1936 - year of Britain's last Wimbledon champion until now

Until Andy Murray's win on Sunday, Fred Perry was the last British man to win Wimbledon in 1936.

AFP Sports looks back at the major events of 1936 which put Murray's achievement into perspective:

- In violation of the Treaty of Versailles, Nazi Germany reoccupied the Rhineland

- Italy annexed Ethiopia

- Spanish Civil War began

- Franklin D. Roosevelt reelected US president in landslide victory

- King Edward VIII abdicated the British throne to marry Wallis Simpson

- Average house price in Britain was £550

Elsewhere:

- Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind published

- Max Schmeling knocks out Joe Louis in the 12th round of their heavyweight match at Yankee Stadium

- Olympics take place in Berlin