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Events of 1937 -  Jan. . Feb. . March . April -  May . June . July  .  Aug. -  Sept. . Oct. . Nov. .  Dec. -  Undated . Ongoing Births Deaths Nobel prizes Ship events See also -  Notes -  External links

Events of 1937

January

• January 1 - Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Anastasio Somoza García ( February 1, 1896 &ndash September 29, 1956) was officially the thirty-fourth and thirty-ninth President The position of President of Nicaragua was created in the Constitution of 1854
• January 3 - First science fiction convention in Leeds, England. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Science fiction conventions are gatherings of the community of fans (called Science fiction fandom) of various forms of Speculative fiction including Science Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• January 11 - The first issue of LOOK magazine goes on sale in the United States. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Look was a bi-weekly, general-interest Magazine published in Des Moines, Iowa from 1937 to 1971 with more of an emphasis on
• January 19 - Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Howard Robard Hughes Jr (December 24 1905 – April 5 1976 was an American Aviator, Industrialist, Film producer / director, Philanthropist Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The City of New York
• January 20 - Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes swears in Franklin D. Roosevelt for a second term. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. This is the first time Inauguration Day in the United States occurred on that date. Inauguration Day is the day every four years on which the President of the United States is sworn in and takes office. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It has occurred on January 20 ever since.
• January 23 - In Moscow, 17 leading Communists go on trial accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime and assassinate its leaders. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Leon Trotsky ( Russian:, Lev Davidovich Trotsky, also transliterated Leo, Lyev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party
• January 26 - Michigan celebrates its Centennial Anniversary of statehood. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred is One hundred consecutive Years Centuries are numbered ordinally (e
• January 31 - Ohio River floods
• January 31 - 31 people executed in the Soviet Union for alleged Trotskyism

February

• February 5 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a plan to enlarge the Supreme Court of the United States. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary.
• February 8 - Falangist troops take Málaga
• February 8-February 27, Battle of Jarama
• February 11 - A sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Automobile Workers Union
• February 16 - Wallace H. Carothers receives a patent for nylon. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation The Battle of Jarama (February 6-27 1937 was an indecisive Nationalist crossing of the river Jarama, just east of Madrid, during the Spanish Civil War Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The United Automobile Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Wallace Hume Carothers ( April 27, 1896 &ndash April 29, 1937) was an American chemist inventor and the leader of Organic chemistry A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an Overview Nylon is a Thermoplastic silky material first used commercially in a nylon- Bristled Toothbrush (1938 followed more famously by
• February 19 - Airliner VH-UHH, Stinson, goes down over Lamington National Park, Bound for Sydney, killing five. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum
• February 19 - During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Eritrean nationalists attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Addis Ababa (sometimes spelled Addis Abeba, the spelling used by the official Ethiopian Mapping Authority Amharic NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in Rodolfo Graziani Marchese di Neghelli ( August 11, 1882 &mdash January 11, 1955) was an officer in the Italian Royal The Italian security guard fire into the crowd of Ethiopian onlookers, and over the passing weeks indiscriminately slaughter native Ethiopians in reprisal.
• February 21 - Initial flight of the first successful flying car, Waldo Waterman's Aerobile; the League of Nations Non-Intervention Committee ban on foreign nationals fighting in the Spanish Civil War. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Waldo Dean Waterman ( June 16, 1894 - December 8, 1976) was an inventor and aviation pioneer from San Diego, California. A flying car or roadable aircraft is an Automobile that can legally travel on roads and can take off fly and land as an Aircraft. The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920 The purpose of Non-Intervention Committee (1936-1939 was to prevent personnel and matériel reaching the warring parties of the Spanish Civil War. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of

March

• March - The first issue of the comic book Detective Comics is published in the United States. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Detective Comics is an American comic book published monthly by DC Comics since 1937 best-known for introducing the iconic Superhero Batman Twenty-seven issues later, Detective Comics would introduce Batman. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created The comic would go on to become the longest continually-published comic magazine in American history; it is still published as of 2008.
• March 10 - The Encyclical Mit brennender Sorge of pope Pius XI is published in Nazi Germany
• March 17 - Atherton Report released. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Mit brennender Sorge ( German for "With burning Concern" is a Roman Catholic Church Encyclical of Pope Pius XI, published Pope Pius XI ( Latin: Pius PP XI; Italian: Pio XI; May 31 1857 &ndash February 10 1939) born Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Edwin Newton Atherton ( October 12, 1896 &ndash August 31, 1944) was born in Washington D Private investigator Edwin Atherton's report detailing vice and police corruption in San Francisco. Edwin Newton Atherton ( October 12, 1896 &ndash August 31, 1944) was born in Washington D
• March 18
  • In the worst school disaster in American history in terms of lives lost, the New London School in New London, Texas suffers a catastrophic natural gas explosion, killing in excess of three hundred students and teachers. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor The New London School explosion occurred on March 18, 1937, when a Natural gas leak caused an Explosion, destroying the New London School of New London is a city in Rusk County, Texas, United States. The population was 987 at the 2000 census. Natural gas is a Gaseous Fossil fuel consisting primarily of Methane but including significant quantities of Ethane, Propane,
  • Mother Frances Hospital opens one day early in Tyler, Texas in response to the New London School explosion. Trinity Mother Frances Health System is a non-profit regional Health care provider headquartered in Tyler Texas that operates two hospitals and twenty-two regional Tyler is a city in and the County seat of Smith County, Texas in the United States. The New London School explosion occurred on March 18, 1937, when a Natural gas leak caused an Explosion, destroying the New London School of
• March 26
  • In Crystal City, Texas spinach growers erect a statue of the cartoon character Popeye. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Crystal City is a city in Zavala County, Texas, United States. Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea) is a Flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae. Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows
  • William Henry Hastie becomes the first African-American appointed to federal judgeship. Dr William H Hastie ( November 17[[ 904]]&ndash April 14 1976) was both the first African American Governor of the United States Virgin

April

• April 1 - Aden becomes a British crown colony. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Aden (ˈeɪdən Arabic: عدن) is a city in Yemen, 170 kilometers east of Bab-el-Mandeb. The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom
• April 9 - The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London - it is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) The Kamikaze was a Mitsubishi Karigane aircraft ( registration J-BAAI) sponsored by the Newspaper Asahi Shimbun, which became Croydon Airport was an airport in South London which straddled the boundary between what are now the London boroughs of Croydon and Sutton. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• April 12 - The Supreme Court of the United States rules the National Labor Relations Act is constitutional in NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. The National Labor Relations Act (or Wagner Act) is a 1935 United States federal law that protects the rights of most workers in the Private sector National Labor Relations Board v Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, 301 U
• April 17 - Release of the animated short Porky's Duck Hunt, directed by Tex Avery for the Looney Tunes series, featuring the debut of Daffy Duck. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Porky's Duck Hunt ( 1937) is an Animated Short film produced by Leon Schlesinger Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery ( February 26, 1908 &ndash August 26, 1980) was an American Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Daffy Duck is an Animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of
• April 20 - 17 students die and 50 are injured in Kilingi-Nõmme, Estonia, after a cinefilm takes fire in an elementary school. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Kilingi-Nõmme is a town in south-western Estonia. It is a centre of Saarde Commune in Pärnu County. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region
• April 26 - Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain is bombed. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. In his report of the Falangist attack on Guernica, British journalist George Steer reports that he had found German bomb casings, connecting Luftwaffe planes with the attack. This article is about the Spanish political party For the Lebanese Phalange see the Kataeb Party. George Lowther Steer (1909 – 25 December 1944) was a British Journalist and War correspondent who reported on wars preceding Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force.

