In the year 1937
401 Notable deaths
Horacio Quiroga
Uruguayan playwright, poet, and short story writer.
Born December 31st, 1878 in Salto. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1937 at 58 years old in Buenos Aires (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Sergo Ordzhonikidze
Soviet politician (1886-1937).
Born October 24th, 1886 in Ghoresha.
Died February 18th, 1937 at 50 years old in Moscow.
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]
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]
Karol Szymanowski
Polish composer (1882–1937).
Born October 6th, 1882 in Tymoshivka. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1937 at 54 years old in Lausanne (tuberculosis).
Rudolf Otto
German theologian, philosopher, and comparative religionist (1869-1937).
Born September 25th, 1869 in Peine.
Died March 7th, 1937 at 67 years old in Marburg (pneumonia).
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).
Marie Prevost
Canadian actress (1898–1937).
Born November 8th, 1896 in Sarnia.
Died January 23rd, 1937 at 40 years old in Hollywood (heart failure).
Chūya Nakahara
Japanese symbolist poet.
Born April 29th, 1907 in Shimounorei.
Died October 22nd, 1937 at 30 years old in Ōgigayatsu (tuberculosis, meningitis).
Frank B. Kellogg
American politician (1856-1937).
Born December 22nd, 1856 in Potsdam.
Died December 21st, 1937 at 80 years old in Saint Paul (pneumonia).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 401
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown