Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1937

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 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

• Aug. 2 Artur Sirk

  Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1900)

• Aug. 6 Annie E F Horniman

  England, theatre owner (abbey theatre), is killed at 76

• Aug. 6 Ferdinand CS Schiller

  Mind!, a british philosopher at 72, he dies.

• Aug. 8 Jimmie Guthrie

  Scottish motorcyclist racer (d. 1937).

• Aug. 11 Edith Wharton

  Edith Wharton was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer, known for her novels and short stories that explore themes of social class and morality.

• Aug. 11 Bakr Sidqi

  General/dictator of iraq

• Aug. 11 Edith N Wharton[-Jones]

  Us author (house of mirth), dies at 75

• Aug. 13 Arthur Plunkett

  Australian civil engineer (birthyear unknown)

• Aug. 14 Sapper

  British soldier / novelist (bull-dog drummond), dies at 48

• Aug. 22 David C Salas

  Antillian writer (josephina)

• Aug. 23 Albert Roussel

  A french composer who served seven years as a midshipman and then turned his attention to music as an adult. he became one of france's most famous composers during the interwar period.

• Aug. 23 Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel

  Composer dies at 68

• Aug. 26 Andrew Mellon

  Andrew Mellon was an American banker, businessman, and philanthropist who served as the Secretary of the Treasury.

• Aug. 28 George Prendergast

  Australian politician, 28th premier of victoria (b. 1854)