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In the year 1937

367 Notable deaths

Ryszard Bolesławski

Polish theatre and film director, actor (1889-1937).

Born February 4th, 1889 in Dębowa Góra, Kutno County. [ref]

Died January 17th, 1937 at 47 years old in Hollywood. [ref]

Martemyan Ryutin

Soviet politician (1890-1937).

Born February 13th, 1890 in Irkutsk Governorate.

Died January 10th, 1937 at 46 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).

Nathan Birnbaum

Austrian philosopher (1864-1937).

Born May 16th, 1864 in Vienna. [ref]

Died April 2nd, 1937 at 72 years old in Scheveningen. [ref]

Ernesto De Curtis

Italian composer.

Born October 4th, 1875 in Naples. [ref]

Died December 31st, 1937 at 62 years old in Naples. [ref]

Yi Sang

Korean writer.

Born August 20th, 1910 in Jongno.

Died April 17th, 1937 at 26 years old in Tokyo (tuberculosis).

Leonid Serebryakov

Russian politician (1888-1937).

Born June 11th, 1888 in Samara.

Died February 1st, 1937 at 48 years old in Moscow.

Arthur Edmund Carewe

American actor (1884-1937).

Born December 30th, 1884 in Trabzon.

Died April 23rd, 1937 at 52 years old in Santa Monica (ballistic trauma).

William Peel, 1st Earl Peel

British politician (1867-1937).

Born January 7th, 1867 in London.

Died September 28th, 1937 at 70 years old in East Meon.

Harriet Chalmers Adams

American explorer, writer and photographer (1875-1937).

Born October 22nd, 1875 in Stockton.

Died July 17th, 1937 at 61 years old in Nice.

Charles Homer Haskins

American historian.

Born December 21st, 1870 in Meadville. [ref]

Died May 14th, 1937 at 66 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

Deaths 111 to 120 of 367

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