6. Jászapáti Összetartás SE 0 point.


1936 Ottawa Rough Riders season
The 1936 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 2nd place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 3–3 record and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since their 1926 championship season. The Rough Riders defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts in the IRFU post-season, but lost the 24th Grey Cup to the Sarnia Imperials.


1936 Ottawa municipal election
The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 7, 1936.


1936 PGA Championship
The 1936 PGA Championship was the 19th PGA Championship, held November 16–22 at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Then a match play championship, Denny Shute won the first of his consecutive PGA Championships, defeating Jimmy Thomson 3 & 2 on the No. 2 Course.


1936 PGA Championship
It was Shute's second major title; his first was at the British Open in 1933 at St. Andrews. He previously made the finals at the PGA Championship in 1931.


1936 PGA Championship
Fay Coleman was the medalist in the stroke play qualifier at 143 (−1). Five-time champion Walter Hagen and two-time winner Leo Diegel both shot 157 (+13), one stroke out of the playoff. Defending champion Johnny Revolta lost in the second round to Harold "Jug" McSpaden in 19 holes.


1936 PGA Championship
Shute repeated as champion less than seven months later in May 1937. He was the last to successfully defend his title at the PGA Championship until Tiger Woods won consecutive titles twice, in 1999–2000 and 2006–2007.


1936 PGA Championship
This was the first major played at Pinehurst and Course No. 2, which had sand greens until 1935. While the PGA Championship has yet to return, the U.S. Open was held at the course in 1999, 2005, and 2014. It hosted the Ryder Cup in 1951 and the U.S. Women's Open was also here in 2014.


1936 PGA Championship, Format
The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1936 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:


1936 Pacific Tigers football team
The 1936 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific (COP) during the 1936 college football season.


1936 Pacific Tigers football team
COP competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The team was led by head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, and played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton, California. This was Stagg's 47th year as a head coach and his fourth at College of the Pacific. The Tigers finished as champion of the FWC, with five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1, 4–0 FWC). Overall, the Tigers outscored their opponents 107–63 for the season.


1936 Pacific Tigers football team, Team players in the NFL
No College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1937 NFL Draft.


1936 Pacific hurricane season
The 1936 Pacific hurricane season ran through the summer and fall of 1936. Before the satellite age started in the 1960s, data on east Pacific hurricanes was extremely unreliable. Most east Pacific storms were of no threat to land. There are numerous damaging tropical cyclones during the season, and half of tropical cyclones during the season became hurricanes.


1936 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm One
Just off the coast of Guatemala, a tropical storm was reported on June 8. It headed north, and sometime after June 9 made landfall. It crossed the isthmus, and it emerged into the Gulf of Honduras. The system then became the first tropical storm of the 1936 Atlantic hurricane season. This cyclone's lowest measured pressure while located in the Pacific Ocean was 29.67 inHg (100.5 kPa). This tropical storm caused heavy rains over parts of Central America, especially the Yucatán and British Honduras.


1936 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Possible Tropical Cyclone Two
On June 22, there was a possible tropical cyclone some ways south of Acapulco. A ship reported a pressure reading of 29.49 inHg (99.9 kPa).


1936 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
About or before 5 August, a tropical cyclone formed southwest of Cape Corrientes. It tracked along the coast and reached hurricane intensity for a time. It entered the Gulf of California and moved up its entire length, weakening as it went north-northwestward. The tropical storm made landfall near the head of the Gulf of California on 8 August and dissipated inland. The lowest pressure reported was 29.39 inHg (99.5 kPa).


1936 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
On 8 August in consequence of this tropical storm, San Diego, California, recorded a maximum wind velocity of 26 mph (42 km/h; 23 kn) from the south and a temperature of 94 °F (34 °C). The wind whipped tender plants west of San Diego but did little other damage in California. Remnants of this tropical cyclone contributed locally heavy rain over parts of southern California and Arizona on 9 August. A wind and rain storm struck central and southeast Arizona on 8 August, causing $15,000 in damage. Floods washed out railroad tracks near Tucson, and the storm blocked highways and disrupted railway, bus, and airline schedules. In Phoenix, winds swept roofs away and uprooted trees. Two persons suffered injury as the storm demolished their home.


