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In the year 1937
482 Notable deaths
Yuri Danilov
Russian general (1866–1937).
Born August 25th, 1866 in Kyiv.
Died February 3rd, 1937 at 70 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Frank Morley
British mathematician (1860–1937).
Born September 9th, 1860 in Woodbridge.
Died October 17th, 1937 at 77 years old in Baltimore.
Bernhard Dernburg
German politician (1865–1937).
Born July 17th, 1865 in Darmstadt.
Died October 14th, 1937 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Bobby Dunn
Actor (1890-1937).
Born August 28th, 1890 in Milwaukee.
Died March 24th, 1937 at 46 years old in Hollywood.
Anastasios Metaxas
Greek architect and sport shooter (1862–1937).
Born February 27th, 1862 in Athens.
Died January 28th, 1937 at 74 years old in Athens.
Máté Zalka
Hungarian writer and revolutionary (1896–1937).
Born May 5th, 1896 in Tunyogmatolcs.
Died June 11th, 1937 at 41 years old in Huesca.
Frederick Guest
British politician (1875-1937).
Born June 14th, 1875 in London.
Died April 28th, 1937 at 61 years old in Sunbury-on-Thames (cancer).
Arthur Somervell
British composer and art song writer (1863–1937).
Born June 5th, 1863 in Windermere.
Died May 2nd, 1937 at 73 years old in Greater London.
Mikheil Javakhishvili
Soviet writer (1880–1937).
Born November 20th, 1880 in Tserakvi.
Died September 30th, 1937 at 56 years old in Tbilisi (gunshot wound).
Henri Lammens
Belgian orientalist historian and jesuit (1862–1937).
Died April 24th, 1937 at 74 years old in Beirut.
José Benlliure y Gil
Spanish artist (1855-1937).
Born October 1st, 1855 in Valencia, Cabanyal-Canyamelar.
Died April 5th, 1937 at 81 years old in Valencia.
Carlos Eugenio Restrepo
President of colombia.
Born September 12th, 1867 in Medellín. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1937 at 69 years old in Medellín (pneumonia).
Henry Edward Armstrong
British chemist (1848-1937).
Born May 6th, 1848 in Lewisham.
Died July 13th, 1937 at 89 years old in Lewisham.
DeWitt Clarke Jennings
American actor.
Born June 21st, 1879 in Cameron.
Died March 1st, 1937 at 57 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Gustav Adolf Deissmann
German theologian (1866–1937).
Born November 7th, 1866 in Langenscheid.
Died April 5th, 1937 at 70 years old in Wünsdorf.
Rosa Valetti
German actress, cabaret performer and singer (1876-1937).
Born March 17th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died December 10th, 1937 at 59 years old in Vienna.
Edvard Ehlers
Danish dermatologist (1863-1937).
Born March 26th, 1863 in Copenhagen.
Died May 7th, 1937 at 74 years old in Gentofte.
Artur Sirk
Estonian lawyer and politician (1900-1937).
Born September 25th, 1900 in Lehtse.
Died August 2nd, 1937 at 36 years old in Echternach (falling from height).
Jaime Hilario
Spanish christian brother, martyr and saint (1889–1937).
Born January 2nd, 1889 in Sort. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1937 at 48 years old in Tarragona (gunshot wound).
Somerset Gough-Calthorpe
British royal navy officer (1865–1937).
Born December 23rd, 1865 in London.
Died July 27th, 1937 at 71 years old in Ryde.
Paul Behncke
German admiral (1869–1937).
Born August 13th, 1866 in Süsel. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1937 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Grigory Gurkin
Painter (1870-1937).
Born January 12th, 1870 in Gorno-Altaysk.
Died October 11th, 1937 at 67 years old
Mélanie Bonis
French composer (1858-1937).
Born January 21st, 1858 in Paris.
Died March 18th, 1937 at 79 years old in Sarcelles.
Georges Valmier
French painter (1885-1937).
Born April 10th, 1885 in Angoulême.
Died March 25th, 1937 at 51 years old in Montmartre.
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