02 Jan 1937
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death
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Ross Alexander: Actor (Captain Blood, Boulder Dam), dies at 29
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05 Jan 1937
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death
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Marie Booth, English daughter of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1864) |
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06 Jan 1937
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death
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André Bessette, Canadian saint (b. 1845) |
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08 Jan 1937
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death
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John Felix August Korling: Composer, dies at 72
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11 Jan 1937
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death
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Nuri Conker, Turkish colonel and politician (b. 1882) |
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13 Jan 1937
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death
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Antoine Védrenne, French rower (b. 1878) |
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13 Jan 1937
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death
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Walter Brearley cricketer (17 wickets in 4 Tests for England 1905-12), dies
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14 Jan 1937
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death
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Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet, author, and playwright (b. 1889) |
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15 Jan 1937
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death
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Anton Holban, Romanian author, theoretician, and educator (b. 1902) |
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21 Jan 1937
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death
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Marie Prevost, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1898) |
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23 Jan 1937
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death
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Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (b. 1876) |
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28 Jan 1937
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death
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Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and target shooter (b. 1862) |
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30 Jan 1937
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death
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Alfred Grütter, Swiss target shooter (b. 1860) |
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01 Feb 1937
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death
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Marguerite Audoux: Writer
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03 Feb 1937
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death
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Marija Leiko, Latvian actress (b. 1887) |
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05 Feb 1937
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death
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Lou Andreas-Salomé, Russian psychoanalyst and author (b. 1861) |
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07 Feb 1937
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death
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Elihu Root, American lawyer and politician, 38th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845) |
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08 Feb 1937
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death
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Scato Gocko de Vries: Dutch paleographer / librarian, dies at 75
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13 Feb 1937
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death
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C A Bernoulli writer, dies
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14 Feb 1937
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death
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Erkki Gustav Melartin composer, dies at 62
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20 Feb 1937
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death
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"Barlow" Carkeek Australia cricket wicketkeeper (1912 series), dies
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23 Feb 1937
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death
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Claude Buckenham cricketer (21 wickets in 4 Tests for England 1909-10), dies
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27 Feb 1937
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death
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Emily Malbone Morgan, American saint, founded the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross (b. 1862) |
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02 Mar 1937
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death
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Gustav Wohlgemuth: Composer, dies at 73
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06 Mar 1937
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death
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Frank Vosper: Actor / writer (Jew Suss), dies at 37
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08 Mar 1937
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death
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Albert Verwey: Dutch Poet / literature Historian (Motion), dies at 71
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08 Mar 1937
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death
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Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1902) |
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09 Mar 1937
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death
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Paul Elmer More, American journalist and critic (b. 1864) |
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10 Mar 1937
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death
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Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian journalist and author (b. 1884) |
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11 Mar 1937
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death
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Joseph S. Cullinan, American businessman, co-founded Texaco (b. 1860) |
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11 Mar 1937
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death
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Paul Scheinpflug composer, dies at 61
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12 Mar 1937
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death
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Charles-Marie Widor, French organist and composer (b. 1844) |
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12 Mar 1937
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death
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Jenő Hubay, Hungarian violinist and composer (b. 1858) |
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12 Mar 1937
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death
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Jeno Hubay composer, dies at 78
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16 Mar 1937
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death
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Alexander von Staël-Holstein, Estonian orientalist and sinologist (b. 1877) |
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16 Mar 1937
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death
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J Austen Chamberlain English Minister of Foreign Affairs (Nobel), dies at 73
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17 Mar 1937
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death
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Austen Chamberlain, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863) |
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19 Mar 1937
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death
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Horacio Quiroga Uruguayan author/poet, commits suicide at 58
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23 Mar 1937
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death
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Helge Rode Danish poet/essayist, dies at 66
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24 Mar 1937
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death
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25 Mar 1937
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death
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John Drinkwater English poet/playwright (Bird in Hand), dies at 54
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26 Mar 1937
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death
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Albert Relf cricketer (13 Tests for England 1903-14), commits suicide
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27 Mar 1937
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death
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Axel Anderberg, Swedish architect, designed the Swedish Museum of Natural History (b. 1860) |
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28 Mar 1937
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death
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Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882) |
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29 Mar 1937
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death
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Karol Szymanowski Polish/Ukraine composer (Stabat Mater), dies at 54
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02 Apr 1937
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death
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Nathan Birnbaum: Austria philosopher (Zionism), dies at about 72
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04 Apr 1937
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death
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Frantisek X Salda: Czech writer / critic, dies at 69
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08 Apr 1937
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death
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Arthur William Foote: US Organist / composer, dies at 84
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08 Apr 1937
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death
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William Henry Hadow: Composer (Studies in Modern Music), dies at 77
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10 Apr 1937
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death
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Algernon Ashton composer, dies at 77
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12 Apr 1937
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death
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Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Turkish playwright and poet (b. 1852) |
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15 Apr 1937
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death
