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In the year 1937
425 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.
René Cagnat
French art historian, archaeologist, epigrapher, historian, military historian, classical scholar and professor (1852-1937).
Born October 10th, 1852 in former 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 27th, 1937 at 84 years old in Paris.
Ivan Kataev
Soviet writer (1902-1937).
Born May 27th, 1902 in Moscow.
Died August 19th, 1937 at 35 years old in Moscow.
Arthur Zborzil
Austrian tennis player (1885-1937).
Born July 15th, 1885 in Vienna.
Died October 15th, 1937 at 52 years old
Josef Pekař
Czech historian, literature historian, professor, university educator and science writer.
Born April 12th, 1870 in Malý Rohozec. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1937 at 66 years old in Smíchov. [ref]
James Flanagan
American rower (1878-1937).
Born November 30th, 1883 in Philadelphia.
Died March 28th, 1937 at 53 years old in Philadelphia.
Wrexie Leonard
American astronomer.
Born September 15th, 1867 in Troy.
Died November 9th, 1937 at 70 years old in Roxbury.
Vladimir Maksimov
Russian actor (1880-1937).
Born July 27th, 1880 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 22nd, 1937 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Friedrich Lorentz
Historian (1870–1937).
Born December 18th, 1870 in Güstrow.
Died April 27th, 1937 at 66 years old in Sopot.
Charles Clapper
Olympic wrestler (1875–1937).
Born December 20th, 1875 in Memphis.
Died September 14th, 1937 at 61 years old in Chicago.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 425
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran