Dead at age 37
270 Notable deaths
Gholamreza Takhti
Iranian wrestler.
Born August 27th, 1930 in Tehran.
Died January 7th, 1968 at 37 years old in Tehran.
Li Dazhao
Co-founder of the chinese communist party (1889–1927).
Born October 29th, 1889 in Laoting County.
Died April 28th, 1927 at 37 years old in Beijing (hanging to death).
Muslimgauze
British electronic musician.
Born June 17th, 1961 in Manchester.
Died January 14th, 1999 at 37 years old in Manchester (pneumonia).
Winifred Holtby
British writer.
Born June 23rd, 1898 in Rudston. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1935 at 37 years old in London (nephritis). [ref]
Murtala Muhammed
Nigerian politician and general (1938–1976).
Born November 8th, 1938 in Kano.
Died February 13th, 1976 at 37 years old in Lagos.
Zhou Xuan
Chinese actress and singer (1920-1957).
Born August 1st, 1920 in Changzhou.
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 37 years old in Shanghai.
Yu Menglong
Chinese actor (1988-2025).
Born June 15th, 1988 in Ürümqi.
Died September 11th, 2025 at 37 years old in Chaoyang District (falling, polytrauma). [ref]
Dieter Wisliceny
Ss-hauptsturmführer (1911-1948).
Born January 13th, 1911 in Możdżany.
Died May 4th, 1948 at 37 years old in Bratislava (hanging). [ref]
Phil Katz
American software developer, developer of the zip file format (1962-2000).
Born November 3rd, 1962 in Milwaukee.
Died April 14th, 2000 at 37 years old in Milwaukee (pancreatitis). [ref]
Johnny Wactor
American actor.
Born August 31st, 1986 in Charleston.
Died May 25th, 2024 at 37 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound). [ref]
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull