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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 25 Clem Sohn, air show performer dies at 26 when his chute fails to open in the year 1937.  

Apr 27 In the year 1937 antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher/marxist theorist, dies at 46  

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 On this day in history arthur Somervell, composer, dies at 73  

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 in the year 1937.  

May 10 On this day in history death of william Tedmarsh, silent movie actor (b. 1876)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

May 28 Alfred Adler, Austria psychiatrist (Individual Psychology), dies at 67 in the year 1937.  

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

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

Jun 06 Jean Harlow, actr (Bombshell), dies from gallbladder infection at 26 in the year 1937.  

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

Jun 11 R. J. (Reginald Joseph) Mitchell, British aircraft designer (b. 1895) died on this day in history.  

Jun 12 In the year 1937 death of mikhail Tukhachevsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1893)  

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

Jun 19 In the year 1937 james M Barrie, Scottish writer (Dear Brutus/Peter Pan), dies  

Jun 25 Colin Clive, actor (Bride of Frankenstein, Jane Eyre), dies at 39 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 28 In the year 1937 max Adler, Austrian socialist theorist, dies at 64  

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

Jul 09 In the year 1937 death of oliver Law, first African-American commander of U.S. troops (b. 1899)  

Jul 10 On this day in history attilio Brugnoli, composer, dies at 56  

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

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Jan 02 On this day in history 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 Grace Bumbry, St Louis, mezzo-soprano (Venus in Tannhäuser) was born in the year 1937.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of r Surendranath, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s)  

Jan 06 Doris Troy, [Payne], US soul singer/songwriter (Just One Kiss) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of lou Holtz, US, football coach (NJ Jets)  

Jan 06 Paolo Conte, Italian singer was born in the year 1937.  

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