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

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

May 02 In the year 1937 arthur Somervell, composer, dies at 73  

May 04 In the year 1937 death of noel Rosa, Brazilian songwriter (b. 1910)  

May 09 On this day in history walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43  

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 Ekaterina Geladze, mother of Joseph Stalin (b. 1858) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1937 henry O Tanner, artist, dies  

May 28 On this day in history alfred Adler, Austria psychiatrist (Individual Psychology), dies at 67  

Jun 02 On this day in history louis Vierne, composer, dies at 66  

Jun 04 In the year 1937 donald Eligon, cricketer (Trinidad, nail in his cricket boot), dies  

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 On this day in history death of r. J. (Reginald Joseph) Mitchell, British aircraft designer (b. 1895)  

Jun 12 In the year 1937 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 in the year 1937.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 09 On this day in history 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 in the year 1937.  

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Jan 02 In the year 1937 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 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 In the year 1937 birth of lou Holtz, US, football coach (NJ Jets)  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of paolo Conte, Italian singer  

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