In the year 1937
481 Notable deaths
John T. Dillon
American actor of the silent era (1876-1937).
Died December 29th, 1937 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Andrzej Strug
Polish writer and journalist (1871-1937).
Born November 28th, 1871 in Lublin.
Died December 9th, 1937 at 66 years old in Warsaw.
J. Frank Glendon
American actor (1886-1937).
Born October 25th, 1886 in Choteau.
Died March 17th, 1937 at 50 years old in Hollywood.
Julius Bredt
German organic chemist (1855–1937).
Born March 29th, 1855 in Berlin.
Died September 21st, 1937 at 82 years old in Aachen.
Josef Rovenský
Czech actor and director (1894–1937).
Born April 17th, 1894 in Prague. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1937 at 43 years old in Bubeneč. [ref]
Annie Lorrain Smith
British mycologist and lichenologist (1854-1937).
Born October 23rd, 1854 in Liverpool, Half Morton.
Died September 7th, 1937 at 82 years old in London.
Suleyman Stalsky
Lezgian poet from dagestan.
Born May 18th, 1869 in Ashaga-Stal.
Died November 23rd, 1937 at 68 years old in Makhachkala.
Marguerite Audoux
French writer (1863-1937).
Born July 7th, 1863 in Sancoins.
Died January 31st, 1937 at 73 years old in Saint-Raphaël.
Joe Lydon
Boxer (1878-1937).
Born February 2nd, 1878 in Swinford.
Died August 19th, 1937 at 59 years old in St. Louis.
Omar Faig Nemanzadeh
Azerbaijani journalist (1872–1937).
Born December 24th, 1872 in Atskuri.
Died October 10th, 1937 at 64 years old in Tbilisi.
Hayk Bzhishkyan
Soviet general (1887-1937).
Born February 18th, 1887 in Tabriz.
Died December 11th, 1937 at 50 years old in Butovo firing range.
Zmicier Zhylunovich
Belarusian writer (1887—1937).
Born November 4th, 1887 in Kapyĺ.
Died April 11th, 1937 at 49 years old in Mogilev.
Claude Buckenham
English footballer (1876-1937).
Born January 16th, 1876 in Herne Hill.
Died February 23rd, 1937 at 61 years old in Dundee.
Nikolay Muralov
Soviet revolutionary (1877-1937).
Born December 7th, 1877 in Taganrogskiy Okrug.
Died February 1st, 1937 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Ernest Webb
British athlete (1874–1937).
Born April 25th, 1874 in London Borough of Hackney.
Died February 24th, 1937 at 62 years old in Toronto.
Ernst Hoppenberg
German swimmer (1878–1937).
Born July 26th, 1878 in Bremen.
Died September 29th, 1937 at 59 years old in Kirn (traffic collision).
Henri Duvernois
French screenwriter (1875-1937).
Born March 4th, 1875 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1937 at 61 years old in Paris. [ref]
Genaro Estrada
Mexican politician and academic (1887-1937).
Born June 2nd, 1887 in Mazatlán.
Died September 29th, 1937 at 50 years old in Mexico City.
Ruben Rubenov
Azerbaijani politician (1893–1937).
Born June 5th, 1893 in Tbilisi.
Died November 27th, 1937 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Augusta Curiel
Surinamese photographer (1873–1937).
Born December 13th, 1873 in Paramaribo.
Died November 22nd, 1937 at 63 years old in Paramaribo.
Tomas O'Crohan
Irish writer.
Born December 21st, 1856 in Blasket Islands.
Died March 7th, 1937 at 80 years old in Blasket Islands. [ref]
Johannes Walther
German geologist (1860–1937).
Born July 20th, 1860 in Neustadt an der Orla.
Died May 4th, 1937 at 76 years old in Bad Hofgastein.
Martin Rázus
Politician (1888-1937).
Born October 18th, 1888 in Liptovský Mikuláš.
Died August 8th, 1937 at 48 years old in Brezno.
Magnús Guðmundsson
Icelandic politician (1879-1937).
Born February 6th, 1879.
Died November 28th, 1937 at 58 years old in Iceland.
Daniel Sawyer
Amateur golfer (1882–1937).
Born June 20th, 1882 in Pine Island.
Died July 5th, 1937 at 55 years old in Clarendon Hills.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 481
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson