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In the year 1937
424 Notable deaths
Chūya Nakahara
Japanese symbolist poet.
Born April 29th, 1907 in Shimounorei.
Died October 22nd, 1937 at 30 years old in Ōgigayatsu (tuberculosis, meningitis).
William Sealy Gosset
British statistician.
Born June 13th, 1876 in Canterbury. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1937 at 61 years old in Beaconsfield (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Emilio Mola
Spanish military commander (1887-1937).
Born July 9th, 1887 in Placetas.
Died June 3rd, 1937 at 49 years old in Alcocero de Mola. [ref]
Philip de Laszlo
Hungarian artist (1869-1937).
Born April 30th, 1869 in Pest. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1937 at 68 years old in Hampstead (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sergo Ordzhonikidze
Soviet politician (1886-1937).
Born October 24th, 1886 in Ghoresha.
Died February 18th, 1937 at 50 years old in Moscow.
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Czechoslovak politician, statesman, sociologist and philosopher (1850-1937); first czechoslovak president.
Born March 7th, 1850 in Hodonín. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1937 at 87 years old in Lány Castle. [ref]
Horacio Quiroga
Uruguayan playwright, poet, and short story writer (1878–1937).
Born December 31st, 1878 in Salto.
Died February 19th, 1937 at 58 years old in Buenos Aires (cyanide poisoning).
Marie Prevost
Canadian actress (1898–1937).
Born November 8th, 1896 in Sarnia.
Died January 23rd, 1937 at 40 years old in Hollywood (heart failure).
Howie Morenz
Canadian ice hockey player (1902–1937).
Born September 21st, 1902 in Mitchell.
Died March 8th, 1937 at 34 years old in Montreal (myocardial infarction).
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