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Nikolai Artzibushev composer, dies at 79
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17 Apr 1937
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death
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Yi Sang, South Korean poet and author (b. 1910) |
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19 Apr 1937
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death
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William Morton Wheeler, American entomologist and zoologist (b. 1865) |
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19 Apr 1937
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death
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Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington, English cartographer and politician (b. 1856) |
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19 Apr 1937
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death
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William M Conway English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen), dies at 81
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25 Apr 1937
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death
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Michał Drzymała, Polish rebel (b. 1857) |
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25 Apr 1937
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death
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Clem Sohn air show performer dies at 26 when his chute fails to open
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27 Apr 1937
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death
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Antonio Gramsci, Italian sociologist, linguist, and politician (b. 1891) |
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29 Apr 1937
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death
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William Gillette, American actor and playwright (b. 1853) |
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01 May 1937
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death
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Snitz Edwards, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1868) |
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02 May 1937
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death
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Arthur Somervell: Composer, dies at 73
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04 May 1937
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death
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Noel Rosa, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1910) |
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07 May 1937
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death
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Ernst A. Lehmann, German captain and author (b. 1886) |
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09 May 1937
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death
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Walter Mittelholzer: Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43
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10 May 1937
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death
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Johannes Walter German geologist (Die Denudation in W
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11 May 1937
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death
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Viliam Figus composer, dies at 62
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15 May 1937
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death
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Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1864) |
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23 May 1937
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death
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John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company and Rockefeller University (b. 1839) |
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23 May 1937
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death
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John Davison Rockfeller industrialist, dies at 97 in Ormond Beach FL
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25 May 1937
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death
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Henry Ossawa Tanner, American-French painter and illustrator (b. 1859) |
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25 May 1937
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death
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Henry O Tanner artist, dies
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28 May 1937
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death
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Alfred Adler, Austrian-Scottish ophthalmologist and psychologist (b. 1870) |
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02 Jun 1937
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death
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Louis Vierne, French organist and composer (b. 1870) |
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04 Jun 1937
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death
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Ketevan Geladze, Georgian mother of Joseph Stalin (b. 1858) |
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06 Jun 1937
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death
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Jean Harlow: Actress (Bombshell), dies from gallbladder infection at 26
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07 Jun 1937
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death
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Jean Harlow, American actress and singer (b. 1911) |
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10 Jun 1937
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death
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Robert Borden, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1854) |
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11 Jun 1937
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death
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R. J. Mitchell, English engineer, designed the Supermarine Spitfire (b. 1895) |
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12 Jun 1937
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death
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Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Russian marshal (b. 1893) |
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18 Jun 1937
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death
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Gaston Doumergue, French politician, 13th President of France (b. 1863) |
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19 Jun 1937
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death
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James M Barrie: Scottish writer (Dear Brutus / Peter Pan)
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19 Jun 1937
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death
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J. M. Barrie, Scottish author and playwright (b. 1860) |
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25 Jun 1937
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death
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Colin Clive, English-American actor (b. 1900) |
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26 Jun 1937
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death
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Georg A Erman: German egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt), dies at 82
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28 Jun 1937
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death
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Max Adler: Austrian socialist theorist, dies at 64
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02 Jul 1937
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death
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Amelia Earhart Putnam: Dutch pilot / 1st female to fly Atl, dies at 40
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02 Jul 1937
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death
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Fred L Noonan: US navigator, disappeared over Pacific Ocean
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03 Jul 1937
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death
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Jacob Schick, American-Canadian captain and businessman, invented the electric razor (b. 1877) |
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05 Jul 1937
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death
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Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (b. 1884) |
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07 Jul 1937
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death
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Nikolajs Švedrēvics, Latvian javelin thrower (b. 1891) |
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09 Jul 1937
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death
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Oliver Law, American commander (b. 1899) |
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10 Jul 1937
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death
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Attilio Brugnoli: Composer, dies at 56
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10 Jul 1937
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death
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Johan[nes] B Schepers: Fries writer (Braga), dies at 71
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11 Jul 1937
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death
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George Gershwin, American pianist and composer (b. 1898) |
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13 Jul 1937
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death
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Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze, French polo player and politician (b. 1869) |
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15 Jul 1937
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death
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Walter Gay: Artist
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17 Jul 1937
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death
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Henri-Constant-Gabriel Pierne: Composer, dies at 73
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18 Jul 1937
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death
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Julian Bell, English poet and academic (b. 1908) |
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20 Jul 1937
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death
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Guglielmo Marconi, Italian physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874) |
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28 Jul 1937
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death
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Abdul Muslim Mahomayev: Composer, dies at 51
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28 Jul 1937
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death
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Joseph Lee father of Playgrounds movement, dies
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02 Aug 1937
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death
