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In the year 1937
425 Notable deaths
Mélanie Bonis
French composer (1858-1937).
Born January 21st, 1858 in Paris.
Died March 18th, 1937 at 79 years old in Sarcelles.
Seraphim Chichagov
Executed russian priest (1856–1937).
Born January 21st, 1856 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 11th, 1937 at 81 years old in Butovo firing range (gunshot wound).
Marvel Rea
Actress from the united states.
Born November 9th, 1901 in Ainsworth.
Died June 17th, 1937 at 35 years old in Los Angeles (intoxication).
Paolo Iashvili
Georgian poet (1894-1937).
Born June 29th, 1894 in Gamogma Argveti.
Died July 22nd, 1937 at 43 years old in Tbilisi (ballistic trauma).
George Topîrceanu
Romanian writer.
Born March 20th, 1886 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1937 at 51 years old in Iași (liver cancer).
Adele Sandrock
German actress.
Born August 19th, 1863 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1937 at 74 years old in Berlin. [ref]
George Nathan
British international brigade volunteer (1895–1937).
Born January 20th, 1895 in Ireland.
Died July 16th, 1937 at 42 years old in Brunete.
Élie Faure
French art historian and essayist.
Born April 4th, 1873 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1937 at 64 years old in Paris. [ref]
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.
Vitovt Putna
Soviet red army officer.
Born April 12th, 1893 in Mackonys.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 425
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