1937 Calendar
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1937 Historical Event(s)
- February 5, 1937 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a plan to enlarge the Supreme Court of the United States.
- February 11, 1937 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Ox in Chinese astrology.
- May 7, 1937 – Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco’s forces.
- May 21, 1937 – A Soviet station becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean.
- July 24, 1937 – Alabama drops rape charges against the so-called “Scottsboro Boys”.
- July 26, 1937 – End of the Battle of Brunete in the Spanish Civil War.
- July 29, 1937 – Tōngzhōu Incident: in Tōngzhōu (China), the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
- August 13, 1937 – The Battle of Shanghai begins.
- August 28, 1937 – Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
- October 2, 1937 – Dominican Republic strongman Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of the Haitian population living within the borderlands; approximately 20,000 are killed over the next five days.
Who Were Born On 1937?
- February 26, 1937 – Hagood Hardy, Canadian musician and composer (d. 1997)
- March 23, 1937 – Craig Breedlove, American land speed record holder
- May 4, 1937 – Dick Dale, American guitarist
- June 1, 1937 – Colleen McCullough, Australian novelist (The Thorn Birds)
- June 20, 1937 – Jerry Keller, American pop singer and songwriter
- September 18, 1937 – Ralph Backstrom, Canadian ice hockey player
- September 19, 1937 – Abner Haynes, American football player
- December 13, 1937 – Rob Houwer, Dutch film producer
- December 26, 1937 – Jay Heimowitz, American poker player