1936 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Four
On August 17, a hurricane was located south of Cabo San Lucas. It rapidly moved north along the Pacific side of the Baja California peninsula. It was last detected in a much weakened state on August 18. The lowest pressure reading was 28.82 inHg (97.6 kPa).


1936 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Four
The hurricane caused serious damage to fishing vessels. Two that had sought refuge in Magdalena Bay were driven aground. Another, the Enterprise, was destroyed on Tosco Point. Its crew of twelve were rescued by the Panama Pacific liner California.


1936 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Five
A tropical cyclone formed near Cape Corrientes on September 8. It moved north, intensified into a hurricane, and made landfall near Cabo San Lucas late on September 9. It had dissipated by September 10. The lowest pressure reading reported for this system was 29.25 inHg (99.1 kPa).


1936 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Possible Tropical Cyclone Six
From September 24 to 26, a tropical cyclone might have existed in the waters off Manzanillo and south of the Gulf of California.


1936 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Seven
On October 27, an area of low pressure existed. By October 28, it had intensified into a hurricane. A ship reported a pressure 28.78 inHg (97.5 kPa). On October 29, a ship in subtropical latitudes low that was the remnant of this hurricane.


1936 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Eight
On December 4, a northward-moving tropical depression passed over some of the Hawaiian Islands. Its only apparent impact was to cause intensification of the trade winds.


1936 Panamanian general election
General elections were held in Panama on 7 June 1936, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly.


1936 Panamanian general election
"Instead of supporting the candidate of his own Liberal Doctrinaire Party (Domingo Díaz Arosemena), the President Harmodio Arias Madrid supported Juan Demóstenes Arosemena Barreati, his minister of foreign relations. Arosemena continued to function as part of the administration throughout his campaign. With President Harmodio Arias as his political patron, Arosemena stuck to his controversial (and unconstitutional) candidacy. On election day, the administration distributed duplicate ‘cédulas’ (voter registration cards), destroyed ballot boxes, detained opposing members of the electoral board, and concocted ‘el paquetazo de Veraguas’. The result was a high voter turnout that exceeded all predictions – and possibilities – and brought Arosemena to the presidency despite his constitutional ineligibility."


1936 Panamanian general election, Aftermath
President Arosemena died on 16 December 1939 and was briefly succeeded by Ezequiel Fernández Jaén who was his second Vice-President while the first one, Augusto Samuel Boyd, left Washington where he was acting as Panamanian ambassador, came to Panamá.


1936 Paraguayan Primera División season
The 1936 season of the Paraguayan Primera División, the top category of Paraguayan football, was played by 11 teams. The national champions were Olimpia.


1936 Paris–Nice
The 1936 Paris–Nice was the fourth edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 17 March to 22 March 1936. The race started in Paris and finished in Nice. The race was won by Maurice Archambaud.


1936 Paris–Roubaix
The 1936 Paris–Roubaix was the 37th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 12 April 1936 and stretched 262 km (163 mi) from Paris to its end in a velodrome in Roubaix. The winner was Georges Speicher from France.


1936 Paris–Tours
The 1936 Paris–Tours was the 31st edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 3 May 1936. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Gustave Danneels.


1936 Pau Grand Prix
The 1936 Pau Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held on 1 March 1936. This race was part of the 1936 Grand Prix season as a non-championship race. The race was won by French driver Philippe Étancelin in his Maserati V8. Three cars entered by Scuderia Ferrari were due to race but stopped at the French border by Benito Mussolini, saying that no Italian team should race in France until after the meeting of the League of Nations on the 10 March.


1936 Peckham by-election
The Peckham by-election of 1936 was held on 6 May 1936. The by-election was held due to the succession to the House of Lords of the incumbent Conservative MP, David Beatty, Viscount Borodale. It was won by the Labour candidate Lewis Silkin, who defeated P. G. A. Harvey, son of Sir George Harvey, by 100 votes.


1936 Penn Quakers football team
The 1936 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Harvey Harman, the team compiled a 7–1 record, was ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 166 to 44. The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.


1936 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
The 1936 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1936 college football season.


1936 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team
The 1936 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 1936 season playing in the Eastern Intercollegiate Soccer League. It was the program's 26th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team. The 1936 season is William Jeffrey's 11th year at the helm.


