In the year 1937

428 Notable deaths

Renate Müller

German actress.

Born April 26th, 1906 in Munich.

Died October 7th, 1937 at 31 years old in Berlin (fall).

John Gresham Machen

American theologian.

Born July 28th, 1881 in Baltimore.

Died January 1st, 1937 at 55 years old in Bismarck (pneumonia).

Jean-Joseph Rabéarivelo

Malagasy poet who is widely considered to be africa's first modern poet and the greatest literary artist of madagascar. (1901–1937).

Born March 4th, 1903 in Antananarivo.

Died June 23rd, 1937 at 34 years old in Antananarivo (cyanide poisoning).

Lilias Armstrong

British phonetician (1882-1937).

Born September 29th, 1882 in Pendlebury.

Died December 9th, 1937 at 55 years old in North Finchley.

Andreu Nin

Spanish politician (1892-1937).

Born February 4th, 1892 in El Vendrell.

Died June 20th, 1937 at 45 years old in Madrid (undetermined).

Iona Yakir

Soviet military commander.

Born August 15th, 1896 in Chișinău.

Died June 12th, 1937 at 40 years old in Moscow.

Helmut Hirsch

Failed assassin of adolf hitler (1916–1937).

Born January 27th, 1916 in Stuttgart.

Died June 4th, 1937 at 21 years old in Berlin (decapitation).

Älihan Bökeihan

Kazakh statesman, politician, publicist, teacher, writer and environmental scientist who was a founder and led the alash party (1866–1937).

Born March 5th, 1866.

Died September 27th, 1937 at 71 years old in Moscow.

Evgeny Pashukanis

Soviet-russian legal scholar (1891-1937).

Born February 23rd, 1891 in Staritsa.

Died September 4th, 1937 at 46 years old in Moscow.

Harry Graf Kessler

German art collector, patron, writer, publicist and diplomat (1868-1937).

Born May 23rd, 1868 in Paris. [ref]

Died November 30th, 1937 at 69 years old in Lyon. [ref]

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