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In the year 1937

428 Notable deaths

Alessandro Padoa

Italian mathematician and logician, a contributor to the school of giuseppe peano (1868-1937).

Born October 14th, 1868 in Venice.

Died November 25th, 1937 at 69 years old in Genoa.

George Nuttall

British bacteriologist.

Born July 5th, 1862 in San Francisco. [ref]

Died December 16th, 1937 at 75 years old in London. [ref]

Lyubomir Miletich

Bulgarian academic (1863–1937).

Born January 13th, 1863 in Štip. [ref]

Died June 1st, 1937 at 74 years old in Sofia. [ref]

Meliton Balanchivadze

Georgian musician (1862-1937).

Born January 5th, 1863 in Banoja. [ref]

Died December 21st, 1937 at 74 years old in Kutaisi. [ref]

Stéphan Elmas

Armenian composer, pianist and teacher (1864–1937).

Born December 24th, 1864 in İzmir.

Died August 11th, 1937 at 72 years old in Geneva.

Gim Yujeong

Korean novelist (1908–1937).

Born January 11th, 1908 in Chuncheon.

Died March 29th, 1937 at 29 years old in Seoul.

David Hendricks Bergey

American bacteriologist (1860-1937).

Born December 27th, 1860 in Skippack.

Died September 5th, 1937 at 76 years old in Philadelphia.

Luigi Pernier

Italian archaeologist (1874–1937).

Born November 23rd, 1874 in Rome.

Died August 18th, 1937 at 62 years old in Rhodes.

Paul Vaillant-Couturier

French journalist and politician (1892–1937).

Born January 8th, 1892 in Paris.

Died October 10th, 1937 at 45 years old in Paris. [ref]

Moyshe Kulbak

Soviet writer (1896-1937).

Born March 20th, 1896 in Smarhon.

Died October 29th, 1937 at 41 years old in Minsk.

Deaths 271 to 280 of 428

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