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In the year 1937
481 Notable deaths
Kuzebay Gerd
Udmurt writer (1898–1937).
Born January 14th, 1898.
Died November 1st, 1937 at 39 years old in Sandarmokh.
Emil Hassler
Swiss physician, ethnographer, naturalist and botanist (1864-1937).
Born June 20th, 1864 in Aarau.
Died November 4th, 1937 at 73 years old in Asunción.
Roberts Eidemanis
Soviet soldier of latvian origin (1895-1937).
Born April 27th, 1895 in Lejasciems.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 42 years old in Moscow.
Helge Rode
Danish writer, critic and journalist (1870-1937).
Born October 16th, 1870 in Frederiksberg.
Died March 23rd, 1937 at 66 years old in Frederiksberg.
Richard Anschütz
German chemist (1852-1937).
Born March 10th, 1852 in Darmstadt.
Died January 8th, 1937 at 84 years old in Darmstadt.
Estácio Coimbra
Brazilian politician (1872-1937).
Born October 2nd, 1872 in Barreiros.
Died November 9th, 1937 at 65 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Nikolay Durnovo
Russian linguist and dialectologist (1876-1937).
Born November 4th, 1876 in Moscow.
Died October 27th, 1937 at 60 years old in Sandarmokh.
Amé Pictet
Swiss chemist (1857-1937).
Born July 12th, 1857 in Geneva.
Died March 11th, 1937 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Josef Steinbach
Olympic weightlifter (1879–1937).
Born March 21st, 1879 in Horšov. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1937 at 57 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Jenny Montigny
Belgian painter (1875-1937).
Born December 8th, 1875 in Ghent.
Died October 31st, 1937 at 61 years old in Deurle.
Hryhorii Epik
Ukrainian writer and journalist (1901-1937).
Born January 17th, 1901 in Dnipro.
Died November 3rd, 1937 at 36 years old in Sandarmokh.
George Caridia
British tennis player (1869–1937).
Born February 20th, 1869 in Kolkata.
Died April 21st, 1937 at 68 years old in London.
Hella Moja
German screenwriter, film producer and actress (1892–1937).
Born January 16th, 1892 in Königsberg.
Died January 15th, 1937 at 44 years old in Berlin.
René Doumic
French critic and man of letters (1860-1937).
Born March 7th, 1860 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 2nd, 1937 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Boris Gerasimovich
Ukrainian astronomer (1889–1937).
Born March 31st, 1889 in Kremenchuk.
Died November 30th, 1937 at 48 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Antoni Rubió i Lluch
Spanish historian and helenist (1856-1937).
Born July 24th, 1856 in Valladolid. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1937 at 80 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Myroslav Irchan
Ukrainian esperantist and journalist (1897-1937).
Born July 14th, 1897 in Kolomyia Raion.
Died November 3rd, 1937 at 40 years old in Sandarmokh.
Clémentine Hélène Dufau
French painter (1869-1937).
Born August 18th, 1869 in Quinsac.
Died March 18th, 1937 at 67 years old in Paris (stomach cancer).
Emil Lindh
Sailor (1867–1937).
Born April 15th, 1867 in Helsinki.
Died September 3rd, 1937 at 70 years old in Helsinki.
Jānis Pauļuks
Prime minister of latvia (1865-1937).
Born November 24th, 1865 in Sesava Parish.
Died June 21st, 1937 at 71 years old in Bauska County.
Takeo Wakabayashi
Japanese association football player (1907-1937).
Born August 29th, 1907 in Japan.
Died August 7th, 1937 at 29 years old in Hyōgo Prefecture (disease).
Sergey Klychkov
Russian writer and poet (1889–1937).
Died October 8th, 1937 at 48 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Anton Strashimirov
Bulgarian writer (1872–1937).
Born June 15th, 1872 in Varna.
Died December 7th, 1937 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Lars Edvard Phragmén
Swedish mathematician (1863–1937).
Born October 2nd, 1863 in Örebro. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1937 at 73 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Mykhailo Semenko
Ukrainian writer and poet (1892-1937).
Born January 12th, 1893 in Kibintsi.
Died October 23rd, 1937 at 44 years old in Kyiv.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 481
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