Famous Deaths In 1937

Jan 02 Ross Alexander, actor (Capt Blood, Boulder Dam), dies at 29 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06 In the year 1937 death of andré Besette, Canadian religious figure (b. 1845)  

Jan 08 On this day in history john Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72  

Jan 13 Walter Brearley, cricketer (17 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1905-12), dies in the year 1937.  

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

Jan 21 On this day in history death of marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. 1898)  

Jan 23 Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (b. 1876) died in the year 1937.  

Jan 28 On this day in history death of anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and shooter (b. 1862)  

Feb 01 In the year 1937 marguerite Audoux, writer, dies  

Feb 03 In the year 1937 death of marija Leiko, Latvian film actress (b. 1887)  

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 In the year 1937 scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian, dies at 75  

Feb 13 C A Bernoulli, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 14 Erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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 Frank Vosper, actor/writer (Jew Suss), dies at 37 in the year 1937.  

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

Mar 09 On this day in history death of paul Elmer More, American critic and essayist (b. 1864)  

Mar 10 In the year 1937 death of yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian writer (b. 1884)  

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

Mar 12 On this day in history charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor, French organist/composer, dies at 93  

Mar 15 H. P. Lovecraft, American writer (b. 1890) died on this day in history.  

Mar 16 J Austen Chamberlain, English Min of For affairs (Nobel), dies at 73 in the year 1937.  

Mar 19 On this day in history death of horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet, commits suicide at 58  

Mar 23 On this day in history helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist, dies at 66  

Mar 25 John Drinkwater, English poet/playwright (Bird in Hand), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Mar 26 Albert Relf, cricketer (13 Tests for England 1903-14), commits suicide died in the year 1937.  

Mar 29 In the year 1937 karol Szymanowski, Polish/Ukraine composer (Stabat Mater), dies at 54  

Apr 02 Nathan Birnbaum, Austria philosopher (Zionism), dies at about 72 in the year 1937.  

Apr 04 Frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 In the year 1937 birth of dyan Cannon, Tacoma Wash, Mrs Cary Grant/actress (Heaven Can Wait)  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of grace Bumbry, St Louis, mezzo-soprano (Venus in Tannhäuser)  

Jan 04 In the year 1937 birth of r Surendranath, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s)  

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 On this day in history birth of paolo Conte, Italian singer  

Jan 08 Robert Moran, composer was born in the year 1937.