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In the year 1937
367 Notable deaths
Les Kurbas
Ukrainian theatre director.
Born February 25th, 1887 in Sambir. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1937 at 50 years old in Sandarmokh. [ref]
Carlos Eugenio Restrepo
President of colombia.
Born September 12th, 1867 in Medellín.
Died July 6th, 1937 at 69 years old in Medellín (pneumonia).
Yakov Ganetsky
Soviet politician (1879-1937).
Born March 15th, 1879 in Warsaw.
Died November 26th, 1937 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Henri Lammens
Belgian orientalist historian and jesuit (1862–1937).
Born July 1st, 1862 in Ghent. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1937 at 74 years old in Beirut.
Anastasios Metaxas
Greek architect and sport shooter.
Born February 27th, 1862 in Athens.
Died January 28th, 1937 at 74 years old in Athens.
Yan Gamarnik
Soviet general (1894-1937).
Born June 14th, 1894 in Zhytomyr.
Died May 31st, 1937 at 42 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Paul Behncke
German admiral (1866-1937).
Born August 13th, 1866 in Süsel. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1937 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Mamia Orakhelashvili
Soviet politician, born 1881.
Born June 10th, 1881 in Kutaisi.
Died December 11th, 1937 at 56 years old
Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde
Dutch sexologist (1873-1937).
Born February 12th, 1873 in Leeuwarden.
Died April 27th, 1937 at 64 years old in Lugano.
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