May

• May - Dáil Éireann passes the Executive Authority (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1937, which retrospectively abolishes the office of Governor-General of the Irish Free State. ga '''Dáil Éireann''' ( English House of Representatives of Ireland) is the principal chamber of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament The abolition is retrospectively dated to December 1936.
• May 1 - General strike in Paris, France
• May 6 - In United States, the German airship Hindenburg bursts into flame when mooring to a mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. A general strike is a Strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city region or country Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Lakehurst is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.
• May 7 - Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion Fighter Group, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Condor Legion (Legion Condor was a unit composed of "volunteers" from the German Air Force ( Luftwaffe) which served with the Nationalist The Heinkel He 51 was a German single-seat Biplane which was produced in a number of different versions Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid
• May 12 - Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth takes place at Westminster Abbey, London. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite 4 August 1900 &ndash 30 March 2002 was the Queen Consort of King George The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• May 13 - Canadian writer Roch Carrier is born in Sainte-Justine, Quebec. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
• May 21 - a Soviet station becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Soviet and Russian manned drifting ice stations are important contributors to exploration of the Arctic. Drift ice is Sea ice that floats on the surface of the water in cold regions as opposed to Fast ice, which is attached ("fastened" to a shore The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major
• May 21 - As one of the reprisals for the attempted assassination of Italian viceroy Rodolfo Graziani, a detachment of Italian troops massacre the entire community of Debre Libanos. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Rodolfo Graziani Marchese di Neghelli ( August 11, 1882 &mdash January 11, 1955) was an officer in the Italian Royal See also Debre Libanos (Eritrea for another monastery of the same name 297 monks and 23 laymen are killed.
• May 27 - In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension Bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city March 11, 1889 | The next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt pushes a button in Washington, DC signaling the start of vehicle traffic over the Golden Gate Bridge. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
• May 28 - Neville Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Arthur Neville Chamberlain (18 March 1869 &ndash 9 November 1940 was a British Conservative Politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom

June

• June 3 - Wallis Simpson and the former Edward VIII of the United Kingdom marry. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Wallis Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer, then Simpson; 19 June 1895 or 1896 &ndash 24 April 1986 was an American
• June 8
  • First total solar eclipse to exceed 7 minutes of totality in over 800 years; visible in the Pacific and Peru. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured
  • Premiere of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana
• June 14 - Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday. Carl Orff ( &ndash) was a 20th-century German Composer, most famous for Carmina Burana (1937 Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A flag day is a Flag -related holiday—either a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a National flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event Lists of holidays The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English-speaking countries and continents but will usually refer to one of
• June 21 - Coalition government of Léon Blum resigns in France. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a Cabinet of a parliamentary Government in which several parties cooperate André Léon Blum (9 April 1872 30 March 1950 was a French politician usually identified with the moderate left and three times the Prime Minister of France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• June/July - Dáil Éireann debates and passes the draft new constitution of Éire, to be called Bunreacht na hÉireann. The Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann came into force on 29 December 1937 after having been passed by a national plebiscite the previous July The new constitution is then submitted for public approval by plebiscite.

July

• July 1
  • Gestapo arrests priest Martin Niemöller. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. The ( contraction of ge heime Sta ats' po' lizei: "Secret State Police" was the official Secret police of Nazi Germany Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller (14 January 1892 &ndash 6 March 1984 was a prominent German anti-Nazi Theologian and Lutheran pastor
  • In a referendum the people of the Irish Free State accept the new Constitution by 685,105 votes to 527,945. The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann (1922&ndash1937 was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by
• July 2 - Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappear over New Guinea during Earhart's attempt to become the first woman to fly around the world. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known
• July 5 - Highest recorded temperature in Canada, at Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan: 45°C. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Yellow Grass economy Yellow Grass has a primary agrarian economy with most of the residents working as farmers or providing services to farmers
• July 7 - Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Lugou Bridge - Japanese forces invade China. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the The Marco Polo Bridge Incident ( 盧溝橋事變; also known as 七七事變 七七盧溝橋事變 or the Lugouqiao Incident) was a Battle between For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Often seen as the beginning of World War II in Asia
• July 20 - The Geibeltbad Pirna was opened. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold The Geibeltbad Pirna is a public bath and water sport facility in Pirna near Dresden, Saxony in Germany.
• July 21 - Eamon de Valera elected president of Éire (Ireland)
• July 22 - New Deal: The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Éamon de Valera (ˈeɪmən dɛvəˈlɛrə (born Edward George de Valera) (14 October 1882 &ndash 29 August 1975 was one of the dominant political figures in 20th century Éire (ˈeːrʲə) is the Irish name for the island of Ireland and of the state of the same name. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of The New Deal was the name that United States President Franklin D The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary.
• July 24 - Alabama drops rape charges against the so-called "Scottsboro Boys. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person The case of the Scottsboro Boys arose in Scottsboro, Alabama during the 1930s when nine black youths ranging in age from twelve to twenty were falsely "
• July 28 - IRA attempts bombing assassination against King George VI in Belfast. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) (Óglaigh na hÉireann was a military organisation descended from the Irish Volunteers, established 25 November 1913 and who Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland.

August

• August 5 - Soviet Union commences one of the largest campaigns of the Great Purge, to "eliminate anti-Soviet element". Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Great Purge (Большая чистка transliterated Bolshaya chistka) was a series of campaigns of Political repression and Persecution Within the following year, at least 724,000 people were killed on order of troikas, many of them chosen for shooting by their ethnicity. NKVD troika or Troika, in Soviet Union history were commissions of three people employed as an additional instrument of Extrajudicial punishment (внесудебная
• August 6 - Falangist artillery bombards Madrid. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain.
• August 26 - Sino-Japanese War - Japanese aircraft attack the car carrying the ambassador of Great Britain during a raid on Shanghai. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million

