Page 4: Historical Events In 1937
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Mar 21 Ponce massacre, police kill 19 at Puerto Rican Nationalist parade 


Mar 23 Helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist, dies at 66 


Mar 23 In this year, LA Railway Co starts using PCC streetcars. 


Mar 23 In this year, Los Angeles Railway Co starts using PCC streetcars. 


Mar 24 Bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem IL) 


Mar 24 Bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem Illinois). 


Mar 24 National Gallery of Art established by Congress. 


Mar 25 It's revealed Quaker Oats pays Babe Ruth $25000 per year for ads. 


Mar 25 Italy and Yugoslavia sign no-attack treaty (Pact of Belgrade). 


Mar 25 John Drinkwater, English poet/playwright (Bird in Hand), dies at 54. 


Mar 25 Lionel Conacher misses on inaugural Stanley Cup penalty shot 


Mar 25 Washington Daily News is inaugural US newspaper with perfumed advertising page. 


Mar 26 Albert Relf, cricketer (13 Tests for England 1903-14), commits suicide. 


Mar 26 Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice and replace his 40 with 36 oz bat 


Mar 26 Spinach growers of Crystal City TX, erect statue of Popeye 


Mar 26 William H Hastie is recorded as becoming inaugural black federal judge (Virgin Islands). 


Mar 27 Feyenoord-stadium official opens in Rotterdam 


Mar 29 Karol Szymanowski, Polish/Ukraine composer (Stabat Mater), dies at 54. 


Mar 30 Oscar winner Warren Beatty born this day 


Apr 01 Aden is recorded as becoming British crown colony. 


Apr 01 M Laugier discovers asteroid #1426 Riviera 


Apr 02 Nathan Birnbaum, Austria philosopher (Zionism), dies at about 72 


Apr 02 Paul E Kanjorski, (Rep-D-PA, 1985- ) 


Apr 02 Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #1549 Mikko. 


Apr 03 K Inkeri discovers asteroid #1425 Tuorla. 


Apr 04 4th Golf Masters Championship Byron Nelson claims, shooting a 283 


Apr 04 4th Golf Masters Championship: Byron Nelson claims, shooting a 283 


Apr 04 Frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic, dies at 69 


Apr 08 Arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84. 


Apr 08 M Laugier discovers asteroid #1426 Riviera. 


Apr 08 Seymour Hersh, American journalist is born. 


Apr 10 Algernon Ashton, composer, dies at 77 


Apr 12 Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the inaugural jet engine designed to power an aircraft at Rugby, England 


Apr 15 Detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers 3 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup 


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