In the year 1937
401 Notable deaths
Gabriel Pierné
French composer, conductor, and organist.
Born August 16th, 1863 in Metz. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1937 at 73 years old in Ploujean. [ref]
Georgy Pyatakov
Bolshevik revolutionary leader (1890-1937).
Born August 18th, 1890 in Kyiv.
Died February 1st, 1937 at 46 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Noel Rosa
Brazilian singer and musician (1910–1937).
Born December 11th, 1910 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 4th, 1937 at 26 years old in Rio de Janeiro (tuberculosis).
Iona Yakir
Soviet military commander.
Born August 15th, 1896 in Chișinău.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 40 years old in Moscow.
Grafton Elliot Smith
Australian anatomist.
Born August 15th, 1871 in Grafton. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1937 at 65 years old in Broadstairs. [ref]
Jacob Schick
American businessman (1877-1937).
Born September 16th, 1877 in Ottumwa.
Died July 3rd, 1937 at 59 years old in Montreal.
Evgeny Pashukanis
Soviet-russian legal scholar (1891-1937).
Born February 23rd, 1891 in Staritsa. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1937 at 46 years old in Moscow.
Alexander Chayanov
Soviet scholar.
Born January 29th, 1888 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1937 at 49 years old in Almaty.
Daniil Sulimov
Prime minister of russia.
Born January 2nd, 1891 in Minyar.
Died November 27th, 1937 at 46 years old in Moscow.
Yeghishe Charents
Armenian poet.
Born March 13th, 1897 in Kars. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1937 at 40 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 401
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer