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In the year 1937
404 Notable deaths
Alessandro Padoa
Italian mathematician and logician, a contributor to the school of giuseppe peano (1868-1937).
Born October 14th, 1868 in Venice.
Died November 25th, 1937 at 69 years old in Genoa.
Harald Slott-Møller
Danish painter and ceramist (1864-1937).
Born August 17th, 1864 in Copenhagen.
Died October 20th, 1937 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Cécile Tormay
Hungarian writer, intellectual and antisemitic political activist.
Born October 8th, 1876 in Budapest.
Died April 2nd, 1937 at 60 years old in Mátraháza.
Valerian Pidmohylny
Ukrainian writer.
Born February 2nd, 1901 in Pysarivka.
Died November 3rd, 1937 at 36 years old in Solovetsky Islands (execution by shooting).
Meliton Balanchivadze
Georgian musician (1862-1937).
Born December 24th, 1862 in Banoja.
Died December 21st, 1937 at 74 years old in Kutaisi.
Godefroy de Blonay
Swiss linguist and member of the international olympic committee (1869-1937).
Born July 25th, 1869 in Füllinsdorf. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1937 at 67 years old in Biskra. [ref]
Antônio Parreiras
Brazilian painter, draftsman, illustrator, writer and teacher (1860-1937).
Born January 20th, 1860 in Niterói.
Died October 17th, 1937 at 77 years old in Niterói.
Stéphan Elmas
Armenian composer, pianist and teacher.
Born December 24th, 1862 in İzmir.
Died August 11th, 1937 at 74 years old in Geneva.
Cleto González Víquez
President of costa rica (1858-1937).
Born October 13th, 1858 in Heredia.
Died September 23rd, 1937 at 78 years old in San José.
Vernon Lyman Kellogg
American entomologist, evolutionary biologist, science administrator and author (1867-1937).
Born December 1st, 1867 in Emporia.
Died August 8th, 1937 at 69 years old in Hartford.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius