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{{Events by month|1937}}
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| footer            = From top to bottom, left to right: the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]] erupts after the [[Marco Polo Bridge Incident]], as Japan invades China and commits atrocities including the [[Nanjing Massacre]]; the [[Hindenburg disaster]] shocks the world when the German airship bursts into flames in New Jersey, killing 36 and ending the airship era; the [[New London School explosion]] in Texas kills nearly 300, prompting gas safety reforms; aviator [[Amelia Earhart]] and navigator [[Fred Noonan]] vanish over the Pacific while attempting a global flight; the [[Ohio River flood of 1937]] displaces over a million across multiple states; and [[Walt Disney]]’s [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]] premieres as the first full-length cel-animated feature film.
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* [[May 28]] – [[Neville Chamberlain]] becomes [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], following the retirement of [[Stanley Baldwin]].
* [[May 28]] – [[Neville Chamberlain]] becomes [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], following the retirement of [[Stanley Baldwin]].
* [[May 30]]
* [[May 30]]
** [[Spanish Civil War]]: Spanish ship ''Ciudad de Barcelona'' is torpedoed.
** [[Spanish Civil War]]: Spanish ship ''Ciudad de Barcelona'' is torpedoed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Chris |date=2022-05-29 |title=85th Anniversary - Sinking of the Ciudad de Barcelona |url=https://albavolunteer.org/2022/05/85th-anniversary-sinking-of-the-ciudad-de-barcelona/ |access-date=2025-08-06 |website=The Volunteer |language=en-US}}</ref>
** [[Memorial Day massacre of 1937]]: The [[Chicago Police Department]] shoot and kill 10 unarmed demonstrators in Chicago.
** [[Memorial Day massacre of 1937]]: The [[Chicago Police Department]] shoot and kill 10 unarmed demonstrators in Chicago.


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[[File:Diagram of the 1937 Fox vault fire.jpg|thumb|[[July 9]]: The silent film archives of [[Fox Film Corporation]] are destroyed by the [[1937 Fox vault fire]].]]
[[File:Diagram of the 1937 Fox vault fire.jpg|thumb|[[July 9]]: The silent film archives of [[Fox Film Corporation]] are destroyed by the [[1937 Fox vault fire]].]]
* [[July 1]]
* [[July 1]]
** The [[Gestapo]] arrests pastor [[Martin Niemöller]] in Germany.
** The [[Gestapo]] arrests pastor [[Martin Niemöller]] in Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GDW-Berlin: Biographie-Detail |url=https://www.gdw-berlin.de/en/recess/biographies/complete-index/biographie-detail/view-bio/martin-niemoeller |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.gdw-berlin.de}}</ref>
** In a referendum the people of the [[Irish Free State]] accept the new Constitution by 685,105 votes to 527,945.
** In a referendum the people of the [[Irish Free State]] accept the new Constitution by 685,105 votes to 527,945.
* [[July 2]] – [[Amelia Earhart]] and navigator [[Fred Noonan]] disappear after taking off from [[New Guinea]], during Earhart's attempt to become the first woman to fly around the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amelia Earhart {{!}} Biography, Disappearance, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amelia-Earhart |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[July 2]] – [[Amelia Earhart]] and navigator [[Fred Noonan]] disappear after taking off from [[New Guinea]], during Earhart's attempt to become the first woman to fly around the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amelia Earhart {{!}} Biography, Disappearance, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amelia-Earhart |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
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===August===
===August===
{{Main|August 1937}}
{{Main|August 1937}}
* [[August 2]] – The [[Marihuana Tax Act of 1937|Marijuana Tax Act]]<ref>Pub. 238, 75th Congress, 50 Stat. 551 (subsequently, commonly referred to using the modern spelling as the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937)</ref> in the United States is a significant bill on the path that will lead to the criminalization of cannabis. It was introduced to the U.S. Congress by Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, Harry Anslinger.
* [[August 2]] – The [[Marihuana Tax Act of 1937|Marijuana Tax Act]]<ref>Pub. 238, 75th Congress, 50 Stat. 551 (subsequently, commonly referred to using the modern spelling as the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937)</ref> in the United States is a significant bill on the path that will lead to the criminalization of cannabis. It was introduced to the U.S. Congress by Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics Harry Anslinger.
* [[August 5]] – The [[Soviet Union]] commences one of the largest campaigns of the [[Great Purge]], to "eliminate anti-Soviet elements". Within the following year, at least 724,000 people are fired{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} on order of the [[NKVD troika|troikas]], directed by [[Joseph Stalin]]. This is an offensive that targets social classes (such as the [[kulak]]s or nobles) and Stalin's personal opponents from the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Communist Party]] and their sympathizers.  
* [[August 5]] – The [[Soviet Union]] commences one of the largest campaigns of the [[Great Purge]], to "eliminate anti-Soviet elements". Within the following year, at least 724,000 people are fired{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} on order of the [[NKVD troika|troikas]], directed by [[Joseph Stalin]]. This is an offensive that targets social classes (such as the [[kulak]]s or nobles) and Stalin's personal opponents from the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Communist Party]] and their sympathizers.  
* [[August 6]] – [[Spanish Civil War]]: Falangist artillery bombards [[Madrid]].
* [[August 6]] – [[Spanish Civil War]]: Falangist artillery bombards [[Madrid]].
* [[August 8]] – Japan occupies Beijing.
* [[August 8]] – Japan occupies Beijing.
* [[August 9]] – The [[Polish Operation of the NKVD (1937–38)]] is signed by [[Nikolai Yezhov]], as a continuation of the [[Great Purge]].
* [[August 9]] – The [[Polish Operation of the NKVD (1937–38)]] is signed by [[Nikolai Yezhov]] as a continuation of the [[Great Purge]].
* [[August 13]] – [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]: The [[Battle of Shanghai]] opens.
* [[August 13]] – [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]: The [[Battle of Shanghai]] opens.
* [[August 24]] – [[Spanish Civil War]]: The government of the autonomous [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]] agrees to surrender to the nationalists.
* [[August 24]] – [[Spanish Civil War]]: The government of the autonomous [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]] agrees to surrender to the nationalists.
* [[August 26]] – [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]: Japanese aircraft attack the car carrying the ambassador of Great Britain, during a raid on Shanghai.
* [[August 26]] – [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]: Japanese aircraft attack the car carrying the ambassador of Great Britain during a raid on Shanghai.
* [[August 28]]- [[Toyota]] was incorporated and founded on this day.  


