Famous Deaths Happened In 1937

Jan 02 Ross Alexander, actor (Capt Blood, Boulder Dam), dies at 29 on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Marie Booth, child of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1864) died in the year 1937.  

Jan 06 André Besette, Canadian religious figure (b. 1845) died in the year 1937.  

Jan 08 In the year 1937 john Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72  

Jan 13 In the year 1937 walter Brearley, cricketer (17 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1905-12), dies  

Jan 14 On this day in history death of jaishankar Prasad, Hindi poet, dramatist and novelist (b. 1889)  

Jan 21 Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. 1898) died on this day in history.  

Jan 23 Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (b. 1876) died in the year 1937.  

Jan 28 Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and shooter (b. 1862) died on this day in history.  

Feb 01 Marguerite Audoux, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 03 Marija Leiko, Latvian film actress (b. 1887) died on this day in history.  

Feb 05 In the year 1937 lou [Andreas-]Salome, Russian/German author (Eroticism), dies at 75  

Feb 07 Elihu Root, US min of War/Foreign affairs (Nobel 1912), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

Feb 08 In the year 1937 scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian, dies at 75  

Feb 13 C A Bernoulli, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 14 On this day in history erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62  

Feb 20 On this day in history "Barlow" Carkeek, Aust cricket wicketkeeper (1912 series), dies  

Feb 23 In the year 1937 claude Buckenham, cricketer (21 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies  

Mar 02 Gustav Wohlgemuth, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1937.  

Mar 06 Frank Vosper, actor/writer (Jew Suss), dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Mar 08 Albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion), dies at 71 in the year 1937.  

Mar 09 In the year 1937 death of paul Elmer More, American critic and essayist (b. 1864)  

Mar 10 In the year 1937 death of yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian writer (b. 1884)  

Mar 11 Paul Scheinpflug, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1937.  

Mar 12 In the year 1937 charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor, French organist/composer, dies at 93  

Mar 15 H. P. Lovecraft, American writer (b. 1890) died on this day in history.  

Mar 16 J Austen Chamberlain, English Min of For affairs (Nobel), dies at 73 in the year 1937.  

Mar 19 On this day in history death of horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet, commits suicide at 58  

Mar 23 Helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Mar 25 On this day in history john Drinkwater, English poet/playwright (Bird in Hand), dies at 54  

Mar 26 On this day in history death of albert Relf, cricketer (13 Tests for England 1903-14), commits suicide  

Mar 29 On this day in history karol Szymanowski, Polish/Ukraine composer (Stabat Mater), dies at 54  

Apr 02 Nathan Birnbaum, Austria philosopher (Zionism), dies at about 72 in the year 1937.  

Apr 04 Frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1937.  

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 in the year 1937.  

Jan 06 On this day in history 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.