In the year 1937
482 Notable deaths
Benjamin Baker Moeur
American politician (1869-1937).
Born December 22nd, 1869 in Tennessee.
Died March 16th, 1937 at 67 years old in Tempe.
Arthur Bernède
French writer, poet, opera librettist, and playwright (1871–1937).
Born January 5th, 1871 in Redon.
Died March 19th, 1937 at 66 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Thorvald Aagaard
Danish composer, organist and college teacher (1877–1937).
Born June 8th, 1877 in Denmark.
Died March 22nd, 1937 at 59 years old in Ringe.
Vasily Gurko
Russian general (1864–1937).
Born May 20th, 1864 in Pushkin.
Died February 11th, 1937 at 72 years old in Rome.
Frederick Vernon Coville
American botanist (1867-1937).
Born March 23rd, 1867 in New York City.
Died January 9th, 1937 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Dmitry Shuvayev
Russian general (1854-1937).
Born October 24th, 1854 in Ufa.
Died December 19th, 1937 at 83 years old in Lipetsk (gunshot wound).
Felix Hamrin
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1875-1937).
Born January 14th, 1875 in Mönsterås församling. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1937 at 62 years old in Jönköpings Kristina församling. [ref]
Lev Shubnikov
Russian physicist (1901–1937).
Born September 29th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 10th, 1937 at 36 years old in Soviet Union.
Vernon Lyman Kellogg
American entomologist, evolutionary biologist, science administrator and author (1867-1937).
Born December 1st, 1867 in Emporia.
Died August 8th, 1937 at 69 years old in Hartford.
Antônio Parreiras
Brazilian painter, draftsman, illustrator, writer and teacher (1860-1937).
Born January 20th, 1860 in Niterói.
Died October 17th, 1937 at 77 years old in Niterói.
Robert D. Carey
American politician (1878–1937).
Born August 12th, 1878 in Cheyenne.
Died January 17th, 1937 at 58 years old in Cheyenne.
Ellen Hansell
Us tennis player (1869–1937).
Born September 18th, 1869 in Philadelphia.
Died May 11th, 1937 at 67 years old in Pittsburgh.
Antônio Mariano de Oliveira
Brazilian writer (1857–1937).
Born April 28th, 1857 in Saquarema.
Died January 19th, 1937 at 79 years old in Niterói. [ref]
Prosper Poullet
Belgian former prime minister (1868-1937).
Born March 5th, 1868 in Leuven.
Died December 3rd, 1937 at 69 years old in Leuven.
Harald Slott-Møller
Danish painter and ceramist (1864-1937).
Born August 17th, 1864 in Frederiksberg.
Died October 20th, 1937 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Cécile Tormay
Hungarian writer, intellectual and antisemitic political activist.
Born October 8th, 1876 in Budapest.
Died April 2nd, 1937 at 60 years old in Mátraháza.
Godefroy de Blonay
Swiss linguist and member of the international olympic committee (1869-1937).
Born July 25th, 1869 in Füllinsdorf.
Died February 14th, 1937 at 67 years old in Biskra.
Lucy Beaumont
British actress (1869-1937).
Born May 18th, 1873 in Bristol.
Died April 24th, 1937 at 63 years old in New York City (disease).
Sonia Lewitska
French painter and printmaker (1874-1937).
Born March 9th, 1882 in Vykhylivka. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1937 at 55 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alessandro Padoa
Italian mathematician and logician, a contributor to the school of giuseppe peano (1868-1937).
Born October 14th, 1868 in Venice.
Died November 25th, 1937 at 69 years old in Genoa.
George Nuttall
American-british bacteriologist (1862–1937).
Born July 5th, 1862 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1937 at 75 years old in London.
Lyubomir Miletich
Bulgarian academic (1863–1937).
Born January 1st, 1863 in Štip. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1937 at 74 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Meliton Balanchivadze
Georgian musician (1862-1937).
Born January 5th, 1863 in Banoja. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1937 at 74 years old in Kutaisi. [ref]
Stéphan Elmas
Armenian composer, pianist and teacher (1864–1937).
Born December 24th, 1864 in İzmir.
Died August 11th, 1937 at 72 years old in Geneva.
Gim Yujeong
Korean novelist (1908–1937).
Born January 11th, 1908 in Chuncheon.
Died March 29th, 1937 at 29 years old in Seoul.
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