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In the year 1937
425 Notable deaths
Valerian Pidmohylny
Ukrainian writer (1901–1937).
Born February 2nd, 1901 in Pysarivka.
Died November 3rd, 1937 at 36 years old in Sandarmokh (execution by shooting).
Axel Bakunts
Armenian activist.
Died July 8th, 1937 at 38 years old in Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Benjamin Baker Moeur
American politician (1869-1937).
Born December 22nd, 1869 in Tennessee.
Died March 16th, 1937 at 67 years old in Tempe.
Arthur Bernède
French writer, poet, opera librettist, and playwright (1871–1937).
Born January 5th, 1871 in Redon.
Died March 19th, 1937 at 66 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Thorvald Aagaard
Danish composer, organist and college teacher.
Born June 8th, 1877 in Denmark.
Died March 22nd, 1937 at 59 years old in Ringe.
Vasily Gurko
Russian general.
Born June 1st, 1864 in Pushkin.
Died February 11th, 1937 at 72 years old in Rome.
Frederick Vernon Coville
American botanist (1867-1937).
Born March 23rd, 1867 in New York City.
Died January 9th, 1937 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Dmitry Shuvayev
Russian general (1854-1937).
Born October 24th, 1854 in Ufa.
Died December 19th, 1937 at 83 years old in Lipetsk (gunshot wound).
Felix Hamrin
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1875-1937).
Born January 14th, 1875 in Mönsterås församling. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1937 at 62 years old in Jönköpings Kristina församling. [ref]
Lev Shubnikov
Russian physicist (1901–1937).
Born September 29th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 10th, 1937 at 36 years old in Soviet Union.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 425
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