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In the year 1937
402 Notable deaths
Đorđe Vajfert
Serbian businessman.
Born June 15th, 1850 in Pančevo. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1937 at 86 years old in Belgrade.
Mary Butts
British novelist (1890–1937).
Born December 13th, 1890 in Poole.
Died March 5th, 1937 at 46 years old in Penzance.
Colin Campbell Cooper
American artist (1856-1937).
Born March 8th, 1856 in Philadelphia.
Died November 6th, 1937 at 81 years old in Santa Barbara.
Afonso Costa
Portuguese politician (1871-1937).
Born March 6th, 1871 in Seia. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1937 at 66 years old in Paris. [ref]
Christopher Caudwell
British marxist literary critic, journalist and writer (1907-1937).
Born October 20th, 1907 in Putney.
Died February 12th, 1937 at 29 years old in Jarama.
Walter Mittelholzer
Swiss aviation pioneer.
Born April 2nd, 1894 in St. Gallen. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1937 at 43 years old in Styria. [ref]
Arthur Foote
American composer.
Born March 5th, 1853 in Salem. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1937 at 84 years old in Boston. [ref]
Gleb Bokii
Soviet politician.
Born July 3rd, 1879 in Tbilisi.
Died November 15th, 1937 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Hayk Bzhishkyan
Soviet general (1887-1937).
Born February 18th, 1887 in Tabriz.
Died December 11th, 1937 at 50 years old in Moscow.
John Gresham Machen
American theologian.
Born July 28th, 1881 in Baltimore.
Died January 1st, 1937 at 55 years old in Bismarck (pneumonia).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 402
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