Page 7: Historical Events In 1937

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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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)