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In the year 1937

481 Notable deaths

Francis Sowerby Macaulay

British mathematician (1862–1937).

Born February 11th, 1862 in Witney.

Died February 9th, 1937 at 74 years old in Cambridge.

Heinrich Jacob Goldschmidt

Austrian-born, norwegian chemist.

Born December 4th, 1857 in Prague.

Died September 20th, 1937 at 79 years old in Oslo.

Cleto González Víquez

President of costa rica (1858-1937).

Born October 13th, 1858 in Heredia.

Died September 23rd, 1937 at 78 years old in San José.

Adolfo Alejandro Nouel

Catholic archbishop (1862-1937).

Born December 12th, 1862 in Santo Domingo.

Died June 26th, 1937 at 74 years old in Santo Domingo.

John Burke

American politician (1859–1937).

Born February 25th, 1859 in Keokuk County.

Died May 14th, 1937 at 78 years old in Rochester.

Aleksandr Voronsky

Russian writer (1884-1937).

Born September 8th, 1884.

Died August 13th, 1937 at 52 years old in Moscow.

Maik Yohansen

Ukrainian poet (1896-1937).

Born October 28th, 1895 in Kharkiv.

Died October 27th, 1937 at 41 years old in Kyiv.

Harry Stewart New

American politician (1858–1937).

Born December 31st, 1858 in Indianapolis.

Died May 9th, 1937 at 78 years old in Baltimore. [ref]

Annie Furuhjelm

Finnish politician and journalist, editor.

Born December 11th, 1859 in Sitka. [ref]

Died July 17th, 1937 at 77 years old in Hyvinkää.

Richard Hertwig

German zoologist (1850-1937).

Born September 23rd, 1850 in Friedberg.

Died October 3rd, 1937 at 87 years old in Schlederloh.

Karl Wien

German mountaineer (1906–1937).

Born September 10th, 1906 in Würzburg.

Died June 14th, 1937 at 30 years old in Nanga Parbat.

Ivan Akulov

Soviet politician (1888–1937).

Born April 24th, 1888 in Saint Petersburg.

Died October 30th, 1937 at 49 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).

Hans von Rosenberg

German politician (1874-1937).

Born December 26th, 1874 in Berlin.

Died July 30th, 1937 at 62 years old in Fürstenzell.

Margaret Ashton

Suffragist and activist from the united kingdom.

Born January 19th, 1856 in Withington.

Died October 15th, 1937 at 81 years old in Didsbury.

Miguel Paz Barahona

President of honduras.

Born September 4th, 1863 in San Nicolás.

Died November 11th, 1937 at 74 years old in San Pedro Sula.

Béla von Kehrling

Hungarian tennis player (1891–1937).

Born January 25th, 1891 in Spišská Sobota.

Died April 26th, 1937 at 46 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Clarence Clark

American tennis player (1859-1937).

Born August 27th, 1859 in Germantown.

Died June 29th, 1937 at 77 years old in Germantown.

Harold Hackett

Us tennis player (1878-1937).

Born July 12th, 1878 in Hingham.

Died November 20th, 1937 at 59 years old in New York City.

Gyula Juhász

Hungarian poet (1883-1937).

Born April 4th, 1883 in Szeged.

Died April 6th, 1937 at 54 years old in Szeged.

Gaetano Bisleti

Catholic cardinal (1856-1937).

Born March 20th, 1856 in Veroli.

Died August 30th, 1937 at 81 years old in Rome.

Nikolai Minsky

Russian poet (1855–1937).

Born January 27th, 1856 in Hlybokaye. [ref]

Died July 2nd, 1937 at 81 years old in Paris.

Gustav Shpet

Russian philosopher (1879–1937).

Born April 7th, 1879 in Kyiv. [ref]

Died November 16th, 1937 at 58 years old in Kolpashevo.

Wilhelm Henie

Norwegian speed skater, racing cyclist and figure skating coach (1872-1937).

Born September 7th, 1872 in Christiania.

Died May 10th, 1937 at 64 years old in Oslo.

Robert Bolder

Actor (1859-1937).

Born July 20th, 1859 in London.

Died December 10th, 1937 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.

Rodolfo Chiari

President of panama (1869-1937).

Born November 15th, 1869 in Aguadulce.

Died August 16th, 1937 at 67 years old in Monrovia.

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