About the day » Tuesday November 2, 1937Calender converter

• Jacques Eugène DELESTRAINT, Lille, France († 1997)
• Gerhardus Hermannus (Geert) Helder, Emmen(Dr)-Nieuw-Weerdinge († 2000)
• Homer E Todd, Pulaski, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 2009)
• Geesje Bunskoek, Gramsbergen († 1939)
• Brigitta Renate Erika Kahlert, Berlijn, Duitsland († 2007)
• Aaltje Termaat, Putten, Gelderland, Nederland († 2020)
• Alida Wilhelmina Florentina Meijlink, Best († 2007)
• Carolina Elisabeth Antonetta Prudon, Nijmegen († 1986)
• Jacob Olthuis, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada († 1937)
• Don Charles Boehm, Chicago Cook, Illinois († 1993)

• Arij de Bruijn (76), Maasland
• Amos Heston (77)
• Adrianus de Bruin (76), Maasland, Midden-Delfland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• * Govert Trouwborst (68), Rotterdam
• Arij de Bruin (76), Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida van den Bosch (59), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• adrianus de MAN (57), rotterdam
• Albert Lang (66), New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
• Berendina Hietbrink (64), Apeldoorn
• Andrew A. (P.) Englehart (67), Mille Lacs Co., MN

• 1935 » Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, Indian author
• 1936 » Jack Starrett, American actor and director († 1989)
• 1936 » Rose Bird, American lawyer and judge, 25th Chief Justice of California († 1999)
• 1937 » Earl Carroll, American singer († 2012)
• 1938 » David Eden Lane, American white supremacist († 2007)
• 1938 » Jay Black, American singer
• 1938 » Pat Buchanan, American journalist and politician
• 1938 » Queen Sofía of Spain
• 1939 » Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones, English broadcaster and politician, Minister for Security
• 1939 » Richard Serra, American sculptor and academic

• 1930 » Viggo Jensen, Danish weightlifter, target shooter, and gymnast (b. 1874)
• 1935 » Jock Cameron, South African cricketer (b. 1905)
• 1944 » Thomas Midgley, Jr., American chemist and engineer (b. 1889)
• 1945 » Hélène de Pourtalès, Swiss sailor (b. 1868)
• 1949 » Jerome F. Donovan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1872)
• 1950 » George Bernard Shaw, Irish author, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)
• 1952 » Mehmet Esat Bülkat, Greek-Turkish general (b. 1862)
• 1958 » Jean Couzy, French mountaineer and engineer (b. 1923)
• 1959 » Michael Considine, Irish-Australian trade union leader and politician (b. 1885)
• 1960 » Dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek conductor and composer (b. 1896)

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.
• February 11 » The Flint sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers trade union.
• May 27 » In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
• June 3 » The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
• July 29 » Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
• September 10 » Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
• October 9 » Murder of 9 Catholic priests in Zhengding, China, who protected the local population from the advancing Japanese army.

The temperature on November 2, 1937 was between 8.2 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.