About the day » Sunday June 21, 1936Calender converter

• David James Bowers, Washington († 2020)
• Cornelis (Case) van Kooten, Den Burg, Texel, Noord Holland, Nederland († 2006)
• Anton Carl Borkent, Hengelo († 2018)
• Evertje Blom, Hattem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1992)
• Aleydis Maria Godelieve Denaux, Assebroek, Brugge, B († 1998)
• Annet Dommerholt († 2016)
• Evertje Blom, Hattem († 1992)
• Cornelis van Kooten, Den Burg († 2006)
• Denise Nathalie De Smedt, Stanleystad, Congo (Democratic Republic) († 1985)
• Andreas Stoffels, Echt (Pey) († 1987)

• Albert Jan Ilsink (87), Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adriana Cornelia HOOGENDIJK (63), Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Frederik Vetter (95), Vlissingen
• Anna C Haast (76), Roosendaal en Nispen,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
• Bernardus Hendrikus Mulder (79), Elst, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alexander Meerbeek (64)
• Anna Cornelia HAAST (76), Roosendaal en Nispen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aagje van Buuren (79), rockanje
• Aron ZWART (67), Amsterdam
• Andreas Leendert Teunis Rodenburg (20), Leiden

• 1932 » Bernard Ingham, English journalist and civil servant
• 1932 » Lalo Schifrin, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor
• 1932 » O.C. Smith, American R&B/jazz singer († 2001)
• 1933 » Bernie Kopell, American actor and comedian
• 1935 » Françoise Sagan, French author and playwright († 2004)
• 1937 » John Edrich, English cricketer and coach
• 1938 » Don Black, English songwriter
• 1938 » John W. Dower, American historian and author
• 1938 » Michael M. Richter, German mathematician and computer scientist
• 1940 » Mariette Hartley, American actress and television personality

• 1929 » Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse, English sociologist, journalist, and academic (b. 1864)
• 1934 » Thorne Smith, American author (b. 1892)
• 1940 » Édouard Vuillard, French painter (b. 1868)
• 1940 » Smedley Butler, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1881)
• 1951 » Charles Dillon Perrine, American astronomer (b. 1867)
• 1951 » Gustave Sandras, French gymnast (b. 1872)
• 1952 » Wop May, Canadian captain and pilot (b. 1896)
• 1954 » Gideon Sundback, Swedish-American engineer, developed the zipper (b. 1880)
• 1957 » Claude Farrère, French captain and author (b. 1876)
• 1957 » Johannes Stark, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
• July 6 » A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61m) into the River Irwell.
• August 3 » A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
• October 1 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia dissolves itself, handing control of Catalan defence militias over to the Generalitat.
• November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
• December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.
• December 13 » An annular solar eclipse occurred and was visible from Australia, New Zealand on December 14th (Monday), and Oeno Island in Pitcairn Islands on December 13th (Sunday).

The temperature on June 21, 1936 was between 18.0 °C and 30.4 °C and averaged 24.4 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.