Famous Deaths In 1937

Apr 08 In the year 1937 arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84  

Apr 10 Algernon Ashton, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1937.  

Apr 15 In the year 1937 nikolai Artzibushev, composer, dies at 79  

Apr 17 On this day in history death of yi Sang, Korean Poet (b. 1910)  

Apr 19 William M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen), dies at 81 in the year 1937.  

Apr 25 In the year 1937 clem Sohn, air show performer dies at 26 when his chute fails to open  

Apr 27 Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher/marxist theorist, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

Apr 29 William Gillette, American actor (b. 1853) died in the year 1937.  

May 01 Snitz Edwards, actor (Phantom of the Opera, College), dies at 75 in the year 1937.  

May 02 Arthur Somervell, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1937.  

May 04 Noel Rosa, Brazilian songwriter (b. 1910) died on this day in history.  

May 09 In the year 1937 walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43  

May 10 In the year 1937 death of william Tedmarsh, silent movie actor (b. 1876)  

May 11 Viliam Figus, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

May 13 Ekaterina Geladze, mother of Joseph Stalin (b. 1858) died on this day in history.  

May 15 In the year 1937 death of phillip Snowden, British politician (b. 1864)  

May 23 In the year 1937 john Davison Rockfeller, industrialist, dies at 97 in Ormond Beach Fla  

May 25 Henry O Tanner, artist, dies in the year 1937.  

May 28 On this day in history alfred Adler, Austria psychiatrist (Individual Psychology), dies at 67  

Jun 02 Louis Vierne, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jun 04 Donald Eligon, cricketer (Trinidad, nail in his cricket boot), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 06 In the year 1937 jean Harlow, actr (Bombshell), dies from gallbladder infection at 26  

Jun 10 On this day in history death of robert Borden, eighth Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1854)  

Jun 11 In the year 1937 death of r. J. (Reginald Joseph) Mitchell, British aircraft designer (b. 1895)  

Jun 12 Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1893) died on this day in history.  

Jun 18 In the year 1937 gaston Doumergue, premier/president of France (1913..34), dies  

Jun 19 James M Barrie, Scottish writer (Dear Brutus/Peter Pan), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 25 Colin Clive, actor (Bride of Frankenstein, Jane Eyre), dies at 39 in the year 1937.  

Jun 26 On this day in history georg A Erman, Ger egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt), dies at 82  

Jun 28 Max Adler, Austrian socialist theorist, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Jul 02 On this day in history amelia Earhart Putnam, Dutch pilot/1st female to fly Atl, dies at 40  

Jul 09 Oliver Law, first African-American commander of U.S. troops (b. 1899) died in the year 1937.  

Jul 10 Attilio Brugnoli, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1937.  

Jul 11 George Gershwin, composer (American in Paris), dies at 38 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of marianne McDonald, classicist/philanthropist  

Jan 04 Dyan Cannon, Tacoma Wash, Mrs Cary Grant/actress (Heaven Can Wait) was born in the year 1937.  

Jan 04 In the year 1937 birth of grace Bumbry, St Louis, mezzo-soprano (Venus in Tannhäuser)  

Jan 04 R Surendranath, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s) was born in the year 1937.  

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

Jan 06 Lou Holtz, US, football coach (NJ Jets) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of paolo Conte, Italian singer  

Jan 08 Robert Moran, composer was born on this day in history.