Page 7: Historical Events In 1937
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Jun 04 Donald Eligon, cricketer (Trinidad, nail in his cricket boot), dies 


Jun 04 Freddie Fender, Mexico, country singer (Feelings) 


Jun 04 Leon Blum is recorded as becoming premier of People's front govt of France 


Jun 05 A Bohrmann discovers asteroid #1455 Mitchella 


Jun 05 In this year, 69th Belmont: Charley Kurtsinger aboard War Admiral claims in 2:28.6. 


Jun 06 Jean Harlow, actr (Bombshell), dies from gallbladder infection at 26. 


Jun 06 Phillies trailing 8-2 to St Louis, forfeit game 


Jun 07 Neeme Järvi, Estonian conductor. 


Jun 08 World's largest flower blooms in NY Botanical Garden, 12' calla lily 


Jun 08 World's largest flower blooms in NY Botonical Garden, 12' calla lily 


Jun 11 Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" released. 


Jun 12 41st US Golf Open: Ralph Guldahl shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills Mich 


Jun 12 USSR executes 8 army leaders as Stalin's purge continued 


Jun 13 Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs against St Louis Browns. 


Jun 14 Jørgen Leth, Danish film director 


Jun 15 Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer (Indian keeper in 60's) 


Jun 16 Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" opens in LA 


Jun 17 Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" opens in NY. 


Jun 18 Gaston Doumergue, premier/president of France (1913..34), dies 


Jun 18 John D. Rockerfeller IV, American millionaire is born. 


Jun 19 Franco-troops conquer Bilbao Basques 


Jun 19 James M Barrie, Scottish writer (Dear Brutus/Peter Pan), dies. 


Jun 21 French People's front govt-Blum falls. 


Jun 22 Joe Louis KOs James Braddock for the heavyweight boxing crown 


Jun 22 Joe Louis KOs James J Braddock in 18 for heavyweight boxing title 


Jun 25 Colin Clive, actor (Bride of Frankenstein, Jane Eyre), dies at 39 


Jun 25 Cub Augie Galan is recorded as becoming 1st player to switch hit HRs in a game. 


Jun 25 Mirabel Morgan, author (Total Woman) 


Jun 26 Georg A Erman, Ger egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt), dies at 82 


Jun 26 Test cricket debut of Len Hutton v NZ at Lord's, scores 0 and 1. 


Jun 28 Max Adler, Austrian socialist theorist, dies at 64 


Jun 29 Joseph-Armand Bombardier 1884-1951 patents his Bombardier B-7 Snow Tractor, a seven-passenger tracked machine costing $7500. 


Jul 02 57th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats G von Cramm (63 64 62). 


Jul 02 Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappear over Pacific Ocean. 


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