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 Nikolai Artzibushev, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1937.  

Apr 17 Yi Sang, Korean Poet (b. 1910) died in the year 1937.  

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

Apr 25 On this day in history 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 in the year 1937.  

May 01 Snitz Edwards, actor (Phantom of the Opera, College), dies at 75 in the year 1937.  

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 Walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43 on this day in history.  

May 10 William Tedmarsh, silent movie actor (b. 1876) died on this day in history.  

May 11 On this day in history viliam Figus, composer, dies at 62  

May 13 Ekaterina Geladze, mother of Joseph Stalin (b. 1858) died on this day in history.  

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 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 Donald Eligon, cricketer (Trinidad, nail in his cricket boot), dies in the year 1937.  

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 In the year 1937 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 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 in the year 1937.  

Jun 25 Colin Clive, actor (Bride of Frankenstein, Jane Eyre), dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Jun 26 In the year 1937 georg A Erman, Ger egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt), dies at 82  

Jun 28 Max Adler, Austrian socialist theorist, dies at 64 in the year 1937.  

Jul 02 On this day in history amelia Earhart Putnam, Dutch pilot/1st female to fly Atl, dies at 40  

Jul 09 Oliver Law, first African-American commander of U.S. troops (b. 1899) died in the year 1937.  

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 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 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 Doris Troy, [Payne], US soul singer/songwriter (Just One Kiss) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of lou Holtz, US, football coach (NJ Jets)  

Jan 06 Paolo Conte, Italian singer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of robert Moran, composer