1936 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team, Background
The 1936 season was the Nittany Lions' 26th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 11th season playing as a part of the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association. The team was led by 11th year head coach, William Jeffrey, who had previously served as the head coach for the semi-professional soccer team, Altoona Works.


1936 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team, Background
At the end of the 1936 season Penn State was given an "outstanding" rating by the Eastern Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association along with Princeton, Syracuse and West Chester. The 1936 season marked the first time the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association did not select a champion.


1936 Peruvian Primera División
The 1936 season of the Primera División Peruana was an amateur Tournament (“Division de Honor”) of Lima and Callao (non official) but organized by F.P.F.


1936 Peruvian Primera División
No official tournament took place, because the Peru national football team competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.


1936 Peruvian Primera División Unificada de Lima y Callao
The 1936 season of the Primera División Unificada, was a promotion championship that was played in a single season in 1936. It was the second category in tournaments in Peru in that year and granted two promotions to the 1937 Peruvian Primera División.


1936 Peruvian Primera División Unificada de Lima y Callao
The tournament had 6 teams from Lima and 6 from Callao. The results of a reserve teams league were added as bonus points.


1936 Peruvian general election
General elections were held in Peru on 11 October 1936. In the presidential election, Luis A. Eguiguren of the Social Democratic Party appeared to be heading for victory, but outgoing president Óscar R. Benavides ordered the count to be stopped and the election results were subsequently annulled.


1936 Peruvian general election, Background
Incumbent president Benavides' term of office was due to expire in December 1936. He announced that he would not run for re-election and called elections for 11 October. There were eighteen political parties in existence, but most ran as alliances in the election. Four candidates were approved to run for office, with the election commission barring Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) under article 53 of the constitution, which banned 'international parties'. The APRA subsequently convinced Luis Antonio Eguiguren to disown the National Front of Jorge Prado Ugarteche and organise his own Democratic Front, which the APRA called for its members to vote for.


1936 Peruvian general election, Results
When it appeared Eguiguren was winning, Benavides ordered the count to be suspended on the basis that members of the banned APRA had voted for him. At the point it was stopped on 21 October, with 70 of the 119 provinces having completed the count, Eguiguren had 74,485 votes, or 37% of the total.


1936 Peruvian general election, Aftermath
Under pressure from Benavides, on 4 November the outgoing Congress met and declared the election annulled. A motion by the Revolutionary Union that accused Benavides of having "presented the presidential and parliamentary elections of the period 1936–1941" was defeated by 64 votes to 13. Benavides subsequently forced Congress to pass a law extending his term until 1939 and then dissolved the legislature, instead ruling by decree and forming a new all-military government.


1936 Philadelphia Athletics season
The 1936 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing eighth in the American League with a record of 53 wins and 100 losses.


1936 Philadelphia Athletics season, Offseason
Tom Shibe, eldest son of former owner Ben Shibe, died on February 16, 1936. Connie Mack supported Tom's brother, John Shibe, as club president, and he was named to the position on February 24.


1936 Philadelphia Athletics season, Regular season
In August, John Shibe was forced to step down from his position as acting club president.


1936 Philadelphia Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1936 Philadelphia Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1936 Philadelphia Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1936 Philadelphia Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1936 Philadelphia Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1936 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1936 Philadelphia Eagles season was their fourth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2–9, winning only one game. Being shut out in six of their twelve games, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.


1936 Philadelphia Eagles season, Offseason, NFL Draft
The 1936 NFL Draft was held in Philadelphia and The Eagles had the first pick. Jay Berwanger a Halfback from the University of Chicago was selected. He selected not to play in the NFL. Later in year he was traded to the Chicago Bears and still refused to play NFL football.


1936 Philadelphia Eagles season, Offseason, Player selections
The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.


1936 Philadelphia Eagles season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1936 Philadelphia Eagles season, Roster
(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)


1936 Philadelphia Eagles season, Roster
The Eagles had 12 rookies and 8 players with 2 years experience or less on their roster. Eleven of the 26 members on the team went to school within 15 miles of Philadelphia.


1936 Philadelphia Phillies season
The 1936 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished eighth in the National League with a record of 54 wins and 100 losses.


1936 Philadelphia Phillies season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1936 Philadelphia Phillies season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1936 Philadelphia Phillies season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1936 Philadelphia Phillies season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1936 Philadelphia Phillies season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts