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In the year 1937
424 Notable deaths
John Gresham Machen
American theologian.
Born July 28th, 1881 in Baltimore.
Died January 1st, 1937 at 55 years old in Bismarck (pneumonia).
Jean-Joseph Rabéarivelo
Malagasy poet who is widely considered to be africa's first modern poet and the greatest literary artist of madagascar..
Born March 4th, 1903 in Antananarivo. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1937 at 34 years old in Antananarivo (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Lilias Armstrong
British phonetician (1882-1937).
Born September 29th, 1882 in Pendlebury.
Died December 9th, 1937 at 55 years old in North Finchley.
Andreu Nin
Spanish politician (1892-1937).
Born February 4th, 1892 in El Vendrell.
Died June 20th, 1937 at 45 years old in Madrid (undetermined).
Iona Yakir
Soviet military commander.
Born August 15th, 1896 in Chișinău.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 40 years old in Moscow.
Helmut Hirsch
Failed assassin of adolf hitler (1916–1937).
Born January 27th, 1916 in Stuttgart.
Died June 4th, 1937 at 21 years old in Berlin (decapitation).
Alikhan Bokeikhanov
Kazakh statesman, politician, publicist, teacher, writer and environmental scientist who was a founder and led the alash party.
Died September 27th, 1937 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Evgeny Pashukanis
Soviet-russian legal scholar (1891-1937).
Born February 23rd, 1891 in Staritsa.
Died September 4th, 1937 at 46 years old in Moscow.
Harry Graf Kessler
German art collector, patron, writer, publicist and diplomat (1868-1937).
Born May 23rd, 1868 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1937 at 69 years old in Lyon. [ref]
Henry Tonks
British artist (1862-1937).
Born April 9th, 1862 in Birmingham.
Died January 8th, 1937 at 74 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 424
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