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Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1900) |
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06 Aug 1937
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death
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Annie E F Horniman: England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre), dies at 76
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06 Aug 1937
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death
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Ferdinand CS Schiller: British philosopher (Mind!), dies at 72
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11 Aug 1937
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death
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Bakr Sidqi: General / Dictator of Iraq
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11 Aug 1937
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death
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Edith N Wharton[-Jones]: US Author (House of Mirth), dies at 75
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11 Aug 1937
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death
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Edith Wharton, American author (b. 1862) |
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14 Aug 1937
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death
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Sapper: British soldier / Novelist (Bull-Dog Drummond), dies at 48
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22 Aug 1937
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death
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David C Salas: Antillian writer (Josephina)
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23 Aug 1937
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death
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Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel: Composer, dies at 68
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02 Sep 1937
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death
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Esther de Farmer-of Rich: Actress (Kniertje-On hope of blessing)
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02 Sep 1937
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death
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Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (b. 1863) |
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04 Sep 1937
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death
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Giovanni Salviucci: Composer, dies at 29
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06 Sep 1937
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death
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Henry Kimball Hadley: Composer, dies at 65
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10 Sep 1937
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death
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Sergei Tretyakov, Russian author and playwright (b. 1892) |
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13 Sep 1937
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death
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David Robertson, Scottish rugby player and golfer (b. 1869) |
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14 Sep 1937
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death
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Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Czech sociologist and politician, 1st President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1850) |
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15 Sep 1937
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death
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Clifford Heatherley: Actress (For Love or Money, Cash), dies at 48
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21 Sep 1937
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death
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Henri [Lucien] Capitant: French lawyer, dies at 72
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23 Sep 1937
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death
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Caro Roma: Composer, dies at 68
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26 Sep 1937
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death
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Bessie Smith, American singer and actress (b. 1894) |
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29 Sep 1937
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death
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Ray Ewry, American triple jumper (b. 1873) |
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29 Sep 1937
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death
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Ernst Hoppenberg, German swimmer and water polo player (b. 1878) |
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30 Sep 1937
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death
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Anthony Sweijs, Dutch target shooter (b. 1852) |
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09 Oct 1937
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death
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August de Boeck: Composer, dies at 72
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09 Oct 1937
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death
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George AA Alting van Geusau: Dutch Minister of War (1918-20), dies at 73
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09 Oct 1937
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death
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Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (b. 1868) |
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15 Oct 1937
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death
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James Marcus: Actor (Clockwork Orange), dies at 60
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16 Oct 1937
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death
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Jean de Brunhoff, French poet and playwright (b. 1899) |
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17 Oct 1937
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death
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J. Bruce Ismay, English businessman (b. 1862) |
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19 Oct 1937
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death
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Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-English physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871) |
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26 Oct 1937
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death
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Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, Polish general (b. 1867) |
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02 Nov 1937
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death
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Maude Valerie White: Composer, dies at 82
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04 Nov 1937
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death
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Rogelio del Villar: Composer, dies at 61
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08 Nov 1937
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death
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James Ramsay MacDonald: British Prime Minister (Lab, 1924, 29-35), dies at 71
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10 Nov 1937
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death
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Nikolai Batalov: Actor (Mother), dies at 37
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23 Nov 1937
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death
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Louis Victor Saar: Composer, dies at 68
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03 Dec 1937
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death
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Prosper Poullet: Belgian mayor
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08 Dec 1937
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death
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Hans Molisch, Czech-Austrian botanist (b. 1856) |
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09 Dec 1937
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death
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Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869) |
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11 Dec 1937
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death
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Jaan Anvelt, Estonian politician (b. 1884) |
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12 Dec 1937
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death
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Alfred Abel actor (Dr Mabuse, Metropolis), dies at 57
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14 Dec 1937
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death
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Fabián de la Rosa, Filipino painter (b. 1869) |
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17 Dec 1937
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death
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Gerard Vissering banker/president of Dutch Bank, dies at 72
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18 Dec 1937
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death
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S S Schultz cricketer (one Test England vs Australia 1879), dies
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20 Dec 1937
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death
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Erich Ludendorff, German general (b. 1865) |
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21 Dec 1937
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death
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Frank B. Kellogg, American lawyer and politician, 45th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856) |
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21 Dec 1937
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death
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Frank Kellog US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80
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26 Dec 1937
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death
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Ivor Gurney composer, dies at 47
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28 Dec 1937
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death
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Maurice Ravel, French pianist and composer (b. 1875) |
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28 Dec 1937
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death
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Maurice J Ravel Swiss/French composer (Bolero), dies in Paris at 62
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29 Dec 1937
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death
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Don Marquis, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1878) |
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30 Dec 1937
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death
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Hans Niels Andersen, Danish businessman, founded the East Asiatic Company (b. 1852) |
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