About the day » Wednesday January 20, 1937Calender converter

• Helga Hermine Margareha STROOTMAN, Amsterdam († 1942)
• Ina van Vossen, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Hendrik Maria Ravenstein, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1979)
• Alida Gerardina Dorothea Maria van Lingen, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Boudewijn van Oosterom, Amersfoort († 2013)
• Edsel Lee Schuiteman, Fremont, MI († 2000)
• Ben J. WAGENVOORT, Heerlen, Nederland († 2018)
• Hendrik Tempelman († 1995)
• Bernardus Diedericus Tangelder, Borne († 2003)
• Bonnie Rae Johnson, Bismark, North Dakota, Verenigde Staten († 2007)

• Aaltien Schophof (90)
• Anton Franciscus van der Zon (0), amsterdam, Nederland
• Albert Jan Baptist De Smet (18), Brussel
• Anna Maria Olivia Elliot
• Adriana Helena VLOEMANS (92), Tilburg,,Noord Brabant,PAYS BAS
• Aartje Bos (88), Wassenaar
• Annie Lee Sharp (62)
• Anna Traa, Boxtel
• Albertje Jans Nooij (76), Wanneperveen, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Aaltje Schouten (80), Heerhugowaard, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 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)

• 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.
• February 16 » Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
• April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is bombed by German fascist forces, supporting Francoist Nationalists.
• April 12 » Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
• June 3 » The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
• December 16 » Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again.
• December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.

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.