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In the year 1937
404 Notable deaths
Mykhailo Semenko
Ukrainian writer and poet (1892-1937).
Born January 12th, 1893 in Kibintsi.
Died October 23rd, 1937 at 44 years old in Kyiv.
Heinrich Jacob Goldschmidt
Austrian-born, norwegian chemist.
Born December 4th, 1857 in Prague.
Died September 20th, 1937 at 79 years old in Oslo.
Rafael de Nogales Méndez
Venezuelan soldier, adventurer and writer (1879–1937).
Born October 14th, 1879 in San Cristóbal. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1937 at 57 years old in Panama City (pneumonia).
Josep Comas i Solà
Catalan astronomer (1868-1937).
Born December 17th, 1868 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1937 at 68 years old in Barcelona.
Robert John Tillyard
English–australian entomologist and geologist (1881–1937).
Born January 31st, 1881 in Norwich.
Died January 13th, 1937 at 55 years old in New South Wales.
Bekir Çoban-zade
Crimean tatar intellectual.
Born May 27th, 1893 in Bilohirsk.
Died October 13th, 1937 at 44 years old in Baku.
Uryū Sotokichi
Japanese admiral and politician (1857-1937).
Born January 2nd, 1857 in Daishōji Domain.
Died November 11th, 1937 at 80 years old in Tokyo.
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).
Mykhaylo Boychuk
Ukrainian painter (1882-1937).
Born October 30th, 1882 in Romanivka.
Died July 13th, 1937 at 54 years old in Kyiv.
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