===September===
===September===
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* [[September 25]] – [[Second Sino-Japanese War]] - [[Battle of Pingxingguan]]: The Communist Chinese [[Eighth Route Army]] defeats the Japanese.
* [[September 25]] – [[Second Sino-Japanese War]] - [[Battle of Pingxingguan]]: The Communist Chinese [[Eighth Route Army]] defeats the Japanese.
* [[September 27]] – The last recorded [[Bali tiger]] dies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lairweb.org.nz/tiger/bali.html|title=The Balinese Tiger|author=Loadstar}}</ref>
* [[September 27]] – The last recorded [[Bali tiger]] dies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lairweb.org.nz/tiger/bali.html|title=The Balinese Tiger|author=Loadstar}}</ref>
* [[September 30]] – Austrian born actress of Jewish descent, [[Hedy Lamarr]] arrives in [[New York City]] to flee from her possessive husband [[Friedrich Mandl]] who made arms agreements with the Nazis, and to begin her Hollywood career.<ref>{{cite book|first=Stephen Michael|last=Shearer|year=2010|title=Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr|publisher=Thomas Dunne Books|pages=52–56|isbn=978-1-250-04183-8}}</ref>
* [[September 30]] – [[Hedy Lamarr]], an Austrian-born actress of Jewish descent, arrives in [[New York City]] to flee from her possessive husband, [[Friedrich Mandl]], who made arms agreements with the Nazis, and to begin her Hollywood career.<ref>{{cite book|first=Stephen Michael|last=Shearer|year=2010|title=Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr|publisher=Thomas Dunne Books|pages=52–56|isbn=978-1-250-04183-8}}</ref>


