| Years in sports: | 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s |
| Years: | 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 |
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Auto racing
- Grand Prix racing - Main article: 1937 Grand Prix season. This page indexes the individual year in sports pages Athletics June 9 &mdash Swiss runner Lina Aebersold sets a new word record in the women's 20 km walk in Zürich: 15902 Auto racing Grand Prix racing - Main article 1935 Grand Prix season. Events May 8: Jockey Ralph Neves was involved in a racing accident at Bay Meadows Racetrack in San Mateo California and mistakenly pronounced Athletics Marathon September 4 &mdash European Championships Marathon, Paris France Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (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. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894 Season Review European Championship Grands Prix Non-championship Grands Prix Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background European Champion: Rudolf Caracciola
- Wally Parks founds the Road Runners Club, considered to be the start of organized drag racing. Rudolf Caracciola ( January 30, 1901 &ndash September 28, 1959) was a Racecar driver, nicknamed "Karratsch" Wallace Gordon ("Wally" Parks ( January 23, 1913 &ndash September 28, 2007) was instrumental in establishing drag racing as Drag racing is a competition in which objects compete to be the first to cross a set finish mark usually from a dead stop and in a straight line
Baseball
- World Series: New York Yankees defeat New York Giants, 4-1. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division.
- Hall of Fame election: Continuing toward the goal of 10 initial inductees from the 20th century, voters select Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker and Cy Young. The 1937 process of selecting inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame was markedly different from the initial elections the previous year Napoléon "Nap" Lajoie or often la-ZHWAY per the Canadian French pronunciation or as he himself usually pronounced it LAJ-a-wayLee Allen in ''The American League Tristram E Speaker ( April 4, 1888 - December 8, 1958) nicknamed “Spoke” (a play on his last name and “Grey Eagle” (for his prematurely Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29 1867 – November 4 1955 was an American Baseball player who pitched for five different major league A special committee selects managers Connie Mack and John McGraw, former league presidents Morgan Bulkeley and Ban Johnson, and pioneer shortstop/promoter George Wright. Cornelius Alexander Mack ( December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956) born Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, was an American Morgan Gardner Bulkeley ( December 26, 1837 - November 6, 1922) was an American politician as well as business and sports executive Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson ( January 5, 1864 &ndash March 28, 1931) was an American executive in Professional baseball George Wright ( January 28 1847 &ndash August 21 1937) was an American pioneer in the sport of Baseball. Selections of 19th century players are postponed.
Basketball
- Eurobasket 1937: Lithuania win the second European basketball championship. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The 1937 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1937, was the second regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The Lithuania national basketball team represents Lithuania in international Basketball matches
- The fifth South American Basketball Championship in Valparaíso and Santiago is won by Chile. The South American Basketball Championship 1937 was the fifth South American Basketball Championship. Valparaíso (literally in Spanish: Valle Paraíso (Paradise Valley and also called "Valpo" locally is a major city in Chile Santiago ( (litteraly in spanish Saint James) is the Capital of Chile, and the center of its largest Conurbation ( Greater Santiago The Federación de Basquetbol de Chile (FBC is the Basketball federation of Chile.
Field Hockey
Establishments
- July 14 – HC Den Bosch, a Dutch field hockey club based in 's-Hertogenbosch
Figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Felix Kaspar, Austria
- Ladies' champion: Megan Taylor, Great Britain
- Pair skating champion: Maxi Herber & Ernst Baier, Germany
Football (American)
- First Cotton Bowl is played in Dallas, Texas. Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Hockeyclub 's-Hertogenbosch is a Dutch Field hockey club which was founded on July 14, 1937 in 's-Hertogenbosch. ' s-Hertogenbosch ( (literally "The Duke's Forest" colloquially known as Den Bosch ( — translated in French as Bois-le-Duc, in German Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging The World Figure Skating Championships ( "Worlds") is an annual Figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which Felix Kaspar (born January 14, 1915 in Vienna, Austria; † December 5, 2003 in Bradenton, Florida Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Megan Taylor (1920 - 1993 was a British figure skater competitive in the 1930s See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Maxi Herber ( October 8 1920 - October 20 2006) was a German figure skater who became Olympic pair champion with Ernst Baier ( September 27 1905 in Zittau, Saxony, Germany – July 8 2001 in Garmisch, Bavaria Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas
- Washington Redskins win the NFL title their first year in Washington after moving from Boston. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. They defeat the Chicago Bears 28-21 in Chicago. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois.
