September 24, 1936

1936Sivanthi Adithan, Indian businessman (died 2013)^[†]

Sivanthi Adityan was an Indian media proprietor who ran Tamil newspapers Daily Thanthi and Maalaimalar. Sivanthi started the first evening Tamil Daily Maalai Murasu at Tirunelveli in 1959. He was an educationist, an industrialist and a philanthropist. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

1936Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, producer, and screenwriter, created The Muppets (died 1990)^[†]

James Maury Henson was an American puppeteer, animator, actor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well known for creating Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) and as the director of The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986).