Page 4: Historical Events In 1937
Monday, 29 June 2026
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 Frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic, dies at 69 


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


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 


Apr 15 Nikolai Artzibushev, composer, dies at 79 


Apr 15 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers, 3 games to 2. 


Apr 17 Cartoon characters Daffy Duck, Elmer J Fudd and Petunia Pig, debut. 


Apr 19 41st Boston Marathon won by Walter Young of Canada in 2:33:20. 


Apr 19 William M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen), dies at 81. 


Apr 22 Jack Nicholson, American actor is born 


Apr 22 NYC college students stage 4th annual peace strike 


Apr 25 Clem Sohn air show performer dies at 26 when his chute fails to open. 


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