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In the year 1937

401 Notable deaths

William M. Butler

American politician from massachusetts (1861-1937).

Born January 29th, 1861 in New Bedford.

Died March 29th, 1937 at 76 years old in Boston.

Avel Enukidze

Soviet politician (1877-1937).

Born November 3rd, 1877 in Kutaisi Governorate.

Died December 30th, 1937 at 60 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).

Scipione Riva-Rocci

Italian physician.

Born August 7th, 1863 in Almese.

Died March 15th, 1937 at 73 years old in Turin.

Jenő Hubay

Hungarian musician (1858–1937).

Born September 15th, 1858 in Pest.

Died March 12th, 1937 at 78 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).

Concepción Cabrera de Armida

Peruan catholic mystic.

Born December 8th, 1861 in San Luis Potosí.

Died March 3rd, 1937 at 75 years old in Mexico City.

Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama

Panchen lama (1883-1937).

Born January 12th, 1883 in Dakpo.

Died December 1st, 1937 at 54 years old in Gyêgu.

Mrs. Leslie Carter

American actress.

Born June 10th, 1857 in Lexington.

Died November 13th, 1937 at 80 years old in Santa Monica.

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]

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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci