Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1937 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
St Augustine Introduces Julian Calendar to England - 0597, William the Conqueror crowned - 1066, Domesday Book Commissioned - 1085, First Christmas Tree in Britain - 1800, Mrs Beeton Published - 1861, End of the Soviet Union - 1991
Famous and historic events from 1937
BBC’s First Wimbledon Broadcast
First 999 Call
First UK Opinion Poll
Guernica Bombed
Sellotape Goes on Sale
Tolkien Publishes The Hobbit
Whittle tests the 1st Jet Engine
Famous Britons born in 1937
Allen Jones
Anna Massey
Barbara Windsor
Bobby Charlton
Brian Blessed
Colin Renfrew
David Hockney
Edward Fox
Ghillean Prance
Gillian Clarke
Gordon Banks
Jackie Collins
Jean Redpath
Jilly Cooper
Jim Sillars
John Hume
John Ogdon
Miriam Stoppard
Peter Cook
Richard Ingrams
Ridley Scott
Roger McGough
Shirley Bassey
Sir Anthony Hopkins
Sir Tom Courtenay
Sir Tom Stoppard
Steven Berkoff
Tom Simpson
Tony Harrison
Vanessa Redgrave
Willie Rushton
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