What Happened In December 1937 In History

Historical Events for December, 1937

• 9th » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking Imperial Japan e.g Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launch an assault on the Republic of China known as Chinese city of Nanjing (Nanking).
• 11th » Second Italo–Ethiopian War: Kingdom of Italy known as Italy leaves the League of Nations.
• 12th » Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident USS 'Panay' incident Imperial Japan Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USS Panay PR-5 6 on the Yangtze River in China.
• 13th » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Empire of Japan e.g Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese
• 22nd » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City known as New York, New York.
• 29th » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Republic of Ireland known as Ireland with the adoption of a new Constitution of Ireland named constitution.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1937

• 1st » Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American soprano (d. 2005)
• 1st » Gordon Crosse, English composer and academic
• 1st » Chuck Low, American actor
• 1st » Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Latvian politician, 6th President of Latvia
• 2nd » Manohar Joshi, Indian politician, 15th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
• 3rd » Bobby Allison, American race car driver
• 3rd » Morgan Llywelyn, American-Irish author
• 3rd » Binod Bihari Verma, Indian physician and author (d. 2003)
• 4th » Max Baer, Jr., American actor, director, and producer
• 6th » Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian-American soccer player (d. 2006)
• 7th » Thad Cochran, American soldier, lawyer, and politician
• 7th » Kenneth Colley, English actor, director, and screenwriter
• 8th » James MacArthur, American actor (d. 2010)
• 8th » Arne Næss, Jr., German-Norwegian mountaineer and businessman (d. 2004)
• 9th » Darwin Joston, American actor (d. 1998)
• 10th » Scott Baker (judge) called Scott Baker, English judge
• 10th » Raphael Maklouf, Israeli-English sculptor
• 11th » Jim Harrison, American author and poet
• 12th » Philip Ledger, English organist and composer (d. 2012)
• 12th » Buford Pusser, American police officer (d. 1974)
• 12th » Michael Jeffery, Australian general and politician, 24th Governor-General of Australia
• 13th » Toomas Frey, Estonian ecologist and politician
• 13th » Rob Houwer, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter
• 13th » Ulf G. Lindén, Swedish businessman (d. 2009)
• 13th » Ron Taylor (baseball) called Ron Taylor, Canadian baseball player and physician
• 16th » Joyce Bulifant, American actress and singer
• 17th » Brian Hayes (broadcaster) called Brian Hayes, Australian-English radio host
• 17th » Art Neville, American singer and keyboard player (The Neville Brothers and The Meters)
• 17th » Kerry Packer, Australian businessman, founded World Series Cricket (d. 2005)
• 17th » John Kennedy Toole, American author and academic (d. 1969)
• 17th » Calvin Waller, American general (d. 1996)
• 20th » Charles Denton (television and film producer) or Charles Denton, English businessman
• 21st » Jane Fonda, American actress and activist
• 21st » Donald F. Munson, American politician
• 22nd » Charlotte Lamb, English author (d. 2000)
• 22nd » Eduard Uspensky, Russian author, poet, and playwright
• 22nd » Ken Whitmore, English author and playwright
• 23rd » Avi (author) known as Avi, American author
• 23rd » Barney Rosenzweig, American screenwriter and producer
• 24th » Félix Miélli Venerando, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
• 24th » John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, Irish politician
• 26th » John Horton Conway, English-American mathematician and academic
• 26th » Jay Heimowitz, American poker player
• 28th » Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, Portuguese businessman
• 28th » Ratan Tata, Indian businessman
• 29th » Wayne Huizenga, American businessman, founded AutoNation
• 29th » Barbara Steele, English actress and producer
• 30th » Gordon Banks, English footballer and manager
• 30th » John Hartford, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (d. 2001)
• 30th » Jim Marshall (American football) or Jim Marshall, American football player
• 30th » Paul Stookey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Peter, Paul and Mary)
• 31st » Avram Hershko, Hungarian-Israeli biochemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate
• 31st » Anthony Hopkins, Welsh-American actor, director, and composer
• 31st » Barry Hughes, Welsh footballer and manager
• 31st » Tess Jaray, Austrian-English painter
• 31st » Alvis Wayne, American singer (d. 2013)

Famous Deaths for December 1937

• 9th » Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize in Physics named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
• 11th » Jaan Anvelt, Estonian politician (b. 1884)
• 14th » Fabián de la Rosa, Filipino painter (b. 1869)
• 20th » Erich Ludendorff, German general (b. 1865)
• 21st » Frank B. Kellogg, American lawyer and politician, 45th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Peace Prize known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)
• 28th » Maurice Ravel, French pianist and composer (b. 1875)
• 29th » Don Marquis, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1878)
• 30th » Hans Niels Andersen, Danish businessman, founded the East Asiatic Company (b. 1852)

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