Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 1937
404 Notable deaths
Hans von Rosenberg
German politician (1874-1937).
Born December 26th, 1874 in Berlin.
Died July 30th, 1937 at 62 years old in Fürstenzell.
George Nuttall
British bacteriologist.
Born July 5th, 1862 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1937 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Karl Wien
German mountaineer (1906–1937).
Born September 10th, 1906 in Würzburg.
Died June 14th, 1937 at 30 years old in Nanga Parbat.
Miguel Paz Barahona
President of honduras (1863-1937).
Born September 4th, 1863 in San Nicolás.
Died November 11th, 1937 at 74 years old in San Pedro Sula.
Luigi Pernier
Italian archaeologist (1874–1937).
Born November 23rd, 1874 in Rome.
Died August 18th, 1937 at 62 years old in Rhodes.
Nikolay Muralov
Soviet revolutionary (1877-1937).
Born December 7th, 1877 in Taganrogskiy Okrug.
Died February 1st, 1937 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Wilhelm Henie
Norwegian speed skater, racing cyclist and figure skating coach (1872-1937).
Born September 7th, 1872 in Christiania.
Died May 10th, 1937 at 64 years old in Oslo.
Nikolai Minsky
Russian poet.
Born January 27th, 1855 in Hlybokaje. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1937 at 82 years old in Paris.
Gaetano Bisleti
Catholic cardinal (1856-1937).
Born March 20th, 1856 in Veroli. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1937 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Rodolfo Chiari
President of panama (1869-1937).
Born November 15th, 1869 in Aguadulce.
Died August 16th, 1937 at 67 years old in Monrovia.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 404
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche