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In the year 1937

1,291 Notable birthdays

Nadia Lotfi

Egyptian actress (1937–2020).

Born January 3rd, 1937 in Abdin.

Died February 4th, 2020 at 83 years old in Cairo (acute bronchitis).

Peter Burke

British historian (b. 1937).

Born August 16th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Stanmore.

Giovanni Arrighi

Italian economist and sociologist (1937-2009).

Born July 7th, 1937 in Milan.

Died June 19th, 2009 at 71 years old in Baltimore.

Fran Bennett

American actress.

Born August 14th, 1937 in Malvern.

Died September 12th, 2021 at 84 years old in Baldwin Hills. [ref]

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins

American actor (1937-2001).

Born August 29th, 1937 in Los Angeles.

Died August 14th, 2001 at 63 years old in Asheville.

Harry Wu

Chinese activist (1937-2016).

Born February 8th, 1937 in Shanghai.

Died April 26th, 2016 at 79 years old in Honduras (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Nina Wang

Hong kong entrepreneur (1937–2007).

Born September 29th, 1937 in Shanghai.

Died April 3rd, 2007 at 69 years old in Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital (myocardial infarction, arteriosclerotic heart disease). [ref]

Mintimer Şäymief

President of tatarstan from 1991 to 2010.

Born January 20th, 1937 (age 89 years) in Anyakovo.

Gordon R. England

American politician.

Born September 15th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Baltimore.

Cornelius A. Smith

11th governor-general of the bahamas (born 1937).

Born April 7th, 1937 (age 89 years) in Long Island. [ref]

Richard Møller Nielsen

Danish footballer and manager (1937–2014).

Born August 19th, 1937 in Frørup.

Died February 13th, 2014 at 76 years old in Odense (brain cancer). [ref]

Marcian Hoff

American electrical engineer.

Born October 28th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Rochester.

Prosper Avril

Prosper avril was president of haiti..

Born December 12th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Thomazeau.

Guy Marchand

French actor, singer and musician (1937–2023).

Born May 22nd, 1937 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.

Died December 15th, 2023 at 86 years old in Cavaillon. [ref]

Jill Paton Walsh

Novelist and children's writer from england.

Born April 29th, 1937 in London.

Died October 18th, 2020 at 83 years old in Huntingdon. [ref]

Martin Bernal

British political historian (1937- 2013).

Born March 10th, 1937 in London.

Died June 9th, 2013 at 76 years old in Cambridge.

Alberto Spencer

Ecuadorian footballer (1937-2025).

Born December 6th, 1937 in Ancón, Milagro.

Died November 3rd, 2006 at 68 years old in Cleveland (myocardial infarction). [ref]

John Ogdon

English pianist and composer (1937-1989).

Born January 27th, 1937 in Mansfield Woodhouse.

Died August 1st, 1989 at 52 years old in London (pneumonia).

Jørgen Leth

Danish film director and poet.

Born June 14th, 1937 in Aarhus.

Died September 29th, 2025 at 88 years old in Herlev Hospital. [ref]

Vittorio Brambilla

Italian racing driver (1937-2001).

Born November 11th, 1937 in Monza.

Died May 26th, 2001 at 63 years old in Lesmo (myocardial infarction).

André Glucksmann

French philosopher (1937–2015).

Born June 19th, 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]

Died November 10th, 2015 at 78 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]

Pai Hsien-yung

Taiwanese writer (born 1937).

Born July 11th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Taiwan Island, Guilin.

Enrique Lizalde

Mexican actor (1937–2013).

Born January 9th, 1937 in Tepic.

Died June 3rd, 2013 at 76 years old in Tepic (liver cancer). [ref]

Robert Mangold

American artist (born 1937).

Born October 12th, 1937 (age 88 years) in North Tonawanda.

Richard Bryan

American attorney and politician.

Born July 16th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Washington, D.C..

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