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In the year 1937
367 Notable deaths
Albert Roussel
French composer (1869–1937).
Born April 5th, 1869 in Tourcoing. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1937 at 68 years old in Royan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ray Ewry
American track and field athlete.
Born October 14th, 1873 in Lafayette.
Died September 29th, 1937 at 63 years old in New York City.
Maria Ilyinichna Ulyanova
Soviet politician (1878–1937).
Born February 18th, 1878 in Ulyanovsk.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Don Marquis
American humorist.
Born July 29th, 1878 in Illinois. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1937 at 59 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Mehmet Selim Efendi
A son of ottoman sultan abdul hamid ii (1870–1937).
Born January 11th, 1870 in Istanbul.
Died May 4th, 1937 at 67 years old in Beirut.
Tomita Tsunejirō
Japanese judoka.
Born February 28th, 1865 in Numazu.
Died January 13th, 1937 at 71 years old
John Russell Pope
American architect (1874-1937).
Born April 24th, 1874 in Manhattan.
Died August 27th, 1937 at 63 years old in Manhattan.
Yevgeni Preobrazhensky
Russian economist and politician (1886-1937).
Born February 15th, 1886 in Bolkhov.
Died July 13th, 1937 at 51 years old in Moscow.
Renate Müller
German actress.
Born April 26th, 1906 in Munich.
Died October 7th, 1937 at 31 years old in Berlin (fall).
Jean-Joseph Rabéarivelo
Malagasy poet who is widely considered to be africa's first modern poet and the greatest literary artist of madagascar..
Born March 4th, 1903 in Antananarivo. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1937 at 34 years old in Antananarivo (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 367
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