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In the year 1937

367 Notable deaths

Sergey Malyutin

Russian artist (1859-1937).

Born October 4th, 1859 in Moscow. [ref]

Died December 6th, 1937 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Hugo Meisl

Austrian footballer (1881-1937).

Born November 16th, 1881 in Malešov.

Died February 17th, 1937 at 55 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).

Ralph Ince

American actor, film director and screenwriter (1887-1937).

Born January 16th, 1887 in Boston.

Died April 10th, 1937 at 50 years old in London (traffic collision). [ref]

Sigizmund Levanevsky

Soviet pilot.

Born May 15th, 1902 in Saint Petersburg.

Died August 13th, 1937 at 35 years old in North Pole. [ref]

Movses Silikyan

Armenian general.

Born September 14th, 1862 in Oghuz.

Died December 10th, 1937 at 75 years old in Yerevan (ballistic trauma).

Kazimierz Nowak

Polish photographer.

Born January 11th, 1897 in Stryi.

Died October 13th, 1937 at 40 years old in Poznań (pneumonia).

Lev Karakhan

Soviet diplomat (1889-1937).

Born January 20th, 1889 in Tbilisi.

Died September 20th, 1937 at 48 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).

Henri Lebasque

French painter (1865-1937).

Born September 25th, 1865 in Champigné. [ref]

Died August 7th, 1937 at 71 years old in Le Cannet. [ref]

Paul Émile Chabas

French painter (1869-1937).

Born March 7th, 1869 in Nantes. [ref]

Died May 10th, 1937 at 68 years old in Paris. [ref]

Jaan Anvelt

Estonian communist (1884-1937).

Born April 18th, 1884 in Viljandi County.

Died December 11th, 1937 at 53 years old in Moscow (blunt trauma).

Deaths 141 to 150 of 367

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