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 André Besette, Canadian religious figure (b. 1845) died in the year 1937.  

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

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

Jan 14 In the year 1937 death of jaishankar Prasad, Hindi poet, dramatist and novelist (b. 1889)  

Jan 21 Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. 1898) died in the year 1937.  

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

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

Feb 01 Marguerite Audoux, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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

Feb 05 In the year 1937 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 On this day in history c A Bernoulli, writer, dies  

Feb 14 In the year 1937 erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62  

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

Feb 23 On this day in history claude Buckenham, cricketer (21 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies  

Mar 02 In the year 1937 gustav Wohlgemuth, composer, dies at 73  

Mar 06 In the year 1937 frank Vosper, actor/writer (Jew Suss), dies at 37  

Mar 08 In the year 1937 albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion), dies at 71  

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 In the year 1937 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 In the year 1937 death of h. P. Lovecraft, American writer (b. 1890)  

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

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

Mar 23 In the year 1937 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 Karol Szymanowski, Polish/Ukraine composer (Stabat Mater), dies at 54 in the year 1937.  

Apr 02 Nathan Birnbaum, Austria philosopher (Zionism), dies at about 72 on this day in history.  

Apr 04 Frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic, dies at 69 in the year 1937.  

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Jan 02 Marianne McDonald, classicist/philanthropist was born in the year 1937.  

Jan 04 Dyan Cannon, Tacoma Wash, Mrs Cary Grant/actress (Heaven Can Wait) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history 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 In the year 1937 birth of paolo Conte, Italian singer  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of robert Moran, composer