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In the year 1937

368 Notable deaths

Sandro Akhmeteli

Theater director (1886-1937).

Born April 13th, 1886 in Anaga.

Died June 27th, 1937 at 51 years old

Mykola Zerov

Ukrainian poet, translator, classical and literature scholar.

Born April 26th, 1890 in Zinkiv.

Died November 3rd, 1937 at 47 years old in Sandarmokh (ballistic trauma).

Mykhailo Boychuk

Ukrainian painter (1882-1937).

Born October 30th, 1882 in Romanivka.

Died July 13th, 1937 at 54 years old in Kyiv.

Josef Rovenský

Czech actor and director.

Born April 17th, 1894 in Prague. [ref]

Died November 5th, 1937 at 43 years old in Prague. [ref]

James A. Marcus

Actor (1867-1937).

Born January 21st, 1867 in New York City.

Died October 15th, 1937 at 70 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

Panas Lyubchenko

Ukrainian politician.

Born January 14th, 1897 in Kaharlyk.

Died August 30th, 1937 at 40 years old in Kyiv (unnatural death).

John T. Dillon

American actor of the silent era (1876-1937).

Born June 19th, 1876 in Deal.

Died December 29th, 1937 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).

Sergei Chavain

Soviet mari poet.

Born October 6th, 1888 in Russian Empire.

Died November 11th, 1937 at 49 years old in Yoshkar-Ola.

Shalva Eliava

Soviet diplomat.

Born September 30th, 1883 in Ghaniri.

Died December 3rd, 1937 at 54 years old in Tbilisi.

Albert Verwey

Dutch poet (1865-1937).

Born May 15th, 1865 in Amsterdam. [ref]

Died March 8th, 1937 at 71 years old in Noordwijk. [ref]

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