The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on 22 October. Date: October 11, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
Murder of 9 Catholic priests in Zhengding, China, who protected the local population from the advancing Japanese army. Date: October 9, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the border region of the Dominican Republic. Date: October 2, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 2 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan. Date: September 25, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published for the first time. (September 22 is celebrated by some fans as Hobbit Day, however.) Date: September 21, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea. Date: September 10, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 10 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege. Date: September 5, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
Toyota Motors becomes an independent company. Date: August 28, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
Spanish Civil War: Sovereign Council of Asturias and León is proclaimed in Gijón. Date: August 24, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
Spanish Civil War: the Basque Army surrenders to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie following the Santoña Agreement. Date: August 24, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)