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In the year 1937
438 Notable deaths
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 (1866-1937).
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 11th, 1885 in Angoulême.
Died March 25th, 1937 at 51 years old in Montmartre.
Seraphim Chichagov
Executed russian priest (1856–1937).
Born January 21st, 1856 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 11th, 1937 at 81 years old in Butovo firing range (gunshot wound).
Marvel Rea
Actress from the united states.
Born November 9th, 1901 in Ainsworth.
Died June 17th, 1937 at 35 years old in Los Angeles (intoxication).
Paolo Iashvili
Georgian poet (1894-1937).
Born June 29th, 1894 in Gamogma Argveti.
Died July 22nd, 1937 at 43 years old in Tbilisi (ballistic trauma).
George Topîrceanu
Romanian writer (1886–1937).
Born March 20th, 1886 in Bucharest.
Died May 7th, 1937 at 51 years old in Iași (liver cancer).
Adele Sandrock
German actress.
Born August 19th, 1863 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1937 at 74 years old in Berlin. [ref]
George Nathan
British international brigade volunteer (1895–1937).
Born January 20th, 1895 in Ireland.
Died July 16th, 1937 at 42 years old in Brunete.
Élie Faure
French art historian and essayist (1873-1937).
Born April 4th, 1873 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.
Died October 30th, 1937 at 64 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde
Dutch sexologist (1873-1937).
Born February 12th, 1873 in Leeuwarden.
Died April 27th, 1937 at 64 years old in Lugano.
Vitovt Putna
Soviet red army officer.
Born April 12th, 1893 in Mackonys.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Alma Tell
American actress (1898-1937).
Born March 27th, 1898 in New York City.
Died December 29th, 1937 at 39 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
James B. Frazier
American politician (1856-1937).
Born October 18th, 1856 in Tennessee.
Died March 28th, 1937 at 80 years old in Tennessee.
Yordan Yovkov
Bulgarian writer (1880–1937).
Born November 9th, 1880 in Zheravna. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1937 at 56 years old in Plovdiv (cancer). [ref]
Francis de Croisset
French writer (1877-1937).
Born January 28th, 1877 in City of Brussels.
Died November 8th, 1937 at 60 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Orso Mario Corbino
Italian physicist (1876-1937).
Born April 30th, 1876 in Augusta.
Died January 23rd, 1937 at 60 years old in Rome.
Abdülhak Hâmit Tarhan
Turkish playwright and statesperson (1852–1937).
Born January 2nd, 1852 in Istanbul.
Died April 13th, 1937 at 85 years old in Istanbul.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 438
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche