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In the year 1937
367 Notable deaths
Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington
British politician (1856-1937).
Born April 12th, 1856 in Rochester. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1937 at 81 years old in London.
Frederic Eugene Ives
American inventor (1856-1937).
Born February 17th, 1856 in Litchfield.
Died May 27th, 1937 at 81 years old in Philadelphia.
Élie Halévy
French philosopher and historian (1870-1937).
Born September 6th, 1870 in Étretat. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1937 at 66 years old in Sucy-en-Brie. [ref]
August Kork
Estonian revolutionary and military personnel (1887-1937).
Born August 3rd, 1887 in Haaslava Rural Municipality.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 49 years old in Moscow.
Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne
American mayor (1853-1937).
Born October 12th, 1853 in Watertown. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1937 at 83 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Frederick William MacMonnies
United states expatriate sculptor (1863-1937).
Born September 28th, 1863 in Brooklyn Heights.
Died March 22nd, 1937 at 73 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Ieronim Uborevich
Soviet military officer (1896-1937).
Born January 14th, 1896 in Antandraja.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki
Polish general (1867-1937).
Born October 25th, 1867 in Stary Garbów.
Died October 26th, 1937 at 70 years old in Batorowo, Poznań County.
Moriz Winternitz
Austrian indologist (1863–1937).
Born December 23rd, 1863 in Horn. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1937 at 73 years old in Prague. [ref]
Max Adler
Austrian sociologist (1873-1937).
Born January 15th, 1873 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1937 at 64 years old in Vienna.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 367
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde