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In the year 1937

1,174 Notable birthdays

Sandy Dennis

American actress (1937-1992).

Born April 27th, 1937 in Hastings.

Died March 2nd, 1992 at 54 years old in Westport (ovarian cancer).

Harris Yulin

American actor.

Born November 5th, 1937 in Los Angeles.

Died June 10th, 2025 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]

Steven Berkoff

British actor, playwright, author and director.

Born August 3rd, 1937 (age 88 years) in Stepney.

Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Vice president of india from 2007 to 2017.

Born April 1st, 1937 (age 88 years) in Kolkata.

Farooq Abdullah

Indian and kashmiri politician.

Born October 21st, 1937 (age 88 years) in Srinagar district.

Dick Dale

American surf rock guitarist.

Born May 4th, 1937 in Boston.

Died March 16th, 2019 at 81 years old in Loma Linda (heart failure). [ref]

Jay Rockefeller

American politician.

Born June 18th, 1937 (age 88 years) in New York City.

Seymour Hersh

American investigative journalist.

Born April 8th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Chicago.

Gordon Banks

English association football player (1937–2019).

Born December 30th, 1937 in Sheffield.

Died February 12th, 2019 at 81 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (kidney cancer). [ref]

Boris Spassky

Russian chess player (1937–2025).

Born January 30th, 1937 in Saint Petersburg.

Died February 27th, 2025 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]

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