What Happened on March 16, 1937

Famous Birthdays

  • Amos Tversky, Israeli cognitive and mathematical psychologist, born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine (d. 1996)
  • Constança Capdeville, Porteguese pianist and composer, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1992)
  • David Del Tredici, American pianist, Neo-Romantic composer, and 1980 Pulitzer Prize winner (In Memory of a Summer Day), born in Cloverdale, California (d. 2023) [1]

Famous Deaths

  • Austen Chamberlain, British statesman, (Foreign Secretary 1924-29, Nobel Peace Prize 1925 for anti-war Locano Pact), dies at 73
Died in 1937 1937 Highlights

About March 16, 1937

Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 87 years, 1 month and 14 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Pisces