Dead at age 37

282 Notable deaths

Roger Staub

Alpine skier (1936-1974).

Born July 1st, 1936 in Arosa.

Died June 30th, 1974 at 37 years old in Verbier.

Alexander Afinogenov

Russian playwright.

Born April 4th, 1904 in Skopin.

Died October 29th, 1941 at 37 years old in Moscow.

Nikolai Batalov

Russian and soviet actor (1899–1937).

Born December 6th, 1899 in Moscow.

Died November 10th, 1937 at 37 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).

Yoro Lamine Ly

Senegalese footballer.

Born August 27th, 1988 in Dakar.

Died November 23rd, 2025 at 37 years old [ref]

Hermanis Matisons

Latvian chess player (1894-1932).

Born December 28th, 1894 in Riga.

Died November 16th, 1932 at 37 years old in Riga (tuberculosis).

Maria Orska

German actress (1893-1930).

Born March 16th, 1893 in Mykolaiv.

Died May 16th, 1930 at 37 years old in Vienna (intoxication).

Sydney Ayres

Silent film actor, director, screenwriter (1879-1916).

Born August 28th, 1879 in New York City.

Died September 9th, 1916 at 37 years old in Oakland (multiple sclerosis).

Akilles Järvinen

Finnish athlete and decathlete (1905–1943).

Born September 19th, 1905 in Jyväskylä.

Died March 7th, 1943 at 37 years old in Tampere (falling from height).

Leandro Faggin

Italian track cyclist, 1956 olympic golds in 1000m time trial and team pursuit, 1963, 1965, 1966 world champion individual pursuit.

Born July 18th, 1933 in Padua.

Died December 6th, 1970 at 37 years old in Padua.

Eugène Dabit

French writer (1898–1936).

Born September 21st, 1898 in Paris, Mers-les-Bains.

Died August 21st, 1936 at 37 years old in Sevastopol.

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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young