September

• September 2 - The Great Hong Kong Typhoon of 1937 killed an estimated 11,000 persons. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. The Great Hong Kong Typhoon of 1937 was an unnamed Typhoon in Hong Kong
• September 5 - Spanish Civil War: The fall of Llanes. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Llanes (the Concejo de Llanes, Conceyu de Llanes in Asturian language) an administrative district of the province of
• September 7 - CBS broadcasts a two-and-a-half hour memorial concert on radio in memory of George Gershwin, live from the Hollywood Bowl. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. George Gershwin (September 26 1898 &ndash July 11 1937 was an American Composer. The Hollywood Bowl is a famous modern Amphitheatre in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles California, USA, that is used primarily for music Performances (Gershwin had died prematurely on July 11 of that year. ) Many celebrities appear, including members of the original cast of Porgy and Bess. Porgy and Bess is an Opera, first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, Libretto by DuBose Heyward, and The concert is recorded and released complete years later in what is excellent sound for its time, on CD. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio
• September 21 - George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. of London published the first edition of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. The Hobbit or There and Back Again is an award-winning fantasy
• September 25 - Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Pingxingguan. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the The Battle of Pingxingguan, commonly called the "Great Victory of Pingxingguan" (平型关大捷 in Mainland China, was an engagement fought between the
• September 26 - Street and Smith Publications launches a half-hour radio program , The Shadow, with Orson Welles in the title role. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Street & Smith or Street & Smith Publications Inc was a New York City publisher specializing in inexpensive paperbacks and magazines referred to as pulp fiction George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television
• September 27 - The last Bali tiger dies. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again The Bali tiger ( Panthera tigris balica) harimau Bali in Indonesian or referred to as samong in archaic Balinese language is an

October

• October 1
  • Marijuana Tax Act in USA. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. In the United States, the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act, Pub 238 75th Congress 50 Stat
  • U.S. Supreme Court associate justice Hugo Black, in a nationwide radio broadcast, refutes allegations of past involvement in the Ku Klux Klan. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Hugo LaFayette Black (February 27 1886&ndashSeptember 25 1971 was an American politician and jurist. Ku Klux Klan ( KKK) is the name of several past and present secret domestic terrorist organizations in the United States, generally in the southern states that are
• October 3 - Japanese troops advance toward Nanking. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles
• October 5 - Roosevelt gives his famous "Quarantine Speech" in Chicago. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople The Quarantine Speech given by US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on October 5, 1937 in Chicago calling for an international "quarantine Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• October 13 - Germany, in a note to Brussels, guaranteed the inviolability and integrity of Belgium so long as the latter abstained from military action against Germany. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those
• October 15 - Ernest Hemingway's novel To Have and Have Not is first published. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21 1899 — July 2 1961 was an American novelist short-story writer, and Journalist. To Have and Have Not is a 1937 novel by Ernest Hemingway about Harry Morgan a fishing boat captain who runs contraband between Cuba and Florida
• October 21
  • The whole Spanish northern seaboard in the Falangists' hands. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.
  • Roberto Ortiz elected president of Argentina. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
• October 27 - Spanish Civil War - Republican forces in Gijon, Spain, set fire to petrol reserves before they retreat before the advancing Falangists. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Gijón ( Asturian: Xixón) is a coastal industrial city Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is about the Spanish political party For the Lebanese Phalange see the Kataeb Party.

November

• November 5
  • Spanish Civil War - Massacre of Republican supporters in Piedrafita de Babia, near León. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of History León was founded in the 1st century BC by the Roman legion Legio VI ''Victrix''. Possibly 35,000 executed.
  • World War II: In the Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler holds a secret meeting and states his plans for acquiring "living space" for the German people. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Reich Chancellery ( German Reichskanzlei) was the traditional name of the office of the German Chancellor Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• November 6 - Italy joins Anti-Comintern Pact. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Anti-Comintern Pact was concluded between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan (later to be joined by other countries on November 25, 1936
• November 9 - Japanese troops take Shanghai. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million
• November 10 - Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas announces the Estado Novo - New State -, thence becoming dictator of Brazil until 1945. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (ʒeˈtulju doɾˈnɛlis vaɾgɐs April 19, 1882 – August 24, 1954) served as president of A dictator is an Authoritarian ruler (eg Absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power without hereditary ascension such as an Absolute |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
• November 11 - Kogushi sulfur mine collapse, western Gunma, Japan, killing at least 245 people. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on

December

• December 4 - The Dandy, the world's longest running comic strip, is first published. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. The Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom. A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist
• December 11 - Italy withdraws from the League of Nations. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920
• December 12
  • Panay incident. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian The Panay incident was a Japanese attack on the United States Navy Gunboat ''Panay'' while she was anchored in the Yangtze River
  • Mae West makes a risque guest appearance on the NBC Chase and Sanborn Hour that eventually results in her being banned from radio. Mae West (August 17 1893 &ndash November 22 1980 was an American actress, Playwright, Screenwriter, and Sex symbol. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's
• December 13 - Battle of Nanjing ends and the Nanjing Massacre begins. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life The Battle of Nanjing ( began after the fall of Shanghai in October 9, 1937, and ended with the fall of the capital city of Nanjing Japanese troops would slaughter over 250,000 civilians and prisoners over three months.
• December 21 - Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first feature-length animated cartoon, opens and becomes a smash hit. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer
• December 25 - Arturo Toscanini conducts the NBC Symphony Orchestra on radio for the first time, beginning his successful 17-year tenure with that orchestra. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Arturo Toscanini (ɑrˈturɔ ˌtɔskɑˈnini (March 25 1867 &ndash January The NBC Symphony Orchestra was a Radio orchestra established by David Sarnoff of the National Broadcasting Company especially for conductor Arturo Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Millions tune in to listen, including U. S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
• December 29 - New Irish Constitution, Bunreacht na hÉireann comes into force. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II The Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann came into force on 29 December 1937 after having been passed by a national plebiscite the previous July The Irish Free State becomes Éire. The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann (1922&ndash1937 was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by Éire (ˈeːrʲə) is the Irish name for the island of Ireland and of the state of the same name. Eamon de Valera becomes the first Taoiseach (prime minister) of the new state. Éamon de Valera (ˈeɪmən dɛvəˈlɛrə (born Edward George de Valera) (14 October 1882 &ndash 29 August 1975 was one of the dominant political figures in 20th century The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the A Presidential Commission (made up the Irish Chief Justice, the Speaker of Dáil Éireann and the President of the High Court) assumes the powers of the new presidency of Ireland pending the election of the first president in June 1938. The Presidential Commission (Coimisiún Uachtarán is the collective vice-presidency of Ireland.

Undated

• New Irish constitution bans divorce. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage.
• The National House Builders Registration Council (now the NHBC) was formed in the United Kingdom. The National House Building Council (NHBC was originally set up as the National House Builders Registration Council (NHBRC in the United Kingdom in 1936 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• Jimmie Angel lands his plane on top of Devil's Mountain however the plane gets damaged and he has to trek through the rainforest for help. James Crawford Angel Marshall (born Springfield Missouri, USA August 1, 1899 &ndash December 8, 1956) was an American
• Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is published. Of Mice and Men is a Novella written by Nobel Prize -winning author John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck III (February 27 1902—December 20 1968 was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century

Ongoing

• Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar
• Harlem Renaissance (1920-1940). The Harlem Renaissance was named after the anthology The New Negro, edited by Alain Locke in 1925 Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
• Great Depression (1929-1940). Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [2]