===October===
===October===
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* [[October 9]] – [[Jimmie Angel]] lands his plane on top of Devil's Mountain; however, the plane gets damaged, and he has to trek through the rainforest for help.
* [[October 9]] – [[Jimmie Angel]] lands his plane on top of Devil's Mountain; however, the plane gets damaged, and he has to trek through the rainforest for help.
* [[October 11]] – [[Duke and Duchess of Windsor's 1937 tour of Germany]]: The [[Edward VIII|Duke]] and [[Wallis Simpson|Duchess]] of Windsor arrive in Berlin to begin a 12-day tour of Nazi Germany, meeting Adolf Hitler on the 22nd.
* [[October 11]] – [[Duke and Duchess of Windsor's 1937 tour of Germany]]: The [[Edward VIII|Duke]] and [[Wallis Simpson|Duchess]] of Windsor arrive in Berlin to begin a 12-day tour of Nazi Germany, meeting Adolf Hitler on the 22nd.
* [[October 13]] – Germany, in a note to [[Brussels]], guarantees the inviolability and integrity of Belgium, so long as the latter abstains from military action against Germany.
* [[October 13]] – Germany, in a note to [[Brussels]], guarantees the inviolability and integrity of Belgium so long as the latter abstains from military action against Germany.
* [[October 15]] – [[Ernest Hemingway]]'s novel ''[[To Have and Have Not]]'' is first published, in the United States.
* [[October 15]] – [[Ernest Hemingway]]'s novel ''[[To Have and Have Not]]'' is first published, in the United States.
* [[October 18]]–[[October 21|21]] – [[Spanish Civil War]]: The whole Spanish northern seaboard falls into the Falangists' hands; [[Second Spanish Republic|Republic]]an forces in [[Gijón]], Spain, set fire to petrol reserves, prior to retreating before the advancing [[Falangists]].
* [[October 18]]–[[October 21|21]] – [[Spanish Civil War]]: The whole Spanish northern seaboard falls into the Falangists' hands; [[Second Spanish Republic|Republic]]an forces in [[Gijón]], Spain, set fire to petrol reserves prior to retreating before the advancing [[Falangists]].
* [[October 23]] – [[1937 Australian federal election]]: [[Joseph Lyons]]' [[United Australia Party|UAP]]/[[National Party of Australia|Country]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] [[Lyons government|government]] is re-elected with a slightly increased majority, defeating the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] led by [[John Curtin]].
* [[October 23]] – [[1937 Australian federal election]]: [[Joseph Lyons]]' [[United Australia Party|UAP]]/[[National Party of Australia|Country]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] [[Lyons government|government]] is re-elected with a slightly increased majority, defeating the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] led by [[John Curtin]].
* [[October 25]] – [[Celâl Bayar]] forms the new (ninth) government of Turkey.
* [[October 25]] – [[Celâl Bayar]] forms the new (ninth) government of Turkey.
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|footer   = [[December 21]]: [[Walt Disney]]'s ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' is released, the world's first full-length animated feature film, the first Disney film, and the first film to feature a [[Disney Princess]]. The top image shows the [[Seven Dwarfs]] singing "[[Heigh-Ho]]" while walking on a [[Trunk (botany)|log]]. The second top image shows [[Walt Disney]] introducing the Seven Dwarfs in the trailer and the bottom images are the trailers.}}
| footer           = [[December 21]]: [[Walt Disney]]'s ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' is released, the world's first full-length animated feature film, the first Disney film, and the first film to feature a [[Disney Princess]]. The top image shows the [[Seven Dwarfs]] singing "[[Heigh-Ho]]" while walking on a [[Trunk (botany)|log]]. The second top image shows [[Walt Disney]] introducing the Seven Dwarfs in the trailer and the bottom images are the trailers.
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* [[December 1]] – [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]: The [[Battle of Nanjing]] begins.
* [[December 1]] – [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]: The [[Battle of Nanjing]] begins.
* [[December 4]] – ''[[The Dandy]]'' [[Comic book|comic]] is first published in Scotland; it continued until 2012 as a physical publication, then online until 2013.
* [[December 4]] – ''[[The Dandy]]'' [[Comic book|comic]] is first published in Scotland; it continued until 2012 as a physical publication, then online until 2013.
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** [[Ron Clarke]], Australian runner (d. [[2015]])
