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In the year 1937
424 Notable deaths
Carl Emil Pettersson
Swedish-born king of tabar island (1875-1937).
Born October 4th, 1875 in Stockholm.
Died May 12th, 1937 at 61 years old in Sydney.
Lou Andreas-Salomé
German-russian psychoanalyst and author.
Born February 12th, 1861 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 5th, 1937 at 75 years old in Göttingen (kidney failure).
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse
German noble (1906–1937).
Born November 8th, 1906 in Darmstadt.
Died November 16th, 1937 at 31 years old in Ostend (Sabena OO-AUB Ostend crash).
Ted Healy
American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor (1896–1937).
Born October 1st, 1896 in Kaufman.
Died December 21st, 1937 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (nephritis).
Daniel Daly
United states marine corps medal of honor recipient (1873-1937).
Born November 11th, 1873 in Glen Cove.
Died April 27th, 1937 at 63 years old in Glendale.
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
German aristocrat (1868-1937).
Born November 25th, 1868 in Darmstadt.
Died October 9th, 1937 at 68 years old in Schloß Wolfsgarten.
Gerda Taro
German photographer, best known for her reporting on the spanish civil war.
Born August 1st, 1910 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1937 at 26 years old in El Escorial (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild
British banker and zoologist (1868–1937).
Born February 8th, 1868 in London.
Died August 27th, 1937 at 69 years old in Tring.
Robert Borden
8th prime minister of canada (1854-1937).
Born June 26th, 1854 in Grand-Pré. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1937 at 82 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather