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March 7, 1937Born on Monday March 8, 1937
- Doodgeboren kind de Man, Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1937)
- antonius andreas josephus (ton) pijpers, helden-koningslust († 2024)
- Koot, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Dirk Marinus van der Est, Rotterdam († 1938)
- Carol Lou Beale, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States († 1998)
- Albertje de Jonge († 2007)
- Adrianus Johannes Heijnen, Fijnaart († 1998)
- Geert de Vries, Groningen, Nederland († 2019)
- Beverly Ann Barnes, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa († 2010)
- Cornelis Johannes Arnoldus Josephus Vissers, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1941)
Died on Monday March 8, 1937
- Adrianus Koks (82), Baarle-Hertog (België)
- Anthon Mecima Pannenborg (91), Ede, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriaan Bosselaar (41), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, NL
- Adèle Trezaune (77), Floing
- Adrianus Koks (82), Baarle-Hertog, België
- Hemelrijk (0), Rotterdam
- Anthonie Jacobus Richel (0), Den Haag
- Anske Wybe Bottinga (73), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anthonetta van Delft (64), Drunen
- Adolf Reunis (59), Gent
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 8, 1937 at Delpher
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Nieuwsblad van Friesland : Hepkema's courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Sumatra post
- De tribune : soc. dem. weekblad
- De Indische courant
- Leeuwarder nieuwsblad : goedkoop advertentieblad
Born on March 8
- 1935 » George Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
- 1936 » Gábor Szabó, Hungarian guitarist and composer († 1982)
- 1936 » Sue Ane Langdon, American actress and singer
- 1937 » Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan politician, 2nd President of Rwanda († 1994)
- 1937 » Richard Fariña, American singer-songwriter and author († 1966)
- 1938 » Pete Dawkins, American football player, colonel, and politician
- 1939 » Jim Bouton, American baseball player and journalist († 2019)
- 1939 » Lidiya Skoblikova, Russian speed skater and coach
- 1939 » Lynn Seymour, Canadian ballerina and choreographer
- 1939 » Robert Tear, Welsh tenor and conductor († 2011)
Died on March 8
- 1923 » Krišjānis Barons, Latvian linguist and author (b. 1835)
- 1930 » Edward Terry Sanford, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, United States Assistant Attorney General (b. 1865)
- 1930 » William Howard Taft, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 27th President of the United States (b. 1857)
- 1935 » Hachikō, Japanese dog (b. 1923)
- 1937 » Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1902)
- 1941 » Sherwood Anderson, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1876)
- 1942 » José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban chess player and theoretician (b. 1888)
- 1944 » Fredy Hirsch, German Jewish athlete who helped thousands of Jewish children in the Holocaust (b. 1916)
- 1945 » Frederick Bligh Bond, English archaeologist and architect (b. 1864)
- 1948 » Hulusi Behçet, Turkish dermatologist and scientist (b. 1889)
Names that were popular for boys in 1937
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Antonius
- Petrus
- Gerardus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Franciscus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1937
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Hendrika
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Marie
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Geertruida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1937
- 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.
- April 1 » Aden becomes a British crown colony.
- April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is bombed by German fascist forces, supporting Francoist Nationalists.
- May 26 » Walter Reuther and members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) clashed with Ford Motor Company security guards at the River Rouge Complex complex in Dearborn, Michigan, during the Battle of the Overpass.
- September 10 » Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
- December 22 » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.
The weather on Monday March 8, 1937
The temperature on March 8, 1937 was between -3.5 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -1.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI