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 Algernon Ashton, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1937.  

Apr 15 Nikolai Artzibushev, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Apr 17 In the year 1937 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 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 29 In the year 1937 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 in the year 1937.  

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

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

May 25 Henry O Tanner, artist, dies on this day in history.  

May 28 Alfred Adler, Austria psychiatrist (Individual Psychology), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jun 02 In the year 1937 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 On this day in history death of robert Borden, eighth Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1854)  

Jun 11 R. J. (Reginald Joseph) Mitchell, British aircraft designer (b. 1895) died on this day in history.  

Jun 12 On this day in history 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 in the year 1937.  

Jun 26 Georg A Erman, Ger egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt), dies at 82 in the year 1937.  

Jun 28 On this day in history max Adler, Austrian socialist theorist, dies at 64  

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

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

Jul 10 In the year 1937 attilio Brugnoli, composer, dies at 56  

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 in the year 1937.  

Jan 04 In the year 1937 birth of dyan Cannon, Tacoma Wash, Mrs Cary Grant/actress (Heaven Can Wait)  

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 In the year 1937 birth of doris Troy, [Payne], US soul singer/songwriter (Just One Kiss)  

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

Jan 06 In the year 1937 birth of paolo Conte, Italian singer  

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