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In the year 1937
425 Notable deaths
Richard Weiner
Czech poet and publicist (1884-1937).
Born November 6th, 1884 in Písek.
Died January 3rd, 1937 at 52 years old in Prague (stomach cancer).
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).
Sergei Chavain
Soviet mari poet (1888–1937).
Born October 6th, 1888.
Died November 11th, 1937 at 49 years old in Yoshkar-Ola.
Albert Verwey
Dutch poet (1865-1937).
Born May 15th, 1865 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1937 at 71 years old in Noordwijk. [ref]
John T. Dillon
American actor of the silent era (1876-1937).
Died December 29th, 1937 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Andrzej Strug
Polish writer and journalist (1871-1937).
Born November 28th, 1871 in Lublin.
Died December 9th, 1937 at 66 years old in Warsaw.
J. Frank Glendon
American actor (1886-1937).
Born October 25th, 1885 in Choteau.
Died March 17th, 1937 at 51 years old in Hollywood.
Julius Bredt
German organic chemist.
Born March 29th, 1855 in Berlin.
Died September 21st, 1937 at 82 years old in Aachen.
Josef Rovenský
Czech actor and director.
Born April 17th, 1894 in Prague. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1937 at 43 years old in Prague. [ref]
Annie Lorrain Smith
British mycologist and lichenologist (1854-1937).
Born October 23rd, 1854 in Half Morton.
Died September 7th, 1937 at 82 years old in London.
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