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 On this day in history algernon Ashton, composer, dies at 77  

Apr 15 On this day in history 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 in the year 1937.  

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 On this day in history 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 Noel Rosa, Brazilian songwriter (b. 1910) died on this day in history.  

May 09 In the year 1937 walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43  

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 in the year 1937.  

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

May 23 On this day in history john Davison Rockfeller, industrialist, dies at 97 in Ormond Beach Fla  

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

Jun 10 Robert Borden, eighth Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1854) died in the year 1937.  

Jun 11 On this day in history 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 Gaston Doumergue, premier/president of France (1913..34), dies on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1937.  

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 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 in the year 1937.  

Jul 11 George Gershwin, composer (American in Paris), dies at 38 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 Dyan Cannon, Tacoma Wash, Mrs Cary Grant/actress (Heaven Can Wait) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1937 birth of grace Bumbry, St Louis, mezzo-soprano (Venus in Tannhäuser)  

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 in the year 1937.  

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 on this day in history.