Events in the year 1936 in India. Incumbents Emperor of India – George V (until 20 January), Edward VIII (until 11 December), George VI Viceroy of India – The Earl of Willingdon Viceroy of India – Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow (from 18 April) Events National income – 28,912 million 15–18 October – Religious riots in Bombay. 28 December – Indian National Congress rejected new constitution. Temple Entry Proclamation Law 3 March – Legislative Assembly passed a motion to terminate the Ottawa trade agreement. Payment of Wages Act Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act Births 8 January – Jyotindra Nath Dixit, diplomat and politician (died 2005). 12 January – Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, politician and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. (died 2016) 1 April Tarun Gogoi, former Chief Minister of Assam (died 2020) Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistani nuclear scientist born in Bhopal (died 2021) 15 July – Prabhash Joshi, writer, editor and political analyst. (died 2009) 21 July – Muhammad Rafi Usmani, Pakistani Muslim scholar. (died 2022) 3 August – Bannanje Govindacharya, Sanskrit scholar. (died 2020) 9 August – Satish Kumar, peace activist and editor. 13 August – Vyjayanthimala, award-winning actress and classical dancer. 8 September – Indu Jain, media executive and philanthropist (died 2021) 13 November – Suhail Zaheer Lari, Historian, author. (died 2020) 6 December Savitri, actress and dancer (died 1981). 25 December – Ismail Merchant, film producer (died 2005). Full date unknown Anand, writer. Deaths 13 August – Bhikaiji Cama, independence campaigner (born 1861). 19 September – Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian classical musician (born 1860). 8 October – Munshi Premchand, writer in Hindi-Urdu literature and Indian Freedom fighter (born 31 July 1880). References India Years of the 20th century in India