Births

1937 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1937 MCMXXXVII
Ab urbe condita	2690
Armenian calendar	1386 ԹՎ ՌՅՁԶ
Bahá'í calendar	93 – 94
Berber calendar	2887
Buddhist calendar	2481
Burmese calendar	1299
Chinese calendar	4573/4633-11-19 (丙子年十一月十九日) — to — 4574/4634-11-29 (丁丑年十一月廿九日)
Coptic calendar	1653 – 1654
Ethiopian calendar	1929 – 1930
Hebrew calendar	5697 – 5698
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1992 – 1993
- Shaka Samvat	1859 – 1860
- Kali Yuga	5038 – 5039
Holocene calendar	11937
Iranian calendar	1315 – 1316
Islamic calendar	1355 – 1356
Japanese calendar	Shōwa 12 (昭和12年)
Korean calendar	4270
Thai solar calendar	2480
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January-February

• January 1 - Anne Aubrey, British actress
• January 4 - Dyan Cannon, American actress
• January 6 - Underwood Dudley, American mathematician
• January 8 - Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer
• January 13 - George Reisman, American economist
• January 14 - Ken Higgs, English cricketer
• January 15 - Margaret O'Brien, American actress
• January 18 - John Hume, Northern Irish politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998
• January 21 - Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, heir to Bavarian Royal House
• January 22 - Joseph Wambaugh, American author
• January 27 - John Ogdon, English pianist (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito) from December 25, 1926 to The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Anne Aubrey (born 1 January 1937) is a British Actress. She was mainly active in films in the 1950s and 1960s Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Dyan Cannon (born Samille Diane Friesen on January 4 1937) is an American Film and Television actress, Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Underwood Dudley (born January 6, Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937 Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks George Gerald Reisman (born January 13 1937) is Professor Emeritus of Economics at Pepperdine University and author of Capitalism Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. For the American basketball player see Kenny Higgs. Ken(neth Higgs (born January 14 1937 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Margaret O'Brien (born January 15, 1937 in San Diego California) is an Academy Award -winning American Film actress Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor John Hume (born 18 January 1937) is a former Politician in Northern Ireland, founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Max-Emanuel Ludwig Maria Herzog in Bayern, sometimes styled Prince Max of Bavaria Duke in Bavaria, born 21 January 1937 as son of Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh Jr (born January 22, 1937, in East Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American writer known for his fictional and non-fictional Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. John Andrew Howard Ogdon ( January 27 1937 &ndash August 1 1989) was an English Pianist and Composer. 1989)
• January 30
  • Vanessa Redgrave, English actress
  • Boris Spassky, Russian chess player
• January 31
  • Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Vanessa Redgrave, CBE (born 30 January, 1937) is an English Academy Award, two-time Cannes Best Actress, Boris Vasilievich Spassky (also Spasskij (Бори́с Васи́льевич Спа́сский (born January 30, 1937) is a Russian French Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Suzanne Pleshette ( January 31, 1937 &ndash January 19, 2008) was an American actress, on stage screen and television 2008)
  • Philip Glass, American composer
• February 1
  • Garrett Morris, American comedian
  • Don Everly, American musician
• February 2
  • Tom Smothers, American musician and comedian
  • Magic Sam, American musician (d. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31 Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Garrett Gonzalez Morris (born February 1 1937 is an American Comedian and Actor from New Orleans Louisiana. The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Thomas Bolin “Tom” Smothers III (born February 2, 1937) is an American Comedian, Composer and Musician, best known Samuel "Magic Sam" Gene Maghett ( February 14 1937 – December 1 1969) was born in Grenada and learned to play the 1969)
  • Remak Ramsay, American actor
• February 8 - Manfred Krug, German actor and singer
• February 9 - Robert "Bilbo" Walker Jr., American blues guitarist
• February 10 - Roberta Flack, American soul singer
• February 11 - Bill Lawry, Australian cricketer
• February 12 - Charles Dumas, American athlete
• February 20
  • Robert Huber, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
  • Roger Penske, American race car driver
  • Nancy Wilson, American singer and actress
• February 21 - King Harald V of Norway
• February 25 - Tom Courtenay, English actor

March-April

• March 2 - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria
• March 4
  • Graham Dowling, New Zealand cricketer
  • Leslie Gelb, American President of the Council on Foreign Relations
  • Yuri Senkevich, Russian cosmonaut (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Remak Ramsay (born February 2, 1937 in Baltimore Maryland) is a veteran stage, Film and Television actor Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Manfred Krug (born February 8, 1937 in Duisburg) is a German actor and singer Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Robert "Bilbo" Walker Jr (b February 19, 1937) is a Blues musician Besides being the one of three Guitarists for the Southern The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Roberta Flack (born February 10, 1937) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who is notable in the areas of Jazz Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. William Morris "Bill" Lawry, AM (born 11 February 1937) is a former Cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Charles Everett Dumas ( February 12, 1937 &ndash January 5, 2004) was an American High jumper the 1956 Olympic Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Robert Huber is a German Biochemist and Nobel laureate. He was born 20 February 1937 in Munich where his father The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Roger Penske (born February 20, 1937 in Shaker Heights Ohio) is the owner of the automobile racing team Penske Racing, the Penske Nancy Wilson (born February 20, 1937) is an American singer with seventy-plus albums and three Grammy Awards so far in her career Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Childhood and education When Prince Harald was born in Skaugum he was the first heir to the throne of Norway to be born in Norway for several hundred years Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay (pronounced "Courtney" born 25 February 1937) is an English Actor who came to prominence in the early Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Abdelaziz Bouteflika (abdəlazɪz butəflika ( عبد العزيز بوتفليقة) (born March 2 1937 in Oujda, Morocco) has been the President The President is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Algerian armed forces Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Graham Thorne Dowling (born 4 March 1937, Christchurch) is a former New Zealand Cricketer who played 39 Test matches and Leslie (Les Howard Gelb (born March 4, 1937) is a former correspondent for The New York Times and is currently President Emeritus of the 2003)
  • Barney Wilen, French jazz saxophonist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Barney Wilen ( March 4 1937 &ndash May 25 1996) was a French tenor and soprano saxophonist and Jazz 1996)
• March 6 - Valentina Tereshkova, cosmonaut
• March 8 - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Валенти́на Влади́мировна Терешко́ва born 6 March 1937) is a retired Soviet Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Juvénal Habyarimana ( March 8, 1937 &ndash April 6, 1994) was a Rwandan Hutu politician who was president of This page contains a list of presidents of Rwanda. See also List of incumbents, List of Prime Ministers of Rwanda, List of Kings of Rwanda. 1994)
• March 17 - Rudy Ray Moore, American comedian
• March 20 - Jerry Reed, American musician
• March 22 - Armin Hary, German athlete
• March 23 - Craig Breedlove, American race car driver
• March 27 - Thomas Aquinas Daly, American painter
• March 30 - Warren Beatty, American actor and director
• April 5 - Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State
• April 6
  • Merle Haggard, American musician
  • Billy Dee Williams, American actor
• April 7 - Louise Faulkner, Missing Australian woman
• April 10 - Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet
• April 16 - Joseph Whipp, American actor
• April 18 - Jan Kaplický, British architect of Czech origin
• April 22 - Jack Nicholson, American actor
• April 24 - Rafi' Daham Al-Tikriti, Directror of the Iraqi Intelligence Service
• April 27
  • Robin Eames, Northern Irish clergyman
  • Sandy Dennis, American Actress
• April 28 - Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Rudy Ray Moore (born March 17, 1937 in Fort Smith Arkansas) is an American Comedian, Singer, Film actor, and Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Jerry Reed Hubbard ( March 20, 1937 &ndash August 31, 2008) known professionally as Jerry Reed was an American Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Armin Hary (born March 22, 1937) is a German athlete. In 1960 he became the first non- American since 1928 to win the Olympic Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Thomas Aquinas Daly (born March 27, 1937) is an American contemporary landscape and still life painter. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Warren Beatty (born Henry Warren Beaty; March 30 1937 is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning Actor, producer Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Colin Luther Powell, KCB (Honorary MSC, (born April 5, 1937) is a retired General in the United States Army. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. Billy Dee Williams (born April 6, 1937) is an American Actor, Artist, and Writer, best known for his role as Lando Calrissian Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Louise Yvonne Faulkner (aged 43 and Charmian Christabel Alexis Faulkner (aged 2 and a half were a mother and daughter who disappeared without a trace from outside Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Bella (Izabella Akhatovna Akhmadulina (Russian Белла Ахатовна Ахмадулина is a Russian Poet who has been cited by Joseph Brodsky Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Joseph Whipp (born July 12, 1941) is an American Actor who has starred in many films and starred on television Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Jan Kaplický (ˈjan ˈkaplɪtskiː yan KAP-lit-skee) (born 18 April 1937) is a world-renowned British Architect Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Rafi' Dahham Mejwel Al-Tikriti (رافع دحام مجول التكريتي Saddam Hussein 's second cousin Member of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council Director Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Robin Henry Alexander Eames Baron Eames, OM (born 27 April 1937) was the Anglican Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh Sandra Dale “Sandy” Dennis ( April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) was an Academy Award - and Tony Award - winning American Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 The President of Iraq is Iraq 's Head of state. Presidents of the Republic of Iraq (1958-2003 For most of the country's history Iraq's 2006)
• April 29 - Jill Paton Walsh, English novelist

