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In the year 1937
424 Notable deaths
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.
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]
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).
Nathan Birnbaum
Austrian philosopher (1864-1937).
Born May 16th, 1864 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1937 at 72 years old in Scheveningen. [ref]
Yeghishe Charents
Armenian poet.
Born March 13th, 1897 in Kars. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1937 at 40 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Martemyan Ryutin
Soviet politician (1890-1937).
Born February 13th, 1890 in Irkutsk Governorate.
Died January 10th, 1937 at 46 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Ralph Lewis
American actor (1872-1937).
Born October 28th, 1872 in Englewood.
Died December 4th, 1937 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Eero Järnefelt
Finnish realist painter (1863-1937).
Born November 8th, 1863 in Vyborg.
Died November 15th, 1937 at 74 years old in Helsinki.
Max Wilhelm Carl Weber
German-dutch zoologist (1852–1937).
Born December 5th, 1852 in Bonn.
Died February 7th, 1937 at 84 years old in Eerbeek.
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