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In the year 1937
1,293 Notable birthdays
Martti Ahtisaari
President of finland from 1994 to 2000.
Born June 23rd, 1937 in Vyborg.
Died October 16th, 2023 at 86 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Ted Nelson
American information technologist, philosopher, and sociologist.
Tom Simpson
Professional cyclist (1937-1967).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Haswell.
Died July 13th, 1967 at 29 years old in Mont Ventoux (heart failure).
Joseph Nye
American political scientist.
Born January 19th, 1937 in South Orange.
Died May 6th, 2025 at 88 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Tom Paxton
American folk singer and singer-songwriter.
Born October 31st, 1937 (age 88 years) in Chicago.
Suman Kalyanpur
Indian singer.
Born January 28th, 1937 in Dhaka.
Died May 31st, 2026 at 89 years old in Mumbai, India.
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Icelandic pianist and conductor from russia (born 1937).
Don Galloway
American actor (1937-2009).
Born July 27th, 1937 in Augusta.
Died January 8th, 2009 at 71 years old in Reno (stroke). [ref]
David Margulies
American actor (1937–2016).
Born February 19th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died January 11th, 2016 at 78 years old in Manhattan (disease).
Sudha Shivpuri
Indian actress (1937-2015).
Born July 14th, 1937 in Indore.
Died May 20th, 2015 at 77 years old in Mumbai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Jon Huntsman Sr.
American businessman and philanthropist (1937–2018).
Born June 21st, 1937 in Blackfoot.
Died February 2nd, 2018 at 80 years old in Salt Lake City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Daniel Defert
French aids activist (1937–2023).
Born September 10th, 1937 in Avallon.
Died February 7th, 2023 at 85 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ed Ruscha
American painter and photographer (born 1937).
Born December 16th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Omaha.
Princess Birgitta of Sweden
Swedish princess (1937-2024); elder sister of king carl xvi gustaf of sweden.
Born January 19th, 1937 in Haga Palace.
Died December 4th, 2024 at 87 years old in Mallorca. [ref]
Donald Dewar
Scottish politician, 1st first minister of scotland (in office from 1999 to 2000).
Born August 21st, 1937 in Glasgow.
Died October 11th, 2000 at 63 years old in Edinburgh (cerebral hemorrhage).
Karen Dalton
American musician (1937-1993).
Born July 19th, 1937 in Bonham. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1993 at 55 years old in Hurley (laryngeal cancer).
Claude Lelouch
French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer (born 1937).
Born October 30th, 1937 (age 88 years) in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Fernando de la Rúa
Argentine politician, president of argentina from 1999 to 2001.
Born September 15th, 1937 in Córdoba.
Died July 9th, 2019 at 81 years old in Loma Verde (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Richard Bradford
American actor (1934–2016).
Born November 10th, 1937 in Tyler. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2016 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Peter Ueberroth
American water polo player and businessman.
Born September 2nd, 1937 (age 88 years) in Evanston.
Joe Henderson
American jazz saxophonist (1937–2001).
Born April 24th, 1937 in Lima.
Died June 30th, 2001 at 64 years old in San Francisco.
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