Famous Deaths Happened In 1937

Jan 02 Ross Alexander, actor (Capt Blood, Boulder Dam), dies at 29 in the year 1937.  

Jan 05 Marie Booth, child of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1864) died on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history death of andré Besette, Canadian religious figure (b. 1845)  

Jan 08 In the year 1937 john Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72  

Jan 13 On this day in history walter Brearley, cricketer (17 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1905-12), dies  

Jan 14 On this day in history death of jaishankar Prasad, Hindi poet, dramatist and novelist (b. 1889)  

Jan 21 Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. 1898) died on this day in history.  

Jan 23 On this day in history death of orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (b. 1876)  

Jan 28 Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and shooter (b. 1862) died on this day in history.  

Feb 01 On this day in history marguerite Audoux, writer, dies  

Feb 03 Marija Leiko, Latvian film actress (b. 1887) died on this day in history.  

Feb 05 On this day in history lou [Andreas-]Salome, Russian/German author (Eroticism), dies at 75  

Feb 07 In the year 1937 elihu Root, US min of War/Foreign affairs (Nobel 1912), dies at 91  

Feb 08 Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian, dies at 75 in the year 1937.  

Feb 13 In the year 1937 c A Bernoulli, writer, dies  

Feb 14 Erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1937.  

Feb 20 On this day in history "Barlow" Carkeek, Aust cricket wicketkeeper (1912 series), dies  

Feb 23 Claude Buckenham, cricketer (21 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies in the year 1937.  

Mar 02 Gustav Wohlgemuth, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1937.  

Mar 06 On this day in history frank Vosper, actor/writer (Jew Suss), dies at 37  

Mar 08 Albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Mar 09 In the year 1937 death of paul Elmer More, American critic and essayist (b. 1864)  

Mar 10 Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian writer (b. 1884) died on this day in history.  

Mar 11 On this day in history paul Scheinpflug, composer, dies at 61  

Mar 12 Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor, French organist/composer, dies at 93 on this day in history.  

Mar 15 On this day in history death of h. P. Lovecraft, American writer (b. 1890)  

Mar 16 J Austen Chamberlain, English Min of For affairs (Nobel), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 19 In the year 1937 death of horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet, commits suicide at 58  

Mar 23 Helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist, dies at 66 in the year 1937.  

Mar 25 In the year 1937 john Drinkwater, English poet/playwright (Bird in Hand), dies at 54  

Mar 26 In the year 1937 death of albert Relf, cricketer (13 Tests for England 1903-14), commits suicide  

Mar 29 On this day in history karol Szymanowski, Polish/Ukraine composer (Stabat Mater), dies at 54  

Apr 02 On this day in history nathan Birnbaum, Austria philosopher (Zionism), dies at about 72  

Apr 04 On this day in history frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic, dies at 69  

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Jan 02 In the year 1937 birth of marianne McDonald, classicist/philanthropist  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of dyan Cannon, Tacoma Wash, Mrs Cary Grant/actress (Heaven Can Wait)  

Jan 04 Grace Bumbry, St Louis, mezzo-soprano (Venus in Tannhäuser) was born in the year 1937.  

Jan 04 R Surendranath, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 In the year 1937 birth of doris Troy, [Payne], US soul singer/songwriter (Just One Kiss)  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of lou Holtz, US, football coach (NJ Jets)  

Jan 06 Paolo Conte, Italian singer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 In the year 1937 birth of robert Moran, composer