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April 19, 1936

On April 19, 1936, the Jaffa riots commence, initiating the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. Wilfried Martens, Robert F. Overmyer, Bert Sugar would arrive in the same year.

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1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1936th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 936th year of the 2nd millennium, the 36th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1930s decade.

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On April 19, 1936

  1. 1936 The Jaffa riots commence, initiating the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine.

    Violent anti-Jewish riots perpetrated by Arabs in Mandatory Palestine

    In the context of mass Jewish immigration to Mandatory Palestine, violent attacks against British colonial installations and Jews of the Yishuv broke out in Jaffa on 19 April 1936. These attacks are often described as the start of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. A total of 14 Jews and 2 Arabs were killed during the riots, and the conflict led to the British destruction of over one hundred of buildings in the Old City of Jaffa—about a fifth of the Old City of Jaffa—creating internally displaced Palestinian Arab refugees.

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Wilfried Martens 1936– Belgian politician (1936–2013)

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Wilfried Martens 1936– Belgian politician, 60th Prime Minister of Belgium (died 2013)
Robert F. Overmyer 1936– American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1996)
Bert Sugar 1936– American author and boxing historian (died 2012)
Pippo Baudo 1936– Italian television presenter (died 2025)
Albert Finney 1936– English actor (died 2019)
Glenda Jackson 1936– English actress and politician (died 2023)

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