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In the year 1937

428 Notable deaths

Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg

Sport shooter.

Born March 22nd, 1865 in Söderfors.

Died October 31st, 1937 at 72 years old in Köping.

Angelo Musco

Italian actor (1871–1937).

Born December 18th, 1871 in Catania. [ref]

Died October 6th, 1937 at 65 years old in Milan (angina pectoris).

František Xaver Šalda

Czech essayist, literature reviewer and publicist (1867-1937).

Born December 22nd, 1867 in Liberec.

Died April 4th, 1937 at 69 years old in Prague.

Ernest Drezen

Russian esperantist (1892-1937).

Born November 14th, 1892 in Liepāja.

Died October 27th, 1937 at 44 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).

Valerian Polishchuk

Ukrainian writer, poet and literary critic (1897-1937).

Born October 1st, 1897 in Bil'che.

Died November 3rd, 1937 at 40 years old in Sandarmokh.

Douglas Robinson

Irish cricketer (1864-1937).

Born August 12th, 1864 in Plymouth. [ref]

Died January 19th, 1937 at 72 years old in London.

Stepan Rudnytsky

Ukrainian geographer & ethnographer (1877-1937).

Born December 3rd, 1877 in Przemyśl. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 1937 at 59 years old in Sandarmokh.

Antun Bauer

Croatian archbishop (1856-1937).

Born February 11th, 1856 in Breznica.

Died December 9th, 1937 at 81 years old in Zagreb.

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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson