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In the year 1937
482 Notable deaths
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.
René Cagnat
French art historian, archaeologist, epigrapher, historian, military historian, classical scholar and professor (1852-1937).
Born October 10th, 1852 in former 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 27th, 1937 at 84 years old in Paris.
Ivan Kataev
Soviet writer (1902-1937).
Born May 27th, 1902 in Moscow.
Died August 19th, 1937 at 35 years old in Moscow.
Arthur Zborzil
Austrian tennis player (1885-1937).
Born July 15th, 1885 in Vienna.
Died October 15th, 1937 at 52 years old in Vienna.
Josef Pekař
Czech historian, literature historian, professor, university educator and science writer (1870–1937).
Born April 12th, 1870 in Malý Rohozec. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1937 at 66 years old in Smíchov. [ref]
Mara Belcheva
Bulgarian poet (1868-1937).
Born September 8th, 1868 in Sevlievo. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1937 at 68 years old in Sofia. [ref]
James Flanagan
American rower (1878-1937).
Born November 30th, 1883 in Philadelphia.
Died March 28th, 1937 at 53 years old in Philadelphia.
Anatoli Gekker
Soviet general (1888-1937).
Born August 25th, 1888 in Tbilisi.
Died July 1st, 1937 at 48 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Wrexie Leonard
American astronomer.
Born September 15th, 1867 in Troy.
Died November 9th, 1937 at 70 years old in Roxbury.
Vladimir Maksimov
Russian and soviet actor (1880-1937).
Born July 27th, 1880 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 22nd, 1937 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Friedrich Lorentz
Historian (1870–1937).
Born December 18th, 1870 in Güstrow.
Died April 27th, 1937 at 66 years old in Sopot.
Charles Clapper
Olympic wrestler (1875–1937).
Born December 20th, 1875 in Memphis.
Died September 14th, 1937 at 61 years old in Chicago.
Jānis Akuraters
Latvian writer (1876–1937).
Born January 13th, 1876 in Jēkabpils District.
Died July 25th, 1937 at 61 years old in Riga.
Julia Wilmotte Henshaw
Canadian botanist and writer (1869-1937).
Born August 8th, 1869 in Durham. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1937 at 68 years old in Vancouver.
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