May-June

• May 1 - Una Stubbs, British actress
• May 3
  • Frankie Valli, American musician
  • Hans Cieslarczyk, German football player
• May 4 - Ron Carter, jazz musician
• May 6 - Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, American boxer
• May 8
  • Thomas Pynchon, American writer
  • Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian justice and politician. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Jill Paton Walsh CBE (born 29 April 1937) is an English novelist and children's writer Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Una Stubbs (born 1 May 1937 in Hinckley, Leicestershire) is an English actress and former Dancer. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Frankie Valli (born May 3, 1934 as Francis Stephen Castelluccio) is an American musician most famous as frontman of The 4 Seasons. Hans Cieslarczyk (born 3 May 1937) is a former German Football (soccer player Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937, Ferndale, Michigan) is an American Jazz Double-bassist. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. For the football player of the same name see Rubin Carter (football player. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr (born May 8 1937 is an American writer based in New York City, noted for his dense and complex works of Fiction. Carlos Gaviria Díaz, born May 8, 1937 in Sopetrán, Antioquia, is a Colombian Lawyer, former
• May 12 - George Carlin, American comedian
• May 13
  • Roch Carrier, Canadian writer
    • Roger Zelazny, American writer (d. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12 1937 – June 22 2008 was an American stand-up comedian, often considered one of the best of all time Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Roch Carrier, OC, (born 13 May 1937) is a celebrated Canadian novelist and author of "contes" (a very brief form of the Short Roger Joseph Zelazny ( May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American writer of Fantasy and Science fiction 1995)
  • Trevor Baylis, English inventor
• May 15
  • Madeleine Albright, U.S. Secretary of State
  • Trini Lopez, American musician
• May 17 - Hazel R. O'Leary, U.S. Secretary of Energy
• May 18
  • Jacques Santer, Luxembourg politician, President of the European Council
• May 21 - Sofiko Chiaureli - Georgian actress (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 For the cricketer see Trevor Bayliss Trevor G Baylis OBE (born 13 May 1937 in Kilburn London) is an Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Madeleine Korbel Albright (born Marie Jana Korbelová on May 15, 1937) was the first woman to become United States Secretary of State. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Trini Lopez (born Trinidad López III, 15 May 1937, Dallas, Texas) is a Mexican-American Singer and Guitarist Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Hazel Reid O'Leary (born May 17, 1937) was the seventh United States Secretary of Energy from 1993 to 1997 The United States Secretary of Energy is the head of the United States Department of Energy, a member of the President's Cabinet, and fifteenth in the Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Jacques Santer (born 18 May, 1937) is a politician from Luxembourg. The President of the European Council is a position in the European Union that chairs the European Council. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Sofiko Chiaureli was a Georgian Actress, thought to be the Muse of filmmaker Sergei Parajanov. 2008)
• June 1 - Morgan Freeman, American actor
• June 3 - Solomon P. Ortiz, U. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr (born June 1 1937 is an Academy Award -winning American actor Film director and Narrator. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Solomon Porfirio Ortiz (born June 3, 1937 in Robstown, Texas) is an American politician from the State of Texas who currently S. Congressman from Texas
• June 4 - Gorilla Monsoon, American professional wrestler and announcer (d. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Robert James "Gino" Marella ( June 4 1937 - October 6 1999) better known by his Ring name of Gorilla Monsoon 1999)
• June 7 - Neemi Järvi, Estonian conductor
• June 9 - Harald Rosenthal, German biologist
• June 10 - Luciana Paluzzi, Italian actress
• June 11 - Robin Warren, Australian pathologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• June 15
  • Waylon Jennings, American country singer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Neeme Järvi ('neːme 'jærvi (b Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Harald Rosenthal (* June 9 1937 in Berlin) is a German hydrobiologist and fisheries scientist known for his work in fish Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Luciana Paluzzi (born June 10, 1937 (aged 71 in Rome, Italy) is a redheaded Italian actress Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Dr John Robin Warren AC (born 11 June[[ 937]] in Adelaide) is an Australian Pathologist and researcher who is credited with the 1979 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Waylon Arnold Jennings ( June 15, 1937 &ndash February 13, 2002) was an influential American Country music Singer 2002)
  • Alan Thornett, British Trotskyist activist
• June 18
  • Wray Carlton, American football player
  • Vitali Zholobov, cosmonaut
• June 23 - Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland
• June 25 - Keizo Obuchi, Prime Minister of Japan (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Thornett (born 15 June 1937 is a British Trotskyist leader and one of the officers of the left-wing Respect party Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Linwood Wray Carlton (born June 18, 1937 in Wallace North Carolina) is a former American football player who played professionally in both Vitali Mikhailovich Zholobov ( Виталий Михайлович Жолобов; born June 18, 1937 in Zburjevka, Ukrainian SSR) Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari ( pronounced) (born on June 23 1937 is a former President of Finland (1994–2000 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner and The President of Finland is the Head of State of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the President and the Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 2000)
• June 26 - Robert Coleman Richardson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• June 28 - Ron Luciano, baseball umpire and writer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Robert Coleman Richardson (born June 26, 1937 in Washington D The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Ronald Michael Luciano ( 1995)

