In the year 1937
428 Notable deaths
Jenny Montigny
Belgian painter (1875-1937).
Born December 8th, 1875 in Ghent.
Died October 31st, 1937 at 61 years old in Deurle.
Hryhorii Epik
Ukrainian writer and journalist (1901-1937).
Born January 17th, 1901 in Dnipro.
Died November 3rd, 1937 at 36 years old in Sandarmokh.
George Caridia
British tennis player (1869–1937).
Born February 20th, 1869 in Kolkata.
Died April 21st, 1937 at 68 years old in London.
Hella Moja
German screenwriter, film producer and actress (1892–1937).
Born January 16th, 1892 in Königsberg.
Died January 15th, 1937 at 44 years old in Berlin.
René Doumic
French critic and man of letters (1860-1937).
Born March 7th, 1860 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 2nd, 1937 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Boris Gerasimovich
Ukrainian astronomer.
Born March 31st, 1889 in Kremenchuk.
Died November 30th, 1937 at 48 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Antoni Rubió i Lluch
Spanish historian and helenist (1856-1937).
Born July 26th, 1856 in Valladolid.
Died June 8th, 1937 at 80 years old in Barcelona.
Clémentine Hélène Dufau
French painter (1869-1937).
Born August 18th, 1869 in Quinsac.
Died March 18th, 1937 at 67 years old in Paris (stomach cancer).
Jānis Pauļuks
Prime minister of latvia (1865-1937).
Born November 24th, 1865 in Sesava Parish.
Died June 21st, 1937 at 71 years old in Bauska County.
Takeo Wakabayashi
Japanese association football player (1907-1937).
Born August 29th, 1907 in Japan.
Died August 7th, 1937 at 29 years old in Hyogo Prefecture (disease).
Deaths 361 to 370 of 428
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