Page 8: Historical Events In 1937

Jul 02   Amelia Earhart Putnam, Dutch pilot/1st female to fly Atl, dies at 40   

Jul 02   Amelia Earhart, the US aviator, disappears somewhere over the Pacific Ocean   

Jul 02   C Jackson discovers asteroids #1429 Pemba and #1456 Saldanha.   

Jul 03   Del Mar race track opened in sunny Del Mar, California   

Jul 03   Tom Stoppard, British writer/playwirght is born   

Jul 05   117°F (47°C), Medicine Lake, Montana (state record)   

Jul 05   Joe DiMaggio's inaugural grand slammer.   

Jul 05   Yellow Grass Saskatchewan, the temperature at Yellow Grass reaches 45C, the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada, 110F+.   

Jul 07   In this year, 5th All Star Baseball Game: AL claims 8-3 at Griffith Stadium, Wash   

Jul 07   Japanese and Chinese troops clash, which will become WW II.   

Jul 08   Barbara Ann Loden, actress (Ernie Kovac's Show).   

Jul 09   Clemon Daniels, AFL player of year 1963, halfback (Oak, Dallas SF)   

Jul 09   David Hockney, English painter is born.   

Jul 10   Attilio Brugnoli, composer, dies at 56   

Jul 10   Dutch Django Reinhardts "Quintette, premieres in du Hot Club".   

Jul 11   George Gershwin composer (American in Paris), dies at 38   

Jul 11   George Gershwin, composer (American in Paris), dies at 38.   

Jul 12   -13) Tupolev ANT-25 non-stop flight Moscow to San Jacinto Calif   

Jul 12   Bill Cosby, Phila, actor/comedian (I Spy, Cosby, Leonard Part 6).   

Jul 13   Charles Coody, Stamford TX, PGA golfer (1971 Masters).   

Jul 15   Buchenwald concentration camp is opened   

Jul 15   Buchenwald Concentration Camp opens   

Jul 15   Japanese attack Marco Polo Bridge, invade China.   

Jul 15   Walter Gay, artist, dies   

Jul 17   Henri-Constant-Gabriel Pierne, composer, dies at 73.   

Jul 17   Jose Ignacio Cabrujas, writer.   

Jul 19   Entartete Art Fair opens in Munich   

Jul 19   George Hamilton IV, NC, actor (Evel Knievel, Love at 1st Bite)   

Jul 20   Guglielmo Marconi dies Mr. Marconi played a major role in the development of early radio. Born in Italy, he studied engineering. Marconi began experimenting with crude radio devices at the age of 20, and he later moved to England, where he won government support for his work   

Jul 20   Guglielmo Marconi, Ital engineer/marquis (radio, Nobel 1909), dies.   

Jul 22   In this year, Irish premier Eamon de Valera claims elections.   

Jul 22   John Price, England cricket fast-medium bowler (1964-72).   

Jul 22   Senate rejects FDR proposal to enlarge Supreme Court   

Jul 22   Ted McDonald, cricketer (43 wickets for Australia), dies in car crash.   

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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)