(b. 1887) December 25 – Carl Stumpf, German philosopher, psychologist (b. 1848) December 26 – Percival G. Baldwin, American politician and businessman (b. 1880) December 27 – Mehmet Akif Ersoy, poet, writer, academic, politician, and the author of the Turkish National Anthem (b. 1873) December 29 – Lucy, Lady Houston, British philanthropist (b. 1857) December 31 – Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish writer (b. 1864) Nobel Prizes Physics – Victor F. Hess, Carl D. Anderson Chemistry – Petrus (Peter) Josephus Wilhelmus Debye Physiology or Medicine – Sir Henry Hallett Dale, Otto Loewi Literature – Eugene Gladstone O'Neill Peace – Carlos Saavedra Lamas Note References External links Headling America 1937 reprints the best American newspaper stories of 1935–1936. 1936 WWII Timeline The 1930s Timeline: 1936 – from American Studies Programs at the University of Virginia Leap years in the Gregorian calendar