About the day » Wednesday January 20, 1937Calender converter

• Andreas Cornelis Van Gils, Princenhage, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1937)
• Adrianus Jozef Marie (Aad) Kester († 2005)
• Hermann Peter Baumeister, Horst (Gelsenkirchen) (Noordrijn-Westfalen) (D) († 2012)
• Alida Maria van den Berg, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1997)
• Gary Waltersdorph Boundy, Enumclaw († 2006)
• Charles Albert Marie Bergmans, Dongen († 2007)
• Frans Herman Agerbeek, Magelang, Midden-Java, Nederlands-Indië († 2019)
• Corry van Dijen, Vlaardingen († 2000)
• Henricus Broeders, Haaren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2010)
• Helga Hermine Margareha STROOTMAN, Amsterdam († 1942)

• Anthonia Maria Catharina Elisabeth KOEVOETS (82), Waalwijk
• Anna Maria Charlotte Redeker (75), Weesperkarspel
• Anna Magdalena Tit (80), Amsterdam
• Anna Maria Gielieja van Bergeijk (88), Gorinchem
• Antje (Anna) Reins Hogerhuis (66), Great Falls, Montana, Verenigde Staten
• Aartje Bos (88), Wassenaar
• Anna Traa, Boxtel
• Antonius Hendrikus van der Zwet (0), Haarlem-Noord-Holland-Nederland
• Albertus Hendriks (74), Haarlem
• Adrianus Koops (73), Alphen aan den Rijn

• 1934 » Hennie Aucamp, South African poet, author, and academic († 2014)
• 1934 » Tom Baker, English actor
• 1935 » Dorothy Provine, American actress, singer, and dancer († 2010)
• 1937 » Bailey Howell, American basketball player
• 1938 » Derek Dougan, Irish-English footballer and journalist († 2007)
• 1939 » Chandra Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan-English mathematician, astronomer, and biologist
• 1939 » Paul Coverdell, American captain and politician († 2000)
• 1940 » Carol Heiss, American figure skater and actress
• 1940 » Krishnam Raju, Indian actor and politician
• 1940 » Mandé Sidibé, Malian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Mali († 2009)

• 1920 » Georg Lurich, Estonian-Russian wrestler and strongman (b. 1876)
• 1921 » Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and academic (b. 1847)
• 1924 » Henry "Ivo" Crapp, Australian footballer and umpire (b. 1872)
• 1936 » George V of the United Kingdom (b. 1865)
• 1940 » Omar Bundy, American general (b. 1861)
• 1944 » James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (b. 1860)
• 1947 » Andrew Volstead, American member of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1860)
• 1947 » Josh Gibson, American baseball player (b. 1911)
• 1954 » Fred Root, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1890)
• 1954 » Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (b. 1882)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Petrus
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Wilhelmus
12. Jacob
13. Gerardus
14. Hendrikus
15. Antonius
16. Franciscus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Petronella
9. Hendrika
10. Catharina
11. Jacoba
12. Aaltje
13. Geertruida
14. Margaretha
15. Alida
16. Helena

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
• January 25 » The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009.
• May 27 » In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
• September 21 » J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.
• October 11 » The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on the 22nd.
• November 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
• December 12 » Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USSPanay on the Yangtze river in China.

The temperature on January 20, 1937 was between -0.3 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.