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In the year 1937
482 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 482
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