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In the year 1937
482 Notable deaths
Vitaly Primakov
Soviet general (1897–1937).
Born December 30th, 1897 in Semenivka.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 39 years old in Moscow.
Snitz Edwards
Hungarian-american actor (1868-1937).
Born January 1st, 1868. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1937 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
Charles Robinson
English book illustrator (1870-1937).
Born October 22nd, 1870 in Islington.
Died June 13th, 1937 at 66 years old in Buckinghamshire.
E. Lilian Todd
(1865-1937) american aviation pioneer.
Born June 12th, 1865 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 26th, 1937 at 72 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Isaak Rubin
Russian economist (1886-1937).
Born June 12th, 1886 in Daugavpils.
Died November 27th, 1937 at 51 years old in Aktobe.
Jaan Anvelt
Estonian communist and writer (1884-1937).
Born April 18th, 1884 in Viljandi County.
Died December 11th, 1937 at 53 years old in Moscow (blunt trauma).
James Gillett
American politician (1860–1937).
Born September 20th, 1860 in Viroqua.
Died April 20th, 1937 at 76 years old in Berkeley.
Erkki Melartin
Finnish conductor and composer (1875-1937).
Born February 7th, 1875 in Priozersk.
Died February 14th, 1937 at 62 years old in Helsinki.
Ernst Lissauer
German poet (1882–1937).
Born December 10th, 1882 in Berlin.
Died December 10th, 1937 at 55 years old in Vienna.
Ieronim Uborevich
Soviet military officer (1896-1937).
Born January 14th, 1896 in Antandraja.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne
American mayor (1853–1937).
Born October 12th, 1853 in Watertown. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1937 at 83 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Milan Gorkić
Politician (1904-1937).
Born February 19th, 1904 in Sarajevo.
Died October 23rd, 1937 at 33 years old in Moscow.
Henri Lebasque
French painter (1865-1937).
Born September 25th, 1865 in Champigné.
Died August 7th, 1937 at 71 years old in Le Cannet.
Hermann Jacobi
German indologist (1850-1937).
Born February 11th, 1850 in Cologne.
Died October 19th, 1937 at 87 years old in Bonn.
Karl Pauker
Nkvd officer (1893—1937).
Born February 11th, 1893 in Lviv.
Died August 14th, 1937 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Adolf Erman
German egyptologist and lexicographer (1854-1937).
Born October 31st, 1854 in Berlin.
Died June 26th, 1937 at 82 years old in Berlin.
Eric Geddes
British politician (1875-1937).
Born September 26th, 1875 in British Raj.
Died June 22nd, 1937 at 61 years old in Hassocks.
Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington
British politician (1856-1937).
Born April 12th, 1856 in Rochester.
Died April 19th, 1937 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Charles Sellon
American actor (1870–1937).
Born August 24th, 1870 in Boston.
Died June 26th, 1937 at 66 years old in La Crescenta-Montrose.
Élie Halévy
French philosopher and historian (1870-1937).
Born September 6th, 1870 in Étretat.
Died August 21st, 1937 at 66 years old in Sucy-en-Brie.
Moriz Winternitz
Austrian indologist (1863–1937).
Born December 23rd, 1863 in Horn.
Died January 9th, 1937 at 73 years old in Prague.
John Garland Pollard
American politician (1871-1937).
Born August 4th, 1871 in King and Queen County.
Died April 28th, 1937 at 65 years old in Washington, D.C..
Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki
Polish general (1867-1937).
Born October 25th, 1867 in Stary Garbów.
Died October 26th, 1937 at 70 years old in Batorowo.
Felix Graf von Bothmer
German general (1852–1937).
Born December 10th, 1852 in Munich.
Died March 18th, 1937 at 84 years old in Munich.
Paul Émile Chabas
French painter (1869-1937).
Born March 7th, 1869 in Nantes.
Died May 10th, 1937 at 68 years old in Paris.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 482
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy