What Happened In January 1937 In History

Historical Events for January, 1937

• 1st » Safety glass in vehicle windshield or windscreens becomes mandatory in the United Kingdom.
• 15th » Spanish Civil War: Francoist Spain e.g Nationalists and Second Spanish Republic or Republican both withdraw after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road.
• 19th » Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.
• 25th » 'The Guiding Light' debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until Sept. 18, 2009.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1937

• 1st » John Fuller (poet) known as John Fuller, British poet
• 1st » Petros Markaris, Greek author
• 1st » Matt Robinson (actor) or Matt Robinson, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1st » Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg, Polish author (d. 1995)
• 2nd » David Bailey, English photographer
• 3rd » Seri Wangnaitham, Thai dancer and choreographer (d. 2007)
• 4th » Grace Bumbry, American soprano
• 4th » Dyan Cannon, American actress, director, screenwriter, and producer
• 6th » Paolo Conte, Italian singer-songwriter and pianist
• 6th » Lou Holtz, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
• 6th » Doris Troy, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
• 8th » Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer
• 9th » Michael Nicholson, English journalist
• 10th » Daniel Walker Howe, American historian
• 10th » Thomas Penfield Jackson, American judge (d. 2013)
• 11th » Felix Silla, Italian-American actor and stuntman
• 12th » Marie Dubois, French actress
• 12th » Shirley Eaton, English actress
• 12th » Vicente Sardinero, Spanish opera singer (d. 2002)
• 14th » Sobhan Babu, Indian actor (d. 2008)
• 14th » J. Bernlef, Dutch author and poet (d. 2012)
• 14th » Ken Higgs, English cricketer
• 14th » Erland Kops, Danish badminton player
• 14th » Sonny Siebert, American baseball player
• 16th » Lorraine Bayly, Australian actress
• 16th » Luiz Bueno, Brazilian race car driver (d. 2011)
• 17th » Alain Badiou, French philosopher and educator
• 19th » Princess Birgitta of Sweden
• 19th » Fred J. Lincoln, American porn actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 19th » John Lions, Australian computer scientist (d. 1998)
• 19th » Giovanna Marini, Italian singer-songwriter
• 19th » Appadurai Muttulingam, Sri Lankan accountant and author
• 20th » Dorothy Provine, American singer, dancer, and actress (d. 2010)
• 21st » Nushiravan Keihanizadeh, Iranian-American journalist and historian
• 21st » Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria
• 21st » Ursula Owen, English publisher and activist
• 22nd » Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan politician
• 22nd » Joseph Wambaugh, American police officer and author
• 25th » Judith Ann Mayotte, American humanitarian and author
• 25th » Ange-Félix Patassé, Central African politician, President of the Central African Republic (d. 2011)
• 26th » Joseph Saidu Momoh, Sierra Leonean politician, 2nd President of Sierra Leone (d. 2003)
• 27th » Fred Åkerström, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1985)
• 27th » John Ogdon, English pianist and composer (d. 1989)
• 28th » Karel Čáslavský, Czech historian and television host (d. 2013)
• 29th » Hassan Habibi, Iranian politician, 1st Vice President of Iran (d. 2013)
• 29th » Bobby Scott (musician) named Bobby Scott, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1990)
• 30th » Ed Hansen, American director and screenwriter (d. 2005)
• 30th » Vanessa Redgrave, English actress
• 30th » Boris Spassky, Russian chess player
• 31st » Regimantas Adomaitis, Lithuanian actor
• 31st » Andrée Boucher, Canadian politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (d. 2007)
• 31st » Philip Glass, American composer
• 31st » Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (d. 2008)

Famous Deaths for January 1937

• 5th » Marie Booth, English daughter of William Booth or William and Catherine Booth (b. 1864)
• 6th » André Bessette, Canadian saint (b. 1845)
• 13th » Antoine Védrenne, French rower (b. 1878)
• 14th » Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet, author, and playwright (b. 1889)
• 15th » Anton Holban, Romanian author (b. 1902)
• 21st » Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. 1898)
• 23rd » Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (b. 1876)
• 28th » Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and target shooter (b. 1862)
• 30th » Alfred Grütter, Swiss target shooter (b. 1860)

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