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In the year 1937

1,200 Notable birthdays

Robert Hooks

Actor, producer and activist (born 1937).

Born April 18th, 1937 (age 89 years) in Washington, D.C..

Tung Chee Hwa

Politician and businessman from hong kong.

Born July 7th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Shanghai Municipality, Republic of China.

Michael Sata

Zambian politician (1937–2014).

Born July 6th, 1937 in Mpika.

Died October 28th, 2014 at 77 years old in London (disease).

Billy Stewart

American singer (1937–1970).

Born March 24th, 1937 in Washington, D.C..

Died January 17th, 1970 at 32 years old in Smithfield (traffic collision).

Stan Stasiak

Canadian professional wrestler (1937–1997).

Born April 13th, 1937 in Arvida.

Died June 19th, 1997 at 60 years old in Toronto.

Jennifer Welles

American pornographic actress and glamour model (1937–2018).

Born March 15th, 1937 in Paterson.

Died June 26th, 2018 at 81 years old in Arizona. [ref]

Del Harris

American basketball coach.

Born June 18th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Plainfield.

Magic Slim

American blues musician.

Born August 7th, 1937 in Yalobusha County.

Died February 21st, 2013 at 75 years old in Philadelphia.

Facundo Cabrales

Argentine singer and bad very bad.

Born May 22nd, 1937 in La Plata.

Died July 9th, 2011 at 74 years old in Guatemala City. [ref]

Robert Lucas

American economist (1937–2023).

Born September 15th, 1937 in Yakima.

Died May 15th, 2023 at 85 years old in Chicago. [ref]

Ronald Robertson

Figure skater (1937–2000).

Born September 25th, 1937 in Brackenridge.

Died February 4th, 2000 at 62 years old in Fountain Valley (death from AIDS-related complications).

Vladimir Arnold

Russian mathematician who studied integrable systems and differential equations (1937–2010).

Born June 12th, 1937 in Odesa. [ref]

Died June 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Paris (peritonitis). [ref]

Luciano Moggi

Italian football administrator.

Born July 10th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Monticiano.

Graham Bond

English musician (1937–1974).

Born October 28th, 1937 in Romford.

Died May 8th, 1974 at 36 years old in Finsbury Park railway station.

Abu Daoud

Palestinian militant; teacher, lawyer.

Born May 19th, 1937 in Silwan.

Died July 3rd, 2010 at 73 years old in Damascus (kidney failure). [ref]

Jeannot Szwarc

French film director (1937–2025).

Born November 21st, 1937 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died January 15th, 2025 at 87 years old in Loches. [ref]

Majid Samii

Iranian neurosurgeon.

Born June 19th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Tehran.

Tamara Bunke

Argentinian revolutionary (1937–1967).

Born November 19th, 1937 in Buenos Aires.

Died August 31st, 1967 at 29 years old in Vallegrande (Pathology and Oncology Research).

Paxton Whitehead

British actor (1937–2023).

Born October 17th, 1937 in East Malling and Larkfield.

Died June 16th, 2023 at 85 years old in Arlington County. [ref]

Archie Shepp

American jazz musician.

Born May 24th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Fort Lauderdale.

Paravai Muniyamma

Indian actress.

Born June 25th, 1937 in Tamil Nadu.

Died March 29th, 2020 at 82 years old

George Buck Flower

American actor and director.

Born October 28th, 1937 in Milton-Freewater.

Died June 18th, 2004 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Doris Troy

American actress and singer (1937-2004).

Born January 6th, 1937 in The Bronx.

Died February 16th, 2004 at 67 years old in Las Vegas (pulmonary emphysema).

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

3rd president of the maldives from 1978 to 2008.

Born December 29th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Malé.

Foday Sankoh

Sierra leonean warlord (1937-2003).

Born October 17th, 1937 in Tonkolili District.

Died July 29th, 2003 at 65 years old in Freetown (stroke).

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