Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1937

Apr 08 On this day in history arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84  

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

Apr 15 On this day in history nikolai Artzibushev, composer, dies at 79  

Apr 17 In the year 1937 death of yi Sang, Korean Poet (b. 1910)  

Apr 19 On this day in history william M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen), dies at 81  

Apr 25 Clem Sohn, air show performer dies at 26 when his chute fails to open on this day in history.  

Apr 27 On this day in history antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher/marxist theorist, dies at 46  

Apr 29 William Gillette, American actor (b. 1853) died on this day in history.  

May 01 In the year 1937 snitz Edwards, actor (Phantom of the Opera, College), dies at 75  

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

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

May 11 In the year 1937 viliam Figus, composer, dies at 62  

May 13 In the year 1937 death of ekaterina Geladze, mother of Joseph Stalin (b. 1858)  

May 15 On this day in history death of phillip Snowden, British politician (b. 1864)  

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

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

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

Jun 02 In the year 1937 louis Vierne, composer, dies at 66  

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

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

Jun 10 In the year 1937 death of robert Borden, eighth Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1854)  

Jun 11 R. J. (Reginald Joseph) Mitchell, British aircraft designer (b. 1895) died in the year 1937.  

Jun 12 Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1893) died in the year 1937.  

Jun 18 On this day in history 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 Max Adler, Austrian socialist theorist, dies at 64 in the year 1937.  

Jul 02 In the year 1937 amelia Earhart Putnam, Dutch pilot/1st female to fly Atl, dies at 40  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Grace Bumbry, St Louis, mezzo-soprano (Venus in Tannhäuser) was born in the year 1937.  

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 in the year 1937.  

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.