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In the year 1937

1,291 Notable birthdays

Christina Schollin

Swedish actress.

Born December 26th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Maria Magdalena parish.

Arthur Schmidt

American film editor (1937–2023).

Born June 17th, 1937 in Los Angeles.

Died August 5th, 2023 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]

Vladimir Herzog

Brazilian journalist (1937–1975).

Born June 27th, 1937 in Osijek. [ref]

Died October 25th, 1975 at 38 years old in São Paulo. [ref]

Shay Brennan

Irish footballer (1937–2000).

Born May 6th, 1937 in Manchester.

Died June 9th, 2000 at 63 years old in Waterford.

Eduard Uspensky

Russian writer (1937–2018).

Born December 22nd, 1937 in Yegoryevsk.

Died August 14th, 2018 at 80 years old in Puchkovo (prostate cancer). [ref]

Ercole Spada

Italian automotive designer (1937–2025).

Born July 26th, 1937 in Busto Arsizio.

Died August 3rd, 2025 at 88 years old in Sestriere. [ref]

Robert Merrihew Adams

American philosopher (1937-2024).

Born September 8th, 1937 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died April 16th, 2024 at 86 years old in Montgomery Township. [ref]

Jaime Lerner

Brazilian politician and architect (1937–2021).

Born December 17th, 1937 in Curitiba.

Died May 27th, 2021 at 83 years old in Curitiba (kidney disease). [ref]

Robert Huber

German chemist (1937-).

Born February 20th, 1937 (age 89 years) in Munich.

Ali Soilih

President of comoros (1937-1978).

Born January 7th, 1937 in Mahajanga.

Died May 29th, 1978 at 41 years old in Moroni.

Gustavo Noboa

President of ecuador (2000-2003).

Born August 21st, 1937 in Guayaquil.

Died February 16th, 2021 at 83 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Arthur Kopit

American playwright (b.1937).

Born May 10th, 1937 in New York City.

Died April 2nd, 2021 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]

Rudy LaRusso

American basketball player (1937-2004).

Born November 11th, 1937 in Brooklyn.

Died July 9th, 2004 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).

Lynn Woolsey

American politician (born 1937).

Born November 3rd, 1937 (age 88 years) in Seattle.

Andrés Gimeno

Spanish tennis player.

Born August 3rd, 1937 in Barcelona.

Died October 9th, 2019 at 82 years old in Barcelona (cancer). [ref]

Trần Đức Lương

Vietnamese politician.

Born May 5th, 1937 in Quảng Ngãi.

Died May 20th, 2025 at 88 years old in Hanoi. [ref]

Anatoly Karatsuba

Russian mathematician (1937-2008).

Born January 31st, 1937 in Grozny.

Died September 28th, 2008 at 71 years old in Moscow.

Kevin Connor

English film and television director, film editor.

Born September 24th, 1937 (age 88 years) in London.

Les Allen

English footballer and manager (born 1937).

Born September 4th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Dagenham.

Eero Mäntyranta

Finnish cross-country skier.

Born November 20th, 1937 in Pello. [ref]

Died December 30th, 2013 at 76 years old in Oulu (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Anisuzzaman

Bangladeshi academic of bengali literature.

Born February 18th, 1937 in Kolkata.

Died May 14th, 2020 at 83 years old in Combined Military Hospital (COVID-19).

Antonio Rattín

Argentine footballer and politician.

Born May 16th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Tigre.

Nikolay Drozdov

Russian naturalist and broadcaster.

Born June 20th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Moscow.

Bruce Surtees

American cinematographer.

Born August 3rd, 1937 in Los Angeles.

Died February 23rd, 2012 at 74 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (diabetes). [ref]

Robert Coleman Richardson

American physicist.

Born June 26th, 1937 in Washington, D.C..

Died February 19th, 2013 at 75 years old in Ithaca.

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