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In the year 1937

1,290 Notable birthdays

Theo Vennemann

German linguist.

Born May 27th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Sterkrade.

Krzysztof Kowalewski

Polish actor (1937-2021).

Born March 20th, 1937 in Warsaw.

Died February 6th, 2021 at 83 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Fred Åkerström

Swedish musician and singer (1937–1985).

Born January 27th, 1937 in Stockholm.

Died August 9th, 1985 at 48 years old in Karlskrona.

Cliff Bole

American television director (1937–2014).

Born November 9th, 1937 in San Francisco.

Died February 15th, 2014 at 76 years old in Palm Desert.

Vladimir Lukin

Russian diplomat.

Born July 13th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Omsk.

Barbara Aland

German theologian and professor of new testament research and church history (1937–2024).

Born April 12th, 1937 in Hamburg.

Died November 10th, 2024 at 87 years old in Herdecke. [ref]

Sidney Abbott

American feminist and lesbian activist.

Born July 11th, 1937 in Americas.

Died April 15th, 2015 at 77 years old in Southold.

Houshang Golshiri

Iranian writer.

Born March 16th, 1937 in Isfahan.

Died June 5th, 2000 at 63 years old in Tehran (meningitis).

Ali Treki

Libyan diplomat (1937-2015).

Born October 10th, 1937 in Misrata.

Died October 19th, 2015 at 78 years old in Cairo. [ref]

Juan José Saer

Argentinian writer (1937–2005).

Born June 28th, 1937 in Serodino.

Died June 11th, 2005 at 67 years old in Villejuif (lung cancer).

Coen Moulijn

Dutch footballer (1937–2011).

Born February 15th, 1937 in Rotterdam.

Died January 4th, 2011 at 73 years old in Rotterdam (stroke). [ref]

John Sladek

American writer (1937–2000).

Born December 15th, 1937 in Waverly.

Died March 10th, 2000 at 62 years old in Minneapolis.

John Devitt

Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.

Born February 4th, 1937 in Granville.

Died August 17th, 2023 at 86 years old

Andreas von Bülow

German politician.

Born July 17th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Dresden.

Vittorio Adorni

Italian racing cyclist (1937–2022).

Born November 14th, 1937 in Parma.

Died December 24th, 2022 at 85 years old in Parma. [ref]

Geoff Strong

English association football player (1937–2013).

Born September 19th, 1937 in Northumberland.

Died June 17th, 2013 at 75 years old in Southport.

Jacques Barrot

French politician (1937-2014).

Born February 3rd, 1937 in Yssingeaux.

Died December 3rd, 2014 at 77 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Eduardo Arroyo

Spanish painter (1937-2018).

Born February 26th, 1937 in Madrid.

Died October 14th, 2018 at 81 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Mohamud Muse Hersi

Former president of puntland (died 2017).

Born July 1st, 1937 in Mogadishu.

Died February 8th, 2017 at 79 years old in United Arab Emirates. [ref]

Barrington J. Bayley

British writer (1937-2008).

Born April 9th, 1937 in Birmingham.

Died October 14th, 2008 at 71 years old in Shrewsbury (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Mikheil Meskhi

Georgian footballer (1937-1991).

Born January 12th, 1937 in Tbilisi.

Died July 12th, 1991 at 54 years old in Tbilisi.

Paul Kanjorski

American politician (born 1937).

Born April 2nd, 1937 (age 89 years) in Nanticoke.

Viktor Gerashchenko

Russian banker.

Born December 21st, 1937 in Saint Petersburg.

Died May 11th, 2025 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Bint al-Huda

Iraqi educator and political activist (1937-1980).

Born February 23rd, 1937 in Kadhimiya.

Died April 9th, 1980 at 43 years old in Baghdad.

Judy Tegart

Australian tennis player.

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

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