Page 13: Historical Events In 1937

Dec 04   Max Baer Jr, Oakland Calif, actor (Jethro-Beverly Hillbillies)   

Dec 07   Dutch Minister Romme proclaims married women are forbidden to work.   

Dec 11   25th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 30-7.   

Dec 11   Adrian J Vlok, South African NP-minister of Law and Order (1986- )   

Dec 11   Italy withdraws from League of Nations   

Dec 12   Alfred Abel, actor (Dr Mabuse, Metropolis), dies at 57   

Dec 12   Japanese aircraft sink USS Panay in Yangtze River near Nanking, China   

Dec 12   NBC and RCA sends 1st mobile-TV vans onto the streets of NY   

Dec 12   The inaugural mobile TV unit (New York NY).   

Dec 14   Japanese troops conquer/plunder Nanjing   

Dec 15   John [Thomas] Sladek, US, sci-fi author (Tik-Tok, Bugs)   

Dec 16   Jim Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again).   

Dec 16   Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again   

Dec 17   Gerard Vissering, banker/president of Dutch Bank, dies at 72.   

Dec 18   S S Schultz, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1879), dies.   

Dec 20   Bill O'Reilly takes 9-41 for NSW against South Australia   

Dec 20   Erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72.   

Dec 21   1st feature-length color and sound cartoon premieres (Snow White).   

Dec 21   Frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80   

Dec 21   Jane Fonda, American actress is born   

Dec 21   Snow White the inaugural feature-length color and sound cartoon premiers   

Dec 22   Daito Kokushi, Zen founder of Daitokuji, dies in Kyoto at 55.   

Dec 22   Lincoln Tunnel (NYC) opens to traffic   

Dec 22   Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic.   

Dec 23   inaugural flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber   

Dec 24   Dutch govt recognizes Italian king Emanuel III as emperor of Abyssinia.   

Dec 25   Arturo Toscanini conducts 1st Symphony of the Air over NBC Radio.   

Dec 26   Ivor Gurney, composer, dies at 47   

Dec 27   Bradman scores 246 SA v Queensland, 364 mins, 20 fours   

Dec 27   German immigration officials with no explanation bar Juan Carlos Zabala (Arg), 1932 Olympic marathon champion, from entering Germany.   

Dec 28   Fascist Octavian Goga is recorded as becoming PM of Romania/begins spread of Judaism.   

Dec 28   Maurice J Ravel, Swiss/French composer (Bolero), dies in Paris at 62   

Dec 29   2nd Irish constitution comes into force; Irish Free State renamed Erie.   

Dec 29   In this year, Pan Am starts San Francisco-to-Auckland, New Zealand service.   

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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)