** [[Ron Clarke]], Australian runner (d. [[2015]])
** King [[Harald V of Norway]]<ref>{{cite book | last = Allison | first = Ronald | title = The Royal encyclopedia | publisher = Macmillan Press | location = London | year = 1991 | isbn = 9780333538104 | page=240}}</ref>
** King [[Harald V of Norway]]<ref>{{cite book | last = Allison | first = Ronald | title = The Royal encyclopedia | publisher = Macmillan Press | location = London | year = 1991 | isbn = 9780333538104 | page=240}}</ref>
** [[Jilly Cooper]], English writer
** [[Jilly Cooper]], English author (d. [[2025]])
* [[February 25]]
* [[February 25]]
** Sir [[Tom Courtenay]], English actor
** Sir [[Tom Courtenay]], English actor
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===March===
===March===
[[File:Olusegun Obasanjo 2014.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Olusegun Obasanjo]]]]
[[File:Olusegun Obasanjo 2014.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Olusegun Obasanjo]]]]
[[File:Benny "the kid" Paret in fighting pose before his death.jpeg|thumb|100px|[[Benny Paret]]]]
<!--[[File:Benny "the kid" Paret in fighting pose before his death.jpeg|thumb|100px|[[Benny Paret]]]]-->
[[File:Warren Beatty.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Warren Beatty]]]]
[[File:Warren Beatty.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Warren Beatty]]]]
[[File:Tereshkova Space Suit.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Valentina Tereshkova]]]]
[[File:Tereshkova Space Suit.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Valentina Tereshkova]]]]
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** [[Michael Sata]], 5th [[President of Zambia]] (d. [[2014]])
** [[Michael Sata]], 5th [[President of Zambia]] (d. [[2014]])
* [[July 7]]  
* [[July 7]]  
** [[Giovanni Arrighi]], Italian economist, sociologist and world-systems analyst (d. [[2009]])
** [[Lars-Erik Larsson (rower)|Lars-Erik Larsson]], Swedish rowing coxswain
** [[Lars-Erik Larsson (rower)|Lars-Erik Larsson]], Swedish rowing coxswain
** [[Nanami Shiono]], Japanese author, novelist
** [[Nanami Shiono]], Japanese author, novelist
** [[Tung Chee-hwa]], Hong Kong businessman and politician
** [[Tung Chee-hwa]], Hong Kong businessman and politician
** [[Giovanni Arrighi]], Italian economist, sociologist and world-systems analyst (d. [[2009]])
* [[July 9]] – [[David Hockney]], English-born artist
* [[July 9]] – [[David Hockney]], English-born artist
* [[July 12]]
* [[July 12]]
** [[Bill Cosby]], African-American actor, comedian, educator and convicted sex offender
** [[Bill Cosby]], African-American actor, comedian, educator and convicted sex offender
** [[Lionel Jospin]], [[Prime Minister of France]]
** [[Lionel Jospin]], [[Prime Minister of France]]
** [[Abdul Karim Ahmad]], Indonesian ulama and politician (d. [[2021]])
* [[July 14]] – [[Yoshirō Mori]], 55th [[Prime Minister of Japan]]
* [[July 14]] – [[Yoshirō Mori]], 55th [[Prime Minister of Japan]]
* [[July 17]] – [[Jaberi Bidandi Ssali]], Ugandan politician, businessman
* [[July 17]] – [[Jaberi Bidandi Ssali]], Ugandan politician, businessman
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[[File:Pinto Balsemao.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Francisco Pinto Balsemão]]]]
[[File:Pinto Balsemao.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Francisco Pinto Balsemão]]]]
[[File:Fernando de la Rúa con bastón y banda de presidente.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Fernando de la Rúa]]]]
[[File:Fernando de la Rúa con bastón y banda de presidente.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Fernando de la Rúa]]]]
* [[September 1]] – [[Francisco Pinto Balsemão]], Portuguese politician, 111th [[Prime Minister of Portugal]]
* [[September 1]] – [[Francisco Pinto Balsemão]], Portuguese politician, 111th [[Prime Minister of Portugal]] (d. [[2025]])
* [[September 4]] – [[Dawn Fraser]], Australian swimmer
* [[September 4]] – [[Dawn Fraser]], Australian swimmer
* [[September 5]] – [[Antonio Angelillo]], Italian-Argentine footballer (d. [[2018]])
* [[September 5]] – [[Antonio Angelillo]], Italian-Argentine footballer (d. [[2018]])
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** [[Fernando de la Rúa]], Argentine politician, 43rd [[President of Argentina]] (d. [[2019]])
** [[Fernando de la Rúa]], Argentine politician, 43rd [[President of Argentina]] (d. [[2019]])
* [[September 20]] – [[Monica Zetterlund]], Swedish singer and actress (d. [[2005]])
* [[September 20]] – [[Monica Zetterlund]], Swedish singer and actress (d. [[2005]])
* [[September 25]] – [[Ezra Dotan]], Israeli fighter pilot and flying ace (d. [[1981]])
* [[September 26]] – [[Jerry Weintraub]], American film producer and talent agent (d. [[2015]])
* [[September 26]] – [[Jerry Weintraub]], American film producer and talent agent (d. [[2015]])
* [[September 28]] – [[Bob Schul]], American Olympic athlete (d. [[2024]])
