Date in year · 1936 · The 1930s
April 27, 1936
On April 27, 1936, the United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor. Wilfried Martens, Robert F. Overmyer, Bert Sugar would arrive in the same year.
Featured · April 27, 1936
The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
The United Auto Workers (UAW), fully named International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, is an American labor union that represents workers in the United States and southern Ontario, Canada.
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Around 1936
The year in brief
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 27, 1936
- 1936 — The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
Elsewhere that year
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The class of 1936
Others born in 1936
WM Wilfried Martens 1936– Belgian politician, 60th Prime Minister of Belgium (died 2013)
RF Robert F. Overmyer 1936– American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1996) BS Bert Sugar 1936– American author and boxing historian (died 2012)
PB Pippo Baudo 1936– Italian television presenter (died 2025)
AF Albert Finney 1936– English actor (died 2019)
GJ Glenda Jackson 1936– English actress and politician (died 2023)
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