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In the year 1937
1,291 Notable birthdays
Tony Barton
English footballer and manager (1937–1993).
Born April 8th, 1937 in Sutton.
Died August 20th, 1993 at 56 years old in Hampshire (myocardial infarction).
Dan Shomron
13th chief of general staff of the israeli defense forces (1937–2008).
Born August 5th, 1937 in Ashdot Ya'akov.
Died February 26th, 2008 at 70 years old in Tel Aviv (stroke). [ref]
Ron Cobb
American cartoonist (1937-2020).
Born September 21st, 1937 in Los Angeles.
Died September 21st, 2020 at 83 years old in Sydney (Lewy body dementia). [ref]
Yuri Manin
Russian mathematician (1937–2023).
Born February 16th, 1937 in Simferopol.
Died January 7th, 2023 at 85 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Tommy Aaron
American golfer, pga tour member.
Born February 22nd, 1937 (age 89 years) in Gainesville.
Sylvia Rafael
Israeli spy (1937–2005).
Born April 1st, 1937 in Cape Town.
Died February 10th, 2005 at 67 years old in Pretoria (leukemia).
Sami ul Haq
Pakistani politician and islamic scholar (1937–2018).
Born December 18th, 1937 in Akora Khattak.
Died November 2nd, 2018 at 80 years old in Rawalpindi (stabbing). [ref]
Aleksandr Medved
Belarusian soviet wrestler (1937—2024).
Born September 16th, 1937 in Bila Tserkva.
Died September 2nd, 2024 at 86 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Colin Renfrew
British archaeologist (1937–2024).
Born October 27th, 1937 in Stockton-on-Tees. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2024 at 87 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Ho Fan
Chinese photographer, film director and actor (1931–2016).
Born October 8th, 1937 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2016 at 78 years old in San Jose (pneumonia).
David Levy
Israeli politician (1937–2024).
Born December 21st, 1937 in Rabat. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2024 at 86 years old in Beit She'an. [ref]
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
South african politician (1937-2009).
Born September 18th, 1937 in Kroonstad.
Died April 6th, 2009 at 71 years old in Pretoria. [ref]
Alan V. Oppenheim
American engineer; professor of engineering at mit's department of electrical engineering and computer science.
Born November 11th, 1937 (age 88 years) in New York City.
Sidney Coleman
American physicist (1937–2007).
Born March 7th, 1937 in Chicago.
Died November 18th, 2007 at 70 years old in Cambridge.
François Laruelle
French philosopher (1937-).
Born August 22nd, 1937 in Chavelot.
Died October 28th, 2024 at 87 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alan Howard
British actor (1937–2015).
Born August 5th, 1937 in London.
Died February 14th, 2015 at 77 years old in London (pneumonia).
Miúcha
Brazilian musician (1937–2018).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 27th, 2018 at 81 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer). [ref]
Johnny Copeland
American blues musician (1937-1997).
Born March 27th, 1937 in Haynesville.
Died July 3rd, 1997 at 60 years old in New York City.
Martin Litchfield West
British philologist and classical scholar (1937–2015).
Born September 23rd, 1937 in Hampton.
Died July 13th, 2015 at 77 years old in Oxford.
Tamara Press
Soviet track-and-field athlete (1937-2021).
Born May 10th, 1937 in Kharkiv.
Died April 26th, 2021 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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