* [[September 28]] – [[Bob Schul]], American Olympic athlete (d. [[2024]])
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* [[October 21]] – [[Édith Scob]], French film and theatre actress (d. [[2019]])
* [[October 21]] – [[Édith Scob]], French film and theatre actress (d. [[2019]])
* [[October 22]] – [[Kader Khan]], Afghan-born Indian-Canadian film actor, screenwriter, comedian, and director (d. [[2018]])
* [[October 22]] – [[Kader Khan]], Afghan-born Indian-Canadian film actor, screenwriter, comedian, and director (d. [[2018]])
* [[October 28]] – [[Lenny Wilkens]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite book | last = LaBlanc | first = Michael | title = Professional sports team histories | publisher = Gale Research | location = Detroit | year = 1994 | isbn = 9780810388604 | page=129}}</ref>
* [[October 28]] – [[Lenny Wilkens]], American basketball player and coach (d. [[2025]])<ref>{{cite book | last = LaBlanc | first = Michael | title = Professional sports team histories | publisher = Gale Research | location = Detroit | year = 1994 | isbn = 9780810388604 | page=129}}</ref>
* [[October 30]]
* [[October 30]]
** [[Claude Lelouch]], French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer.
** [[Claude Lelouch]], French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer.
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===December===
===December===
[[File:Jane Fonda Cannes 2015.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Jane Fonda]]]]
[[File:Jane Fonda Cannes 2015.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Jane Fonda]]]]
[[File:Maumoon-Abdul-Gayoom.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]]]]
<!--[[File:Maumoon-Abdul-Gayoom.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]]]]-->
[[File:Oliver Mark - Anthony Hopkins, Berlin 2001.jpg|thumb|100px|Sir [[Anthony Hopkins]]]]
[[File:AnthonyHopkins10TIFF.jpg|thumb|100px|Sir [[Anthony Hopkins]]]]
* [[December 1]] – [[Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga]], [[President of Latvia]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Vaira Vike-Freiberga |url=https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/vaira-vike-freiberga |website=Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers |access-date=28 July 2021 |language=en |date=25 February 2020}}</ref>
* [[December 1]] – [[Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga]], [[President of Latvia]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Vaira Vike-Freiberga |url=https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/vaira-vike-freiberga |website=Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers |access-date=28 July 2021 |language=en |date=25 February 2020}}</ref>
* [[December 3]] – [[Francisco Xavier do Amaral]], 1st President of East Timor (d. [[2012]])
* [[December 3]] – [[Francisco Xavier do Amaral]], 1st President of East Timor (d. [[2012]])
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** [[Arne Næss Jr.]], Norwegian mountaineer, businessman (d. [[2004]])
** [[Arne Næss Jr.]], Norwegian mountaineer, businessman (d. [[2004]])
* [[December 12]]  
* [[December 12]]  
** [[Connie Francis]], American singer
** [[Connie Francis]], American singer (d. [[2025]])
** [[Michael Jeffery (Australian Army officer)|Michael Jeffery]], 24th Governor-General of Australia (d. [[2020]])
** [[Michael Jeffery (Australian Army officer)|Michael Jeffery]], 24th [[Governor-General of Australia]] (d. [[2020]])
* [[December 17]] – [[Sergio Jiménez]], Mexican actor (d. [[2007]])
* [[December 17]] – [[Sergio Jiménez]], Mexican actor (d. [[2007]])
* [[December 18]] – [[Sami-ul-Haq]], Pakistani cleric, politician (d. [[2018]])
* [[December 18]] – [[Sami-ul-Haq]], Pakistani cleric, politician (d. [[2018]])
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* [[June 19]] – [[J. M. Barrie]], British novelist, dramatist (b. [[1860]])
* [[June 19]] – [[J. M. Barrie]], British novelist, dramatist (b. [[1860]])
* [[June 20]] – [[Andreu Nin Pérez]], Spanish politician (b. [[1892]])
* [[June 20]] – [[Andreu Nin Pérez]], Spanish politician (b. [[1892]])
* [[June 22]] – [[Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo]], Malagasy poet (b. [[1901]])<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Joseph-Rabearivelo Jean-Joseph Rabéarivelo Madagascan author]</ref>
* [[June 22]] – [[Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo]], Malagasy poet (b. [[1901]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Joseph-Rabearivelo|title=Jean-Joseph Rabéarivelo &#124; Modernist Poet, Surrealist Poet & French-Malagasy Poet &#124; Britannica|date=June 18, 2025|website=www.britannica.com}}</ref>
* [[June 25]]
* [[June 25]]
** [[Colin Clive]], British actor (b. [[1900]])
** [[Colin Clive]], British actor (b. [[1900]])

