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March 29, 1936
On March 29, 1936, the 1936 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for the recent remilitarization of the Rhineland. Wilfried Martens, Robert F. Overmyer, Bert Sugar would arrive in the same year.
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The 1936 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for the recent remilitarization of the Rhineland.
Parliamentary elections were held in Germany on 29 March 1936. They took the form of a single-question referendum, asking voters whether they approved of the military occupation of the Rhineland and a single party list for the new Reichstag composed exclusively of Nazis and 19 nominally independent "guests" of the party. 8% voting in favour.
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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 March 29, 1936
- 1936 — The 1936 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for the recent remilitarization of the Rhineland.
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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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