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In the year 1937
1,200 Notable birthdays
Song Hye-rim
North korean actress, mistress of kim jong-il.
Born January 24th, 1937 in Changnyeong County.
Died May 18th, 2002 at 65 years old in Moscow (breast cancer).
Anatoly Sobchak
Russian politician (1937-2000).
Born August 10th, 1937 in Chita. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2000 at 62 years old in Svetlogorsk (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rod Roddy
American radio and television announcer (1937-2003).
Born September 28th, 1937 in Fort Worth.
Died October 27th, 2003 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer, colorectal cancer).
Thad Cochran
United states senator from mississippi (1937-2019).
Born December 7th, 1937 in Pontotoc.
Died May 30th, 2019 at 81 years old in Oxford (kidney failure). [ref]
Delia Derbyshire
English musician and composer of electronic music (1937–2001).
Born May 5th, 1937 in Coventry.
Died July 3rd, 2001 at 64 years old in Northampton (kidney failure).
Duane Jones
American actor (1937–1988).
Born April 11th, 1937 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1988 at 51 years old in Mineola (myocardial infarction).
Ferdinand Piëch
Austrian manager (1937-2019).
Born April 17th, 1937 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2019 at 82 years old in Rosenheim.
Felix Silla
Italian actor (1937-2021).
Born January 11th, 1937 in Roccacasale. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2021 at 84 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Andrei Konchalovsky
Russian film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Born August 20th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Moscow.
Wolf Rüdiger Hess
Architect and writer; son of rudolf hess (1937-2001).
Born November 18th, 1937 in Munich.
Died October 24th, 2001 at 63 years old in Munich.
Joe Viterelli
American actor (1937–2004).
Born March 10th, 1937 in The Bronx.
Died January 29th, 2004 at 66 years old in Las Vegas.
John Hartford
American singer-songwriter and musician (1937–2001).
Born December 30th, 1937 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 2001 at 63 years old in Nashville (lymphoma).
Richard Marquand
British film director (1937-1987).
Born September 22nd, 1937 in Llanishen.
Died September 4th, 1987 at 49 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells (stroke).
Orlando Cepeda
Puerto rican baseball player (1937–2024).
Born September 17th, 1937 in Ponce.
Died June 28th, 2024 at 86 years old in Concord. [ref]
Gennady Yanayev
Vice president of the soviet union from 1990 to 1991.
Born August 26th, 1937 in Perevoz.
Died September 24th, 2010 at 73 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]
Billy Cannon
American football player (1937-2018).
Born August 2nd, 1937 in Philadelphia.
Died May 20th, 2018 at 80 years old in St. Francisville.
Rifaat al-Assad
Syrian former military officer and politician (1937–2026).
Born August 22nd, 1937 in Qardaha.
Died January 20th, 2026 at 88 years old in Dubai. [ref]
Colleen McCullough
Australian author (1937-2015).
Born June 1st, 1937 in Wellington. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2015 at 77 years old in Norfolk Island (kidney failure). [ref]
Frank Ifield
English-born australian easy listening and country music singer (1937–2024).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Coundon. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2024 at 86 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Queen Paola of Belgium
Queen consort of the belgians.
Born September 11th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Forte dei Marmi.
Martti Ahtisaari
President of finland from 1994 to 2000.
Born June 23rd, 1937 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2023 at 86 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
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