About the day » Tuesday August 4, 1936Calender converter

• Allen C. Reed, S. Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN († 1990)
• Colleen Adell Noble, Riceville, Howard County, Iowa († 2021)
• Carolina Petronella Albers, Venray († 1937)
• Grietje van Beek, Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland († 2008)
• David Jan van den Burg († 2004)
• Adriana Baltina Spiering, Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Nederland († 2012)
• Andrew (Black Jack) Jackson Golden, Alabama
• Dirkje Jager, Drachstercompagnie († 2009)
• Anna Theresia Schepen-, Joure, Nederland († 2015)
• Elinor Marguerite Cundall, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2008)

• Antje Jans VAN DER Schaaf (80), Terband
• Alexander franciscus Noël (56), Borgerhout
• Anna van den Brink (41), Arnhem zie Gelderland-Arnhem
• Antonius Bruurmijn (30), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bertha Augusta Wendela Dittlinger (63), ‘s-Hertogenbosch,Gemeente 'S-Hertogenbosch,North Brabant,Netherlands
• Antonieta da Conceicao Silva (31)
• Aaltje Staal (44), Hoogkerk, Groningen, Nederland
• Augustus Joannes Baptiste (Augustin) DEVER (60)
• Antonius van den Tweel (73), Amersfoort, Prov. Utrecht, Niederlande
• Aafje Magritha de Lange (51), Enschede

• 1932 » Frances E. Allen, American computer scientist and academic († 2020)
• 1934 » Dallas Green, American baseball player and manager († 2017)
• 1935 » Carol Arthur, American actress and producer
• 1935 » Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt, German footballer and coach († 1997)
• 1935 » Michael J. Noonan, Irish farmer and politician, 25th Minister of Defence for Ireland († 2013)
• 1936 » Giorgos Zographos, Greek singer and actor († 2005)
• 1937 » David Bedford, English keyboard player, composer, and conductor († 2011)
• 1938 » Ellen Schrecker, American historian and academic
• 1939 » Frankie Ford, American R&B/rock & roll singer († 2015)
• 1939 » Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling, English politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office

• 1919 » Dave Gregory, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1845)
• 1922 » Enver Pasha, Ottoman general and politician (b. 1881)
• 1932 » Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter (b. 1868)
• 1938 » Pearl White, American actress (b. 1889)
• 1940 » Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ukrainian-American general, journalist, and activist (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Mihály Babits, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1883)
• 1942 » Alberto Franchetti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1860)
• 1944 » Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Polish soldier and poet (b. 1921)
• 1957 » John Cain Sr., Australian politician, 34th Premier of Victoria (b. 1882)
• 1957 » Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (b. 1869)

• 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.
• February 26 » In the February 26 Incident, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the government.
• May 5 » Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• May 28 » Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.
• September 9 » The crews of Portuguese Navy frigate NRPAfonso de Albuquerque and destroyer Dão mutinied against the Salazar dictatorship's support of General Franco's coup and declared their solidarity with the Spanish Republic.
• October 4 » The British Union of Fascists and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street.
• December 5 » The Soviet Union adopts a new constitution and the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic is established as a full Union Republic of the USSR.

The temperature on August 4, 1936 was between 10.7 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 10.9 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.