July-August

• July 4 - Sonja Haraldsen, Queen of Norway and wife to King Harald V of Norway. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Issue The Queen Sonja International Music Competition The then Crown Princess Sonja established this music competition in 1988 Childhood and education When Prince Harald was born in Skaugum he was the first heir to the throne of Norway to be born in Norway for several hundred years
• July 6
  • Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russian pianist
  • Ned Beatty, American actor
• July 7 - Tung Chee-Hwa, Hong Kong administrator
• July 9 - David Hockney, English-born artist
• July 12
  • Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France
  • Bill Cosby, American actor and comedian
• July 14 - Yoshiro Mori, Japanese politician
• July 18 - Roald Hoffmann, Polish-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• July 18 - Hunter S. Thompson, American author and journalist (d. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy ( Russian: Владимир Давидович Ned Thomas Beatty (born July 6, 1937) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Tung Chee Hwa, GBM (born 7 July 1937 Chinese calendar --> in Shanghai, China) was the first elected Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. David Hockney, CH, RA, (born 9 July 1937 is an English Artist, based in Los Angeles California, United States Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Lionel Jospin (born 12 July 1937 is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France, during the third " cohabitation " The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers William Henry Cosby Jr (born July 12 1937 is an American Comedian, Actor, Author, Television producer and Activist. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Roald Hoffmann (born July 18, 1937) is an American theoretical Chemist who won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Hunter Stockton Thompson ( July 18, 1937 &ndash February 20, 2005) was an American Journalist and Author, most 2005)
• July 20 - Ken Ogata, Japanese actor
• July 27 - Don Galloway, American actor
• July 29 - Daniel McFadden, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• August 4 - David Bedford, American musician
• August 5 - Herb Brooks, American hockey coach (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Ken Ogata (緒形拳 Ogata Ken, 20 July 1937 - 5 October 2008) was a Japanese Actor. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Don Galloway (born July 27, 1937 in Brooksville Kentucky) is an American actor perhaps best known for his role as Raymond Burr 's Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Daniel Little McFadden (born July 29, 1937) is an econometrician who won (jointly with James Heckman) the 2000 Nobel Memorial Prize The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. David Vickerman Bedford (born 4 August 1937 in London) is a British Composer and Musician. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Herbert Paul "Herb" 2003)
• August 6 - Barbara Windsor, English actress
• August 8 - Dustin Hoffman, American actor
• August 16 - David Anderson, Canadian politician
• August 18
  • Willie Rushton, English comedian and cartoonist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Barbara Ann Windsor, MBE (born Barbara Ann Deeks on 6 August 1937) is an English actress. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8 1937 His brother Ronald is a lawyer and economist Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting David Anderson, PC (born in Victoria British Columbia on August 16, 1937) is a former Canadian cabinet minister Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. William George Rushton, commonly known as Willie Rushton ( 18 August, 1937 in Chelsea London – 11 December, 1996 Cromwell 1996)
  • Jean Alingué Bawoyeu, Chadian politician and former Prime Minister. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Jean Alingué Bawoyeu (born August 18 1937, Fort Lamy) known in French as the vieux sage, which translates as "wise elder" is Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa.
• August 20 - Jim Bowen, English stand-up comedian and TV personality
• August 21
  • Donald Dewar, First Minister of Scotland (d. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Jim Bowen born Peter B Williams (upon adoption his name was changed to James Whittaker and upon marriage to Jim Bowen in Heswall, Cheshire, Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Donald Campbell Dewar (21 August 1937 &ndash 11 October 2000 was the first First Minister of Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2000 The First Minister of Scotland (Prìomh Mhinistear na h-Alba First Meinister o Scotland is the head of the devolved Scottish 2000)
  • Robert Stone, American novelist
• August 29 - James Florio, Governor of New Jersey
• August 31 - Bobby Parker, American blues musician/guitarist

September-October

• September 4
  • Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer
  • Mikk Mikiver, Estonian actor and director (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Robert Stone (born August 21, 1937) is an American Novelist. His work is typically characterized by psychological complexity political Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) James Joseph "Jim" Florio (born August 29, 1937) is a Democratic politician who served as the 49th Governor of New Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Bobby Parker (born August 31, 1937) is a Blues rock Guitarist He is best-known for his 1961 song "Watch Your Step" a single The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining Bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended Boogie jams with Rock Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Dawn Lorraine Fraser AO, MBE (born on 4 September 1937 is an Australian champion swimmer Mikk Mikiver ( September 4, 1937 in Loksa, Estonia - January 9, 2006 in Võsu, Estonia) was a prominent 2006)
• September 6 - Kirtanananda Swami Bhaktipada (Keith Gordon Ham), Hare Krishna guru
• September 7 - Cüneyt Arkın, Turkish film actor
• September 11 - Paola Ruffo di Calabria, Queen of the Belgians
• September 15 - Robert Lucas, Jr., American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• September 15 - Fernando de la Rúa, President of Argentina
• September 16 - Keith Bosley, broadcaster (retired), poet and translator. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Kirtanananda Swami, also known as Swami Bhaktipada, (born September 6, 1937) was the highly-controversial charismatic ISKCON guru The Hare Krishna Mantra, also referred to reverentially as the Maha Mantra ("Great Mantra" is a sixteen-word Vaishnava mantra made well Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Cüneyt Arkın (born Fahrettin Cüreklibatur on 7 September 1937 at Gökçeoğlu village of Alpu district in Eskişehir, Turkey Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Titles Donna Paola Princess Ruffo di Calabria ( 1937 - 1959) Her Royal Highness The Princess of Liège ( 1959 Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Robert Emerson Lucas Jr (born September 15, 1937, Yakima Washington) is an American Economist at the University of Chicago The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Fernando de la Rúa (born September 15 1937) is an Argentine politician The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Keith Bosley (born 1937 in Bourne End Buckinghamshire, grew up in Maidenhead, Berkshire) is a
• September 17 - Ilarion Ionescu-Galati Romanian conductor
• September 19 - Abner Haynes, American football player
• September 28 - Rod Roddy, American television announcer (d. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Ilarion Ionescu-Galaţi (born 17 September 1937) is a Romanian Violinist and orchestra conductor. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Abner Haynes (born September 19, 1937 in Denton Texas) was a college and professional football player in the United States. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Robert Ray "Rod" Roddy ( September 28, 1937 &ndash October 27, 2003) was an American radio and television Announcer 2003)
• October 2 - Johnnie Cochran, American attorney (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Johnnie L Cochran Jr (October 2 1937 March 29 2005 was an American Lawyer perhaps best known for his leadership in the legal defense of O 2005)
• October 5 - Barry Switzer, American football coach
• October 7 - John C. Davis, Oil tycoon and Kris Frey's true biological father
• October 10 - Bobby Charlton, English footballer
• October 17 - Paxton Whitehead, English actor
• October 28 - Lenny Wilkens, American basketball player and coach

