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In the year 1937
481 Notable deaths
Christopher Jones
British water polo player (1886–1937).
Born June 23rd, 1886 in Pontypridd.
Died December 18th, 1937 at 51 years old in Penarth.
Charles Brown
American roque player, born 1867 (1867–1937).
Born March 12th, 1867 in Onarga.
Died June 7th, 1937 at 70 years old in Oak Park.
Alfred Grütter
Sport shooter (1860-1937).
Born August 31st, 1860.
Died January 30th, 1937 at 76 years old
Franz Böckli
Sport shooter (1858-1937).
Born March 15th, 1858.
Died February 14th, 1937 at 78 years old
Božidar Petrović
Association football player (1911-1937).
Born April 7th, 1911 in Bela Palanka.
Died July 12th, 1937 at 26 years old in Villanueva de la Cañada.
Percy Almstedt
Sailor (1888–1937).
Born November 30th, 1888 in Gothenburg.
Died October 29th, 1937 at 48 years old
George Buckland
British lacrosse player (1883-1937).
Born April 13th, 1883 in Didsbury.
Died January 28th, 1937 at 53 years old in Greater Manchester.
Anthony Sweijs
Dutch sports shooter (1852-1937).
Born July 18th, 1852 in Amsterdam.
Died September 30th, 1937 at 85 years old in Rotterdam.
Jorge de Paiva
Portuguese fencer (1887-1937).
Born May 13th, 1887 in Cacilhas.
Died May 12th, 1937 at 49 years old
Roberto Ferrari
Gymnast.
Born December 7th, 1889 in Medolla.
Died August 15th, 1937 at 47 years old in Pré-Saint-Didier.
Václav Tille
Czech theatre and literary theorist and writer (1867–1937).
Born February 16th, 1867 in Tábor. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1937 at 70 years old in Podolí. [ref]
Mikhas Charot
Belarusian playwright, writer and poet (1896-1938).
Born November 7th, 1896 in Rudziensk.
Died October 29th, 1937 at 40 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Antoine Védrenne
French rower (1878-1937).
Born September 17th, 1878 in Castillon-la-Bataille.
Died January 13th, 1937 at 58 years old in Castillon-la-Bataille.
Ronald Maitland
Sailor (1887-1937).
Born January 6th, 1887 in Grimsby.
Died April 15th, 1937 at 50 years old in Vancouver.
Henri Gilardoni
French sailor.
Born January 28th, 1876 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 21st, 1937 at 61 years old in Pargny-sur-Saulx.
Alphonse Decuyper
French water polo player (1877-1937).
Born April 3rd, 1877 in France.
Died June 7th, 1937 at 60 years old
Ottó Hellmich
Gymnast (1874-1937).
Born April 6th, 1874 in Berlin.
Died July 4th, 1937 at 63 years old in Budapest.
David Robertson
Scottish golfer and rugby union player (1869-1937).
Born March 21st, 1869 in Glasgow.
Died September 13th, 1937 at 68 years old in West Berkshire.
Vasily Sedlyar
Soviet painter (1899-1937).
Born April 12th, 1899 in Poltava Governorate.
Died July 13th, 1937 at 38 years old in Kyiv.
Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg
Sport shooter (1865–1937).
Born March 22nd, 1865 in Söderfors.
Died October 31st, 1937 at 72 years old in Köping.
Angelo Musco
Italian actor (1871–1937).
Born October 18th, 1872 in Catania. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1937 at 64 years old in Milan (angina pectoris).
František Xaver Šalda
Czech essayist, literature reviewer and publicist (1867-1937).
Born December 22nd, 1867 in Liberec.
Died April 4th, 1937 at 69 years old in Prague.
Ernest Drezen
Russian esperantist (1892-1937).
Born November 14th, 1892 in Liepāja.
Died October 27th, 1937 at 44 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Na Woon-gyu
Korean actor and director (1902–1937).
Born October 27th, 1902 in Hoeryong.
Died August 9th, 1937 at 34 years old in Korea under Japanese rule (tuberculosis).
Valerian Polishchuk
Ukrainian writer, poet and literary critic (1897-1937).
Born October 1st, 1897 in Bil'che.
Died November 3rd, 1937 at 40 years old in Sandarmokh.
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