1937: what happened around the world

In 1937, 166 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Second Sino-Japanese War, Nanjing Massacre and Marco Polo Bridge incident among the best known. 71 more were already under way, such as The Holocaust and Spanish Civil War. 154 things were founded or built that year, from Buchenwald concentration camp and Worker and Kolkhoz Woman.

166events began
71already under way
154founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges69

+29 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks61

+21 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires24

Expeditions6

Treaties, councils and politics4

Disasters2

Already under way in 193771

Came to an end in 193711

Founded or built in 1937154

+124 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1937

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 The Second World WarFrom the Marco Polo Bridge to Tokyo Bay, 1937–1945

Nearby years

1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →