Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1937

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

• Dec. 3 William Propsting

  Australian politician, 20th premier of tasmania (b. 1861)

• Dec. 3 Prosper Poullet

  Belgian politician and ex-prime minister

• Dec. 8 Hans Molisch

  Czech-austrian botanist and academic (b. 1856)

• Dec. 9 Nils Gustaf Dalén

  Nobel Prize laureate for his invention of automatic regulators for use in conjunction with gas accumulators for illuminating lighthouses and buoys

• Dec. 9 Lilias Armstrong

  English phonetician (b. 1882)

• Dec. 11 Jaan Anvelt

  Estonian theorist and politician (b. 1884)

• Dec. 11 Hugh Thackeray Turner

  English architect and painter (b. 1853)

• Dec. 12 Alfred Abel

  German actor and film producer, also known as the "lewis stone" of german movies. before being discovered by asta nielsen, he worked as a forest guard, businessman and bank clerk before becoming a designer. he was a star in german films from the classical period.

• Dec. 14 Fabián de la Rosa

  Filipino painter and educator (b. 1869)

• Dec. 17 Gerard Vissering

  Dutch bank president/banker, who dies at 72.

• Dec. 20 Erich Ludendorff

  German politician and general (d. 1937).

• Dec. 21 Ted Healy

  American screenwriter and actor (d. 1937).

• Dec. 21 Frank Billings Kellogg

  Nobel Prize laureate for his crucial role in bringing about the Briand-Kellogg Pact

• Dec. 21 Frank B. Kellogg

  PEA - American lawyer and politician, 45th united states secretary of state, nobel prize laureate (b. 1856)

• Dec. 21 Violette Neatley Anderson

  American judge (b. 1882)

• Dec. 26 Ivor Gurney

  Ivor Gurney was an English poet and composer who served in World War I.

• Dec. 28 Maurice Ravel

  French composer and leader of the french musical impressionist movement. he is known for his ballet and orchestral studies and the vigor of his music. his most well-known work was his 1928 composition, "ravel’s bolero". his most notable works include the ballet "ma mere l'oye (mother goose), which he wrote in 1908 for some of his friends and was first …

• Dec. 29 Don Marquis

  American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1878)

• Dec. 30 Hans Niels Andersen

  Danish businessman, founded the east asiatic company (b. 1852)