The temperature on February 19, 1937 was between 4.8 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 6.7 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 15 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republican both withdraw after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road.
April 1 » The Royal New Zealand Air Force is formed as an independent service.
July 29 » Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
August 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins.
October 9 » Murder of 9 Catholic priests in Zhengding, China, who protected the local population from the advancing Japanese army.
December 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.
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