1937
Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (born 1884)
Daniel Edward "Ned" Sawyer was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (born 1884)
The 1930s
Explore 3358 historical events from 1930–1939.
1937
Oliver Law, American commander (born 1899)
Oliver Law was an African-American communist and labor organizer, who fought for the Republic in the Spanish Civil War. Having previously served in the United States Army, he trave…
Oliver Law, American commander (born 1899)
1937
George Gershwin, American pianist, songwriter, and composer (born 1898)
George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular and classical music. Among his best-known works are the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fas…
George Gershwin, American pianist, songwriter, and composer (born 1898)
1937
Julius Meier, American businessman and politician, 20th Governor of Oregon (born 1874)
Julius L. Meier was an American businessman, civic leader, and politician in the state of Oregon. The son of the Meier & Frank department store founder, he would become a lawyer be…
Julius Meier, American businessman and politician, 20th Governor of Oregon (born 1874)
1937
Julian Bell, English poet and academic (born 1908)
Julian Heward Bell was an English poet, and the son of Clive and Vanessa Bell. The writer Quentin Bell was his younger brother and the writer and painter Angelica Garnett was his h…
Julian Bell, English poet and academic (born 1908)
1937
Olga Hahn-Neurath, Austrian mathematician and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1882)
Olga Hahn-Neurath was an Austrian mathematician and philosopher. She is best known for being a member of the Vienna Circle. She was sister of the mathematician Hans Hahn.
Olga Hahn-Neurath, Austrian mathematician and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1882)
1937
Ted McDonald, Australian cricketer and footballer (born 1891)
Edgar Arthur "Ted" McDonald was a cricketer who played for Tasmania, Victoria, Lancashire and Australia, as well as being an Australian rules footballer who played with Launceston …
Ted McDonald, Australian cricketer and footballer (born 1891)
1937
Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1900)
Artur Sirk was an Estonian political and military figure. A veteran of the country's struggle for independence, Sirk later became a leading figure within the right-wing Vaps Moveme…
Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1900)
1937
Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motorcycle racer (born 1897)
James Guthrie was a Scottish motorcycle racer.
Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motorcycle racer (born 1897)
1937
Sigizmund Levanevsky, Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin (born 1902)
Sigizmund Aleksandrovich Levanevsky was a Soviet pioneer of long-range flight who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1934 for his role in the SS Chelyuskin rescue.
Sigizmund Levanevsky, Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin (born 1902)
1937
Guglielmo Marconi, Italian physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874)
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquess of Marconi, was an Italian radio-frequency engineer, inventor, and politician known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based …
Guglielmo Marconi, Italian physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874)
1937
Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (born 1862)
Edith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of upper-class New York society to portray, realistically, the lives and morals…
Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (born 1862)
1937
Pedro Durruti, Spanish anarchist and Falangist revolutionary (born 1911)
Marciano Pedro Durruti Domingo was a Spanish anarchist and Falangist revolutionary. The younger brother of Buenaventura Durruti, he followed him into the Spanish anarchist movement…
Pedro Durruti, Spanish anarchist and Falangist revolutionary (born 1911)
1937
Albert Roussel, French composer (born 1869)
Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel was a French composer. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent French composers of…
Albert Roussel, French composer (born 1869)
1937
George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (born 1854)
George Michael "Mick" Prendergast was an Australian politician who served as the 28th Premier of Victoria. He was born to Irish emigrant parents in Adelaide, but he grew up in Staw…
George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (born 1854)
1937
Ruth Baldwin, British socialite (born 1905)
Catherine Ruth Baldwin was an American-born English socialite, part of the Bright Young Things crowd. She was the first important lover of American heiress Joe Carstairs.
Ruth Baldwin, British socialite (born 1905)
1937
Sergei Tretyakov, Russian author and playwright (born 1892)
Sergei Mikhailovich Tretyakov was a Soviet Russian constructivist writer, playwright, poet, and special correspondent for Pravda.
Sergei Tretyakov, Russian author and playwright (born 1892)
1937
David Robertson, Scottish rugby player and golfer (born 1869)
David Donaldson Robertson was a Scottish sportsman who represented Great Britain and Ireland at golf in the 1900 Summer Olympics, and also played international rugby for the Scotla…
David Robertson, Scottish rugby player and golfer (born 1869)
1937
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Czech sociologist and politician, 1st President of Czechoslovakia (born 1850)
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was a Czechoslovak statesman, political activist and philosopher who served as the first president of Czechoslovakia from 1918 to 1935. He is regarded as the…
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Czech sociologist and politician, 1st President of Czechoslovakia (born 1850)
1937
Walter Dubislav, German logician and philosopher of science, Vienna circle member (born 1895)
Walter Dubislav was a German logician and philosopher of science (Wissenschaftstheoretiker).
Walter Dubislav, German logician and philosopher of science, Vienna circle member (born 1895)
1937
Nitrate film being stored in a 20th Century Fox facility spontaneously combusted, destroying more than 40,000 reels of…
Nitrocellulose is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through exposure to a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid.
Nitrate film being stored in a 20th Century Fox facility spontaneously combusted, destroying more than 40,000 reels of…
1937
Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (born 1863)
Charles Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin, also known as Pierre de Coubertin and Baron de Coubertin, was a French educator and historian, co-founder of the International Olympic …
Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (born 1863)
1937
Spanish Civil War: The Bombing of Guernica by the Condor Legion of the Luftwaffe resulted in a devastating firestorm tha
The Spanish Civil War was fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalist rebels. Republicans were loyal to the left-leaning Popular Front government of the Se…
Spanish Civil War: The Bombing of Guernica by the Condor Legion of the Luftwaffe resulted in a devastating firestorm tha
1937
The German airship Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during an attempt to dock at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in
LZ 129 Hindenburg was a German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of its class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship by envelope volu…
The German airship Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during an attempt to dock at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in