November-December

• November 1 - "Whisperin" Bill Anderson American country music singer-songwriter
• November 2 - Earl Carroll, lead vocalist for The Cadillacs
• November 4 - Michael Wilson, Canadian politician and diplomat
• November 6 - Joe Warfield, American actor
• November 8 - Paul Mackintosh Foot, British journalist
• November 11 - Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician and diplomat
• November 17 - Peter Cook, English comedian and writer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Barry Switzer (born October 5, 1937) is a former football coach in the college and professional ranks between 1962 and 1997 Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) John C Davis was a labor Economist and was US President Harry S Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English Professional Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Paxton Whitehead (born October 17, 1937 in Kent England) is an actor who made his professional debut in 1956. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Leonard Randolph "Lenny" Wilkens (born October 28 1937 in Brooklyn, New York U Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi James William (Bill Anderson III (born November 1, 1937 in Columbia South Carolina) is an American Country music singer songwriter and television Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Earl "Speedo" Carroll (born November 2, 1937) is the lead vocalist for the Doo wop group The Cadillacs. The Cadillacs were an American Rock and roll and Doo-wop group from Harlem New York; active from 1953 to 1962 Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Michael Holcombe Wilson PC OC (born November 4, 1937) is a Canadian diplomat politician and business leader Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Joe Warfield (born November 06, 1937) is an American actor born in Baltimore Maryland Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Paul Mackintosh Foot ( 8 November 1937 in Palestine &ndash 18 July 2004 at Stansted Airport) was a British investigative Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare This article is about the Canadian politician and broadcaster Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937 &ndash 9 January 1995 was an English Satirist, Writer and Comedian. 1995)
• November 26 - Boris Yegorov, cosmonaut
• December 1 - Chuck Low, American actor
• December 3 - Bobby Allison, American race car driver
• December 8 - Arne Næss Jr., Norwegian mountaineer and businessman (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Boris Borisovich Yegorov ( Russian: Борис Борисович Егоров November 26, 1937, Moscow – September 12, 1994 Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Charleston Lewis "Chuck" Low (born December 1, 1937) is an American character actor Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Robert Arthur Allison (born December 3, 1937 in Hialeah Florida) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Arne Næss Jr ( December 8, 1937 &ndash January 13, 2004) was a Norwegian Mountaineer and businessman 2004)
• December 9 - Darwin Joston, American actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city F Darwin Solomon ( December 9, 1937 - June 1, 1998) was an American Actor known professionally as Darwin Joston 1998)
• December 11 - Jim Harrison, American writer
• December 15 - Donald Goines, original African American novelist (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office James 'Jim' Harrison (born December 11, 1937) is an American author known for his poetry fiction essays reviews and writings about food Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Donald Goines (pseudonym Al C Clark) ( December 15, 1937 – October 21, 1974) was one of the original African American African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa 1973)
• December 17 - Kerry Packer, Australian businessman (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, AC (17 December 1937 &ndash 26 December 2005 son of Sir Frank Packer, was an Australian publishing media and gaming tycoon 2005)
• December 21 - Jane Fonda, American actress and social activist
• December 26 - Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Jane Fonda (born December 21 1937 is an American Academy Award winning Actress, Writer, political activist, former Fashion Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. General Gnassingbé Eyadéma, formerly Étienne Eyadéma ( December 26, 1937 – February 5 2005) was the President of This page contains a list of presidents of Togo. See also Lists of incumbents. 2005)
• December 28 - Ratan Tata, Indian industrialist
• December 29 - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives
• December 30
  • Gordon Banks, English footballer
  • John Hartford, American musician and composer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Maumoon Abdul Gayoom ( Dhivehi: މައުމޫނު އަބްދުލް ގައްޔޫމް (born 29 December 1937 has been the President of the Republic of Maldives The President of the Maldives is the head of state and Head of government and first citizen of Maldives and the supreme commander of the Maldivian armed Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Gordon Banks, OBE (born 30 December, 1937 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) is a former English footballer John Cowan Hartford ( December 30 1937 &ndash June 4 2001) was an American folk, country and bluegrass 2001)
  • Jim Marshall, American football player
  • Noel Paul Stookey, American singer
• December 31
  • Avram Hershko, Israeli biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
  • Anthony Hopkins, Welsh actor

Deaths

January - June

• January 2 - Ross Alexander, American actor (b. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Jim Marshall (born December 30, 1937 Danville Kentucky) played College football at Ohio State University. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Avram Hershko (אברהם הרשקו (born 31 December 1937) is an Israeli biochemist and Nobel laureate in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Ross Alexander ( July 27, 1907 – January 2, 1937) was an American Film Actor. 1907)
• January 6 - André Besette, Canadian religious leader (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Brother André or Blessed Brother Andre, (French Frère André, born Alfred Bessette) (9 August 1845 &ndash January 6 1937 was a Holy Cross Brother 1845)
• January 23 - Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Marie Prevost (November 8 1898 - January 21 1937 was a Canadian-born actress of the early days of cinema. 1898)
• February 5 - Lou Andreas-Salome, Russian-born writer (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Lou Andreas-Salomé (née Louise von Salomé) ( February 12, 1861 St 1861)
• February 7 - Elihu Root, American statesman and diplomat, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Elihu Root ( February 15, 1845 &ndash February 7, 1937) was an American lawyer and statesman and the 1912 recipient of the The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1845)
• February 11 - Walter Burley Griffin, American architect and town planner (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Walter Burley Griffin November 24, 1876 &ndash February 11, 1937) was a US Architect and Landscape architect, 1876)
• February 27 - Charles Donnelly, Irish poet (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Charles (Charlie Donnelly (1914 - 1937 was an Irish poet and political activist 1915)
• March 9 - Paul Elmer More, American critic and essayist (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Paul Elmer More ( December 12, 1864 &ndash March 9, 1937) was an American Journalist, critic Essayist and 1864)
• March 11 - Joseph S. Cullinan, American oil industrialist, founder of Texaco (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Joseph Stephen Cullinan ( December 31, 1860 - March 11, 1937) was a U Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" 1860)
• March 12 - Charles-Marie Widor, French organist and composer (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor (February 21 1844 &ndash March 12 1937 was a French organist, Composer and teacher 1840)
• March 15 - H. P. Lovecraft, American writer (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy 1890)
• March 17 - Austen Chamberlain, English statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain KG ( 16 October 1863 &ndash 17 March 1937) was a British Statesman, The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1863)
• March 20 - Harry Vardon, English Golf Professional (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Harry Vardon ( 9 May 1870 &ndash 20 March 1937) was a Jersey professional Golfer and member of the fabled Great Triumvirate 1870)
• March 22 - Alfred Dyke Acland, British military officer (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Colonel Alfred Dyke Acland CBE, KJStJ, JP ( 19 August 1858 &ndash 22 March 1937) was a British distinguished 1858)
• March 29 - Karol Szymanowski, Polish composer (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Karol Maciej Szymanowski (3 October 1882 in Tymoszówka (present-day Ukraine) – 28 March 1937 was a Polish Composer and Pianist 1882)
• April 19 - William Martin Conway, British art critic and mountaineer (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer William Martin Conway 1st (and last Baron Conway of Allington ( April 12 1856 at Rochester England &ndash April 19 1937 1856)
• April 21 - Saima Harmaja, Finnish poet (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Saima Harmaja ( May 8 1913 - April 21 1937 was a Finnish Poet and Writer. 1913)
• April 25 - Michał Drzymała, Polish rebel (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Michał Drzymała ( 13 September 1857 in Zdrój near Grätz ( Grodzisk Wielkopolski) Kingdom of Prussia - 25 April 1857)
• April 27 - Antonio Gramsci, Italian Communist writer and politician (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Antonio Gramsci ('ɡramʃi ( January 23, 1891 &ndash April 27, 1937) was an Italian Philosopher, Writer, 1891)
• May 4 - Noel Rosa, Brazilian songwriter (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Noel de Medeiros Rosa ( December 11, 1910 - May 4, 1937) was a Brazilian Songwriter, Singer, and Guitar 1910)
• May 23 - John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist and philanthropist (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne John Davison Rockefeller ( July 8, 1839 &ndash May 23, 1937) was an American Industrialist and philanthropist 1839)
• May 28 - Alfred Adler, Austrian psychologist (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Alfred Adler ( February 7 1870 &ndash May 28 1937) was an Austrian medical doctor, psychologist and founder of 1870)
• June 7 - Jean Harlow, American film actress (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Jean Harlow ( March 3, &ndash June 7,) was an American Film Actress and Sex symbol of the 1930s 1911)
• June 10 - Robert Laird Borden, eighth Prime Minister of Canada (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Not to be confused with his cousin Frederick Borden, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence from 1896 to 1911 The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus 1854)
• June 19 - J. M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and dramatist (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Sir James Matthew Barrie 1st Baronet OM ( 9 May, 1860 &ndash 19 June, 1937) more commonly known as J 1860)

