Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1937

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

• Oct. 9 Ernest Louis

  Grand duke of hesse (b. 1868)

• Oct. 9 George AA Alting van Geusau

  Dutch minister of war (1918-20), dies at 73

• Oct. 9 August de Boeck

  Composer dies at 72

• Oct. 9 Ernst Ludwig

  Grand duke of hesse, by rhine (born 1868).

• Oct. 15 James Marcus

  Actor in clockwork orange, dies at 60

• Oct. 16 Jean de Brunhoff

  French illustrator and author (d. 1937).

• Oct. 17 J. Bruce Ismay

  English businessman (b. 1862)

• Oct. 19 Ernest Rutherford

  CHE - New zealand-english physicist and chemist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1871)

• Oct. 24 Nils Wahlbom

  Swedish actor (b. 1886)

• Oct. 26 Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki

  Polish general (d. 1937)