Page 11: Historical Events In 1937

Sep 26   Bessie Smith, singer, dies of injuries sustained in car crash at 43.   

Sep 27   1st Santa Claus Training School opens (Albion NY)   

Sep 27   The inaugural Santa Claus school opens (Albion NY)   

Sep 28   FDR dedicates Bonneville Dam on Columbia River (Oregon)   

Sep 29   Frans Slaats bicycles world record time (45563 km).   

Sep 29   Ray Ewry, jumper (Olympics-10 gold-1900, 04, 06, 08), dies at 63.   

Sep 30   6th Ryder Cup: US, 8-4 at Southport and Ainsdale, England.   

Oct 01   Patrol aviation transferred to Aircraft Scouting Force, a reestablished type command. With change five patrol wings were established as separate administrative command over their squadrons.   

Oct 01   Pullman Co formally recognizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.   

Oct 02   FDR visits Grand Coulee Dam construction site in Washington State   

Oct 03   Boldizsar Csiky, composer   

Oct 04   Jackie Collins, Novelist is born.   

Oct 05   Minister Romme says unemployment is 25% "quarter of Romme".   

Oct 07   Johan Wagenaar's "Feestmars" premieres in Amsterdam.   

Oct 09   August de Boeck, composer, dies at 72.   

Oct 10   NY Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 1 in 34th World Series.   

Oct 11   Bobby Charlton, English soccer player   

Oct 13   A recorded trace of snow in Central Park NYC.   

Oct 15   Ernest Hemingway novel "To Have and Have Not" published.   

Oct 15   James Marcus, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail) dies at 70.   

Oct 17   Paxton Whitehead, English actor.   

Oct 19   Betty Carver, wife of English fieldmarshal Bernard Montgomery, dies   

Oct 21   Betty Carver, wife of Bernard Montgomery, buried.   

Oct 21   Dmitri Shostakovitch's 5th Symphony premieres   

Oct 21   Norman Wright, rocker (Del-Vikings)   

Oct 25   Belgian govt of Zealand falls due to black money.   

Oct 27   Lara Parker, American actress.   

Oct 29   Michael Ponti, Freiburg Germany, pianist (Boston Competition 1964)   

Oct 31   Spanish govt moves from Valencia to Barcelona   

Nov 01   Stalinists executed by shooting Pastor Paul Hamberg and seven members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community (including three women)   

Nov 02   In this year, AL batting champ Charlie Gehringer claims MVP   

Nov 02   Maude Valerie White, composer, dies at 82.   

Nov 03   Archambaud bicycles world record time (45796 km).   

Nov 04   Rogelio del Villar, composer, dies at 61   

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Jan 02   Marianne mcdonald: Classicist/philanthropist   

Jan 04   Dyan cannon: Tacoma wash, mrs cary grant/actress (heaven can wait)   

Jan 04   Grace bumbry: St louis, mezzo-soprano (venus in tannhäuser)   

Jan 04   R surendranath: Cricketer (indian pace bowler in 11 tests early 60s)   

Jan 06   Doris troy: [payne], us soul singer/songwriter (just one kiss)   

Jan 06   Lou holtz: Us, football coach (nj jets)   

Jan 06   Paolo conte: Italian singer   

Jan 08   Robert moran: Composer   

Jan 02   Ross alexander: Actor (capt blood, boulder dam),   

Jan 05   Marie booth: Child of william and catherine booth (b. 1864)   

Jan 06   André besette: Canadian religious figure (b. 1845)   

Jan 08   John felix august korling: Composer,   

Jan 13   Walter brearley: Cricketer (17 wkts in 4 tests for eng 1905-12),   

Jan 14   Jaishankar prasad: Hindi poet, dramatist and novelist (b. 1889)   

Jan 21   Marie prevost: Canadian actress (b. 1898)   

Jan 23   Orso mario corbino: Italian physicist (b. 1876)