Famous people and celebrities who died in April 1937
This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in April 1937. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world
- April 2 Nathan Birnbaum
Austria philosopher (zionism), passes away at 72
- April 4 Frantisek X Salda
Czech writer/critic, dies at the age of 69
- April 5 Gustav Adolf Deissmann
(b. 1866)
- April 5 José Benlliure y Gil
Spanish painter (b. 1858)
- April 8 Arthur William Foote
Us composer / organist, dies at the age of 84
- April 8 William Henry Hadow
At 77, composer (studies in modern music), is killed
- April 10 Algernon Ashton
Composer dies at 77
- April 12 Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan
Turkish playwright and poet (b. 1852)
- April 15 Nikolai Artzibushev
Composer dies at 79
- April 16 Jay Johnson Morrow
American military engineer and politician, third governor of the panama canal zone (b. 1870)
- April 17 Yi Sang
Korean poet (born 1910)
- April 19 Martin Conway
1st baron conway of allington, english cartographer and politician (b. 1856)
- April 19 William Morton Wheeler
American entomologist and zoologist (b. 1865)
- April 19 William M Conway
English historian/explorer (spitzbergen), dies at age 81.
- April 25 Micha? Drzyma?a
Polish rebel (born 1857).
- April 25 Clem Sohn
26-year-old air show performer is killed when his chute does not open
- April 27 Antonio Gramsci
Antonio Gramsci was an Italian Marxist philosopher and politician, known for his theory of cultural hegemony and his analysis of the role of culture in political and social change.
- April 29 William Gillette
American actor and playwright (b. 1853)