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In the year 1937

1,111 Notable birthdays

Dustin Hoffman

American actor.

Born August 8th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Los Angeles. [ref]

Colin Powell

American army general and statesman (1937–2021).

Born April 5th, 1937 in New York City. [ref]

Died October 18th, 2021 at 84 years old in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (COVID-19). [ref]

Hunter S. Thompson

American journalist and author (1937-2005).

Born July 18th, 1937 in Louisville.

Died February 20th, 2005 at 67 years old in Woody Creek. [ref]

Johnnie Cochran

American attorney (1937–2005).

Born October 2nd, 1937 in Shreveport.

Died March 29th, 2005 at 67 years old in Los Feliz (brain cancer).

Vanessa Redgrave

British actress.

Born January 30th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Blackheath.

Frankie Valli

American singer.

Born May 3rd, 1937 (age 88 years) in Newark.

Waylon Jennings

American country musician (1937–2002).

Born June 15th, 1937 in Littlefield. [ref]

Died February 13th, 2002 at 64 years old in Chandler (diabetes). [ref]

Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016).

Born April 6th, 1937 in Bakersfield.

Died April 6th, 2016 at 79 years old in Palo Cedro (pneumonia). [ref]

Marlo Thomas

American actress, producer, and social activist.

Born November 21st, 1937 (age 88 years) in Detroit.

Madeleine Albright

U.s. politician and former secretary of state of the united states from 1997 to 2001.

Born May 15th, 1937 in Prague. [ref]

Died March 23rd, 2022 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer). [ref]

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