January 15, 1936

1936Richard Franklin, English actor, writer, director and political activist (died 2023)^[†]

Richard Kimber Franklin was an English actor, writer, director and political activist. Principally a stage actor, he also appeared as a regular character in several high-profile British television programmes, including Crossroads and Emmerdale Farm, and he portrayed Captain Mike Yates of UNIT in Doctor Who from 1971 until 1974, returning to the role on a number of occasions both on television and in Doctor Who spin-off media.

1936Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster, English cricketer and politician, seventh Governor-General of Australia (born 1866)^[†]

Henry William Forster, 1st Baron Forster, was a British politician and first-class cricketer who served as the seventh governor-general of Australia from 1920 to 1925. He had previously been a government minister under Arthur Balfour, H. H. Asquith, and David Lloyd George.

1936The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.^[†]

O-I Glass, Inc. is an American company that specializes in container glass products. It is the largest manufacturer of glass containers in North America, South America, Asia-Pacific and Europe.