Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 Nikolai Artzibushev, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1937.  

Apr 17 Yi Sang, Korean Poet (b. 1910) died on this day in history.  

Apr 19 William M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1937.  

Apr 29 On this day in history death of william Gillette, American actor (b. 1853)  

May 01 Snitz Edwards, actor (Phantom of the Opera, College), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

May 02 Arthur Somervell, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

May 04 On this day in history death of noel Rosa, Brazilian songwriter (b. 1910)  

May 09 Walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43 on this day in history.  

May 10 William Tedmarsh, silent movie actor (b. 1876) died on this day in history.  

May 11 Viliam Figus, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1937.  

May 13 On this day in history death of ekaterina Geladze, mother of Joseph Stalin (b. 1858)  

May 15 Phillip Snowden, British politician (b. 1864) died in the year 1937.  

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

May 25 In the year 1937 henry O Tanner, artist, dies  

May 28 Alfred Adler, Austria psychiatrist (Individual Psychology), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jun 02 Louis Vierne, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1937.  

Jun 04 On this day in history donald Eligon, cricketer (Trinidad, nail in his cricket boot), dies  

Jun 06 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of mikhail Tukhachevsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1893)  

Jun 18 On this day in history 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 On this day in history colin Clive, actor (Bride of Frankenstein, Jane Eyre), dies at 39  

Jun 26 Georg A Erman, Ger egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt), dies at 82 in the year 1937.  

Jun 28 On this day in history max Adler, Austrian socialist theorist, dies at 64  

Jul 02 In the year 1937 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 10 Attilio Brugnoli, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Jul 11 In the year 1937 george Gershwin, composer (American in Paris), dies at 38  

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Jan 02 Marianne McDonald, classicist/philanthropist was born on this day in history.  

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

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 Doris Troy, [Payne], US soul singer/songwriter (Just One Kiss) was born on this day in history.  

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