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In the year 1937
1,290 Notable birthdays
Milcho Leviev
Bulgarian composer (1937–2019).
Born December 19th, 1937 in Plovdiv.
Died October 12th, 2019 at 81 years old in Thessaloniki.
Parviz Tanavoli
Iranian sculptor and painter (born 1937).
Born March 23rd, 1937 (age 89 years) in Tehran.
Oleg Shenin
Russian politician (1937-2009).
Born July 22nd, 1937 in Akhtubinsky District.
Died May 28th, 2009 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Bob Schul
American athletics competitor (1937–2024).
Born September 28th, 1937 in West Milton.
Died June 16th, 2024 at 86 years old in Middletown. [ref]
Mariangela Giordano
Italian actress (1937–2011).
Born September 2nd, 1937 in Dolcedo.
Died July 16th, 2011 at 73 years old in Imperia.
Alfredo M. Bonanno
Italian anarchist (1937-2023).
Born March 4th, 1937 in Catania.
Died December 6th, 2023 at 86 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Michel Modo
French actor (1937-2008).
Born March 30th, 1937 in Carpentras. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2008 at 71 years old in Vaires-sur-Marne (cancer). [ref]
Lloyd Erskine Sandiford
Prime minister of barbados (1937–2023).
Born March 24th, 1937 in Barbados.
Died June 26th, 2023 at 86 years old in Bridgetown. [ref]
Charles Dumas
American high jumper (1937–2004).
Born December 12th, 1937 in Tulsa.
Died January 5th, 2004 at 66 years old in Inglewood (cancer).
Sean Dunphy
Irish singer (1937–2011).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Dublin.
Died May 17th, 2011 at 73 years old in Baldoyle (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Roy Vernon
Welsh footballer (1937-1993).
Born April 14th, 1937.
Died December 4th, 1993 at 56 years old in Blackburn.
Carlos Westendorp
Spanish diplomat and politician.
Born January 7th, 1937 in Madrid.
Died March 30th, 2026 at 89 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Jurek Becker
German writer, film-author and gdr dissident.
Born September 30th, 1937 in Łódź.
Died March 14th, 1997 at 59 years old in Thumby, Sieseby (colorectal cancer).
Sonallah Ibrahim
Egyptian novelist.
Born August 3rd, 1937 in Cairo.
Died August 13th, 2025 at 88 years old in Cairo (pneumonia). [ref]
Peter Fleischmann
German film director (1937–2021).
Born July 26th, 1937 in Zweibrücken.
Died August 11th, 2021 at 84 years old in Potsdam. [ref]
Marta Harnecker
Chilean academic.
Born January 18th, 1937 in Santiago. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2019 at 82 years old in Vancouver (cancer). [ref]
Emi Wada
Japanese costume designer (1937–2021).
Born March 18th, 1937 in Kyoto.
Died November 13th, 2021 at 84 years old [ref]
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Dutch former politician (born 1937).
Born March 18th, 1937 (age 89 years) in Zwolle.
Gladys Marín
Chilean activist (1937-2005).
Born July 18th, 1937 in Curepto. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2005 at 67 years old in Santiago (brain cancer).
Tomas Venclova
Lithuanian poet and scholar (born 1937).
Born September 11th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Klaipėda.
Terry Everett
American politician (1937–2024).
Born February 15th, 1937 in Dothan.
Died March 12th, 2024 at 87 years old in Rehobeth. [ref]
Gene Guarilia
American basketball player (1937-2016).
Born September 13th, 1937 in Duryea.
Died November 20th, 2016 at 79 years old in Duryea. [ref]
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