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In the year 1937
425 Notable deaths
Bohdan Ihor Antonych
Ukrainian poet (1909–1937).
Born October 9th, 1909 in Nowica, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1937 at 27 years old in Lviv. [ref]
Francis Sowerby Macaulay
British mathematician (1862–1937).
Born February 11th, 1862 in Witney.
Died February 9th, 1937 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Heinrich Jacob Goldschmidt
Austrian-born, norwegian chemist.
Born December 4th, 1857 in Prague.
Died September 20th, 1937 at 79 years old in Oslo.
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.
Adolfo Alejandro Nouel
Catholic archbishop (1862-1937).
Born December 12th, 1862 in Santo Domingo.
Died June 26th, 1937 at 74 years old in Santo Domingo.
John Burke
American politician (1859–1937).
Born February 25th, 1859 in Keokuk County.
Died May 14th, 1937 at 78 years old in Rochester.
Aleksandr Voronsky
Russian writer (1884-1937).
Born September 8th, 1884.
Died August 13th, 1937 at 52 years old in Moscow.
Maik Yohansen
Ukrainian poet (1896—1937).
Born October 28th, 1895 in Kharkiv.
Died October 27th, 1937 at 41 years old in Kyiv.
Harry Stewart New
American politician (1858–1937).
Born December 31st, 1858 in Indianapolis.
Died May 9th, 1937 at 78 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Annie Furuhjelm
Finnish politician and journalist, editor.
Born December 11th, 1859 in Sitka. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1937 at 77 years old in Hyvinkää.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 425
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