Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1937

Apr 08 Arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84 in the year 1937.  

Apr 10 In the year 1937 algernon Ashton, composer, dies at 77  

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 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 Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher/marxist theorist, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

Apr 29 In the year 1937 death of william Gillette, American actor (b. 1853)  

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

May 02 On this day in history arthur Somervell, composer, dies at 73  

May 04 Noel Rosa, Brazilian songwriter (b. 1910) died on this day in history.  

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 Viliam Figus, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

May 13 On this day in history death of ekaterina Geladze, mother of Joseph Stalin (b. 1858)  

May 15 Phillip Snowden, British politician (b. 1864) died on this day in history.  

May 23 John Davison Rockfeller, industrialist, dies at 97 in Ormond Beach Fla on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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 James M Barrie, Scottish writer (Dear Brutus/Peter Pan), dies on this day in history.  

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

Jul 11 On this day in history george Gershwin, composer (American in Paris), dies at 38  

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Jan 02 Marianne McDonald, classicist/philanthropist was born in the year 1937.  

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 In the year 1937 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 Lou Holtz, US, football coach (NJ Jets) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08 Robert Moran, composer was born on this day in history.