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In the year 1937

428 Notable deaths

Magnús Guðmundsson

Icelandic politician (1879-1937).

Born February 6th, 1879.

Died November 28th, 1937 at 58 years old in Iceland.

Daniel Sawyer

Amateur golfer.

Born June 20th, 1882 in Pine Island.

Died July 5th, 1937 at 55 years old in Clarendon Hills.

Kuzebay Gerd

Udmurt writer (1898–1937).

Born January 14th, 1898.

Died November 1st, 1937 at 39 years old in Sandarmokh.

Emil Hassler

Swiss physician, ethnographer, naturalist and botanist (1864-1937).

Born June 20th, 1864 in Aarau.

Died November 4th, 1937 at 73 years old in Asunción.

Helge Rode

Danish writer, critic and journalist (1870-1937).

Born October 16th, 1870 in Frederiksberg.

Died March 23rd, 1937 at 66 years old in Frederiksberg.

Richard Anschütz

German chemist (1852-1937).

Born March 10th, 1852 in Darmstadt.

Died January 8th, 1937 at 84 years old in Darmstadt.

Estácio Coimbra

Brazilian politician (1872-1937).

Born October 2nd, 1872 in Barreiros.

Died November 9th, 1937 at 65 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Nikolay Durnovo

Russian linguist and dialectologist (1876-1937).

Born November 4th, 1876 in Moscow.

Died October 27th, 1937 at 60 years old in Sandarmokh.

Amé Pictet

Swiss chemist (1857-1937).

Born July 12th, 1857 in Geneva.

Died March 11th, 1937 at 79 years old in Geneva.

Josef Steinbach

Olympic weightlifter.

Born March 21st, 1879 in Horšov. [ref]

Died January 15th, 1937 at 57 years old in Vienna. [ref]

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