Famous Deaths Happened In 1937

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

Jan 05 On this day in history death of marie Booth, child of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1864)  

Jan 06 André Besette, Canadian religious figure (b. 1845) died in the year 1937.  

Jan 08 John Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 21 In the year 1937 death of marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. 1898)  

Jan 23 Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (b. 1876) died on this day in history.  

Jan 28 Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and shooter (b. 1862) died in the year 1937.  

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 In the year 1937 lou [Andreas-]Salome, Russian/German author (Eroticism), dies at 75  

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

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

Feb 13 C A Bernoulli, writer, dies in the year 1937.  

Feb 14 On this day in history erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62  

Feb 20 In the year 1937 "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 Gustav Wohlgemuth, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 06 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian writer (b. 1884)  

Mar 11 Paul Scheinpflug, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1937.  

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

Mar 15 On this day in history 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 Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet, commits suicide at 58 died on this day in history.  

Mar 23 Helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Mar 25 On this day in history john Drinkwater, English poet/playwright (Bird in Hand), dies at 54  

Mar 26 On this day in history death of albert Relf, cricketer (13 Tests for England 1903-14), commits suicide  

Mar 29 Karol Szymanowski, Polish/Ukraine composer (Stabat Mater), dies at 54 in the year 1937.  

Apr 02 In the year 1937 nathan Birnbaum, Austria philosopher (Zionism), dies at about 72  

Apr 04 In the year 1937 frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic, dies at 69  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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