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Harald V of Norway

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Morgan Freeman
File:Simeon II of Bulgaria.jpg
Simeon II
File:Martti Ahtisaari, tidigare president Finland och mottagare av Nobels fredrspris (2).jpg
Martti Ahtisaari

July

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Queen Sonja of Norway
File:Lionel Jospin, mai 2014, Rennes, France (cropped).jpg
Lionel Jospin
File:Ryutaro Hashimoto cropped 1 Ryutaro Hashimoto 19960111.jpg
Ryutaro Hashimoto

August

File:Manuel Pinto da Costa.jpg
Manuel Pinto da Costa
File:Dustin Hoffman Cannes 2017.jpg
Dustin Hoffman

September

File:Pinto Balsemao.jpg
Francisco Pinto Balsemão
File:Fernando de la Rúa con bastón y banda de presidente.jpg
Fernando de la Rúa

October

File:Jackie Collins.jpg
Jackie Collins
File:Bobby Charlton.jpg
Bobby Charlton

November

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Sir Ridley Scott

December

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Jane Fonda
File:AnthonyHopkins10TIFF.jpg
Sir Anthony Hopkins

Deaths

January

File:Saint André Bessette.jpg
Saint André Bessette

February

File:George Hassell in Becky Sharp.jpg
George Hassell

March

File:Conchita Cabrera de Armida2.jpg
Blessed Concepcion Cabrera de Armida
File:H. P. Lovecraft, June 1934.jpg
H. P. Lovecraft
File:Abdelhafid.jpg
Sultan Abd al-Hafid of Morocco
File:Lucy Beaumont.jpg
Lucy Beaumont

April

File:NoelRosa.gif
Noel Rosa
File:Afonso Costa - Março, 1921.png
Afonso Costa

May

File:Portrait of J. D. Rockefeller.jpg
John D. Rockefeller
File:Lizardo Garcia Sorrroza.jpg
Lizardo García
File:Jean Harlow 1937.jpg
Jean Harlow

June

File:Borden-sm.jpg
Robert Laird Borden
File:Gaston Doumergue.jpg
Gaston Doumergue
File:James Matthew Barrie00.jpg
J. M. Barrie

July

File:George Gershwin 1937.jpg
George Gershwin
File:Guglielmo Marconi.jpg
Guglielmo Marconi
File:Nazzareno Formosa.jpg
Reverend Nazzareno Formosa
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Varnava, Serbian Patriarch

August

File:Alexander Hotovitsky.jpg
Saint Alexander Hotovitzky
File:Pierre de Coubertin Anefo2.jpg
Pierre de Coubertin

September

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Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
File:Bessie Smith (1936) by Carl Van Vechten.jpg
Bessie Smith
File:Ray Ewry 1908b.jpg
Ray Ewry

October

File:Kuni Taka.jpg
Prince Kuni Taka
File:PeterPol.jpg
Metropolitan Peter of Krutitsy
File:Ernest Rutherford LOC.jpg
Ernest Rutherford

November

File:J. Ramsay MacDonald LCCN2014715885 (cropped).jpg
Ramsay MacDonald
File:Princess Cecilie of Greece.jpg
Princess Cecilie
File:Professor Alexandr Glagolev.jpg
Saint Aleksandr Glagolev
File:Genden.jpg
Peljidiin Genden

December

File:Prosper poullet.jpg
Prosper Poullet
File:Calugareanu.jpg
Dimitrie Călugăreanu
File:Maurice Ravel 1925.jpg
Maurice Ravel

Nobel Prizes

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References

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  3. ↑ Andrey Vyshinsky The Treason Case Summed Up Template:Webarchive April 1938 (in English)
  4. ↑ U.S. patent 2071250 "Linear Condensation Polymers", filed July 1931, issued February 1937
  5. ↑ Wilhelmina en De Minister van Staat, Minister van Koloniën, Voorzitter van den Raad van Ministers (19 februari 1937): Koninklijk Besluit nr. 93, Zell am See.
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  13. ↑ Pub. 238, 75th Congress, 50 Stat. 551 (subsequently, commonly referred to using the modern spelling as the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937)
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