- The Cleveland Rams join the National Football League. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St
Football (Australian)
- Victorian Football League
- Geelong wins the 41st VFL Premiership (Geelong 18. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players History The Victorian Football Association (VFA was founded in 1877 on 17 May. Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. 14 (122) d Collingwood 12. Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. 18 (90))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Football (soccer)
Sweden
- Allsvenskan 1936/1937: AIK
England
- First Division - Manchester City win the 1936-37 title. For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. Richard Sylvannus Reynolds (20 June 1915 &ndash 2 September 2002 known as Dick Reynolds, the brother of Tom Reynolds, the cousin of Max Oppy, and Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Allsvenskan (literally "The All Swedish" is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. AIK, pron. 'ɑikɔː Abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben, is a Swedish football club based at Råsunda stadium The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club
- FA Cup - Sunderland beat Preston North End 3-1. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire
Golf
- March - The Masters - Byron Nelson
- May 30 - PGA Championship - Denny Shute
- June 10-12 - U.S. Open - Ralph Guldahl
- July 6-9 - British Open - Henry Cotton
Horse Racing
- May 8 - War Admiral wins the Kentucky Derby
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Horace Lindrum 32-29
Yacht racing
- The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Ranger defeats British challenger Endeavour II, of the Royal Yacht Squadron, 4 races to 0
Awards
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Don Budge, Tennis
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Katherine Rawls, Swimming
Births
- January 24 — Hans Muller, Dutch water polo player
- February 4 — John Devitt, Australian freestyle swimmer
- February 14 — Márta Rudas, Hungarian javelin thrower
- February 23 — Tom Osborne, American college football coach
- February 25 — Gyula Zsivótzky, Hungarian athlete
- March 3 — Kevin O'Halloran, Australian freestyle swimmer (d. The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's Early life and career Born near Waxahachie Texas, Byron Nelson was the son of Madge Allen Nelson and John Byron Nelson Sr Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute ( October 25, 1904 &ndash May 13, 1974) was an American golfer who won three The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US PGA Tour wins (16 1931 (1 Santa Monica Open 1932 (1 Arizona Open 1934 (1 Westwood Golf Club Open Championship 1936 (3 The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships Sir Henry Thomas Cotton ( 26 January, 1907 &ndash 22 December, 1987) was a prominent British Golfer of the 1930s and 1940s This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen War Admiral ( 1934 - 1959) was an American Thoroughbred Racehorse, the offspring of the great thoroughbred Man o' War and The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May Snooker is a Cue sport that is played on a large Baize -covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in the English city of Sheffield, is the climax of Snooker 's annual calendar and For the California governor often called "Joe Davis" by his critics see Gray Davis. Horace Lindrum ( 15 January 1912, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales - 20 June 1974, Dee Why, Sydney Yacht racing is the sport of competitive Sailing. There is a broad variety of kinds of races and sailboats used for racing Clubhouses In 1845 the club’s first clubhouse was established -- a modest Gothic-revival building in Hoboken New Jersey, on land donated by Commodore The America’s Cup is the most prestigious Regatta and Match race in the sport of Sailing, and the oldest active Trophy in international The J-class yacht Ranger won the 1937 America's Cup, defeating 4-0 the Endeavour II of Britain, raced at Newport History Founded on the 1st of June 1815 in the Thatched House Tavern in St James’s London as The Yacht The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP in 1931. John Donald ("Don" or "Donnie" Budge ( June 13 1915 &ndash January 26 2000) was an American Tennis Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP in 1931. Katherine Louise Rawls (later Katherine Rawls Thompson, June 14, 1917 (? in Nashville Tennessee – April 8, 1982 Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth Offspring. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Johan ("Hans" Arnoldus Muller (born January 24, 1937 in Amsterdam) is a former Water polo player from The Netherlands, Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons John Devitt (born 4 February 1937 in Granville, New South Wales) was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s who won a gold Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Márta Bajcsay Rudas-Antal (born February 14, 1937) is a former Track and field athlete from Hungary, who competed mainly in Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Gyula Zsivótzky ( February 25 1937 &ndash September 29 2007) was a retired Hungarian athlete who competed in Hammer throw Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Kevin O'Halloran (3 March 1937 &ndash 5 July 1976 was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s who won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 m 1976)
- March 16 — Juan Calzado, Spanish field hockey player and president of the International Hockey Federation
- March 18 — Rudi Altig, German track and road racing cyclist
- April 5 — Arie Selinger, Israeli volleyball player and coach
- May 12 — Beryl Burton, English racing cyclist (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Juan Angel Calzado de Castro (born March 16, 1937) is a former Field hockey player from Spain, who captured the bronze medal with the The International Hockey Federation ( Fédération Internationale de Hockey sur Gazon, or FIH) is the global governing body for the Sport of Field hockey Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Rudi Altig (born 18 March 1937 in Mannheim, Germany) is a former leading professional track and road racing cyclist Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Aryeh ("Arie" Selinger (born 5 April 1937) is a former Volleyball coach from Israel, who guided the Dutch Men's Team to Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Beryl Burton, OBE ( 12 May 1937 &ndash 8 May 1996) was an English racing Cyclist and one of Britain 1996)
- August 3 — Andrés Gimeno, Spanish tennis player
- August 4 — Yvonne Reynders, Belgian track and road cyclist
- August 29 — Henk Hermsen, Dutch water polo player
- August 30 — Bruce McLaren, New Zealand racing driver (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Andrés Gimeno Tolaguera (born August 3, 1937 in Barcelona, Spain) is a retired Spanish Tennis player whose major achievement Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Yvonne Reynders (born August 4 1937 in Schaarbeek near Brussels) is a former track and road Cyclist from Belgium. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Hendrik ("Henk" Willem Hermsen (born August 29, 1937 in Hilversum) is a former Water polo player from The Netherlands, Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Early life As an eleven year old McLaren contracted a disease in his hip which left his left leg shorter than the right 1970)
- October 19 — Teresa Ciepły, Polish sprinter and hurdler (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Teresa Barbara Ciepły née Wieczorek (born October 19, 1937 &ndash died March 8, 2006) was a Polish sprinter 2006)
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