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In the year 1937
425 Notable deaths
Friedrich Bödeker
German botanist (1867-1937).
Born September 11th, 1867 in Helpup.
Died April 9th, 1937 at 69 years old in Cologne.
Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze
French politician and polo player (1869-1937).
Born January 14th, 1869 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 13th, 1937 at 68 years old in Compiègne.
Carl August Kronlund
Olympic curler (1865-1937).
Born August 25th, 1865 in Skövde.
Died August 15th, 1937 at 71 years old in Stockholm.
Hugh Henry Breckenridge
American painter (1870-1937).
Born October 6th, 1870 in Leesburg.
Died November 4th, 1937 at 67 years old in Philadelphia.
Bernard Franklin
Gymnast (1889-1937).
Born November 10th, 1889 in London.
Died January 2nd, 1937 at 47 years old in London.
Orrin Upshaw
American tug of war competitor (1874-1937).
Born July 23rd, 1874 in Peoria.
Died August 15th, 1937 at 63 years old in St. Louis.
Viliam Figuš-Bystrý
Slovak composer and teacher (1875-1937).
Born February 28th, 1875 in Banská Bystrica.
Died May 11th, 1937 at 62 years old in Banská Bystrica.
Eustaquio Ilundáin y Esteban
Catholic cardinal (1862-1937).
Born September 20th, 1862 in Pamplona. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1937 at 74 years old in Seville.
Ivan Padalka
Ukrainian painter and graphic artist (1894-1937).
Born November 15th, 1894 in Zhornoklovy. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1937 at 42 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Sofiya Nalepinska-Boychuk
Ukrainian painter (1884-1937).
Died December 11th, 1937 at 53 years old in Kyiv.
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