July - December

• July 9 - Oliver Law, American labor organizer and Army officer (killed in battle) (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Oliver Law (1899 &ndash July 9, 1937) was an African American communist, labor organizer and social activist who fought in the Abraham 1899)
• July 11 - George Gershwin, American composer (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. George Gershwin (September 26 1898 &ndash July 11 1937 was an American Composer. 1898)
• July 20 - Guglielmo Marconi, Italian-born inventor (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Marchese Guglielmo Marconi mar'koni (25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937 was an Italian inventor best known for his development of a Radiotelegraph system 1874)
• July 21 - Louis Vierne, French composer (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Louis Victor Jules Vierne was a renowned French organist and Composer. 1870)
• August 11 - Edith Wharton, American writer (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Edith Wharton ( January 24 1862 &ndash August 11 1937) was an American Novelist, Short story Writer 1862)
• September 2 - Pierre de Coubertin, French founder of the modern Olympic Games (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Pierre de Frédy Baron de Coubertin (1 January 1863 &ndash 2 September 1937 was a French Pedagogue and historian who is best known as the founder of the 1863)
• September 26 - Bessie Smith, American singer (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Bessie Smith (July 9 1892 or April 15 1894&ndash September 26 1937 was an American Blues singer 1894)
• September 29 - Ray Ewry, American athlete (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Raymond "Ray" Clarence Ewry ( October 14, 1873 &ndash September 29, 1937) was an American track and field athlete 1873)
• October 16 - Jean de Brunhoff, French writer (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Jean de Brunhoff ( December 9, 1899 &ndash October 16, 1937) was a French writer and illustrator known for co-creating Babar 1899)
• October 19 - Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Ernest Rutherford 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, OM, PC, FRS (30 August 1871 – 19 October 1937 was a New Zealand Physicist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1871)
• October 26 - Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, Polish general (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki ( Iosif Romanovich while in the Russian military sometimes also Dowbór-Muśnicki; 1867)
• November 9 - Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all James Ramsay MacDonald ( 12 October 1866 &ndash 9 November 1937) was a British politician and twice Prime Minister of the United The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1866)
• November 17 - Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer and coach (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers John "Jack" Worrall (20 June 1861 – 17 November 1937 was an Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy in the VFA and a test Cricketer 1860)
• November 23 - Jagdish Chandra Bose, Indian physicist (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, CSI, CIE, FRS (জগদীশ চন্দ্র বসু Jôgodish Chôndro Boshu) ( November 30 1858)
• November 23 - George Albert Boulenger, Belgian naturalist (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of George Albert Boulenger (born Brussels, Belgium, October 19, 1858; died Saint Malo, France, November 23 1858)
• December 9 - Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Nils Gustaf Dalén ( November 30, 1869 &ndash December 9 1937) was a Swedish Nobel Laureate and industrialist the founder of the The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1869)
• December 20 - Erich Ludendorff, German general (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff (sometimes given incorrectly as von Ludendorff) (9 April 1865–20 December 1937 was a German Army officer, Generalquartiermeister 1865)
• December 21 - Frank B. Kellogg, United States Secretary of State, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Frank Billings Kellogg ( December 22, 1856 – December 21, 1937) was an American lawyer Politician and Statesman The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1856)
• December 25 - Newton D. Baker, United States Secretary of War (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Newton Diehl Baker Jr ( December 3, 1871 &ndash December 25, 1937) was an American Politician of the United States The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington 's administration 1871)
• December 28 - Maurice Ravel, French composer (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of 1875)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - Clinton Joseph Davisson, George Paget Thomson
• Chemistry - Walter Haworth, Paul Karrer
• Physiology or Medicine - Albert von Szent-Györgyi Nagyrapolt
• Literature - Roger Martin du Gard
• Peace - Robert Cecil

Ship events

• List of ship launches in 1937
• List of ship commissionings in 1937

Other events

• In 1937 was founded the HC Ambrì-Piotta

• The Vibora Luviminda trades union's shuger plantation strike on Maui island, Hawaii. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Clinton Joseph Davisson ( 22 October 1881 &ndash 1 February 1958) was an American physicist who won the 1937 Sir George Paget Thomson, FRS ( May 3, 1892 &ndash September 10, 1975) was an English Physicist and The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Sir Walter Norman Haworth ( March 19, 1883, Chorley, Lancashire &ndash March 19, 1950, Barnt Green, Paul Karrer ( April 21, 1889 &ndash June 18, 1971) was a Swiss Organic chemist best known for his work on Vitamins The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Albert Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt ( September 16, 1893 &ndash October 22, 1986) was a Hungarian Physiologist who The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Roger Martin du Gard ( March 23, 1881 - August 22, 1958) was a French author and winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood CH, PC, QC ( 14 September 1864 &ndash 24 November The list of ship launches in 1937 includes a chronological list of all Ships launched in 1937. The list of ship commissionings in 1937 includes a chronological list of all Ships commissioned in 1937. History Ambrì and Piotta are two very small villages in the northern part of the valley Leventina canton Ticino, with a combined population of 500 people The Vibora Luviminda, a Secretive organization focused largely on Filipino labor issues was founded in 1924 on the island of Maui by Manuel Fagel The Island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727

See also

• 20th century

Notes

External links

• The 1930s Timeline: 1937 — from American Studies Programs at The University of Virginia

Table of contents

Contents 1 Events of 1937 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 1.13 Undated 1.14 Ongoing 2 Births 2.1 January-February 2.2 March-April 2.3 May-June 2.4 July-August 2.5 September-October 2.6 November-December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December 4 Nobel prizes 5 Ship events 6 Other events 7 See also 8 Notes 9 External links 10 Table of contents

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