What Happened on April 8, 1937

Famous Birthdays

  • Seymour Hersh, award-winning investigative reporter (NY Times), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • Tony Clegg, English property trader (Montleigh), born in Littleborough, England (d. 1995)

Famous Deaths

  • Arthur Foote, American classical organist, composer, and member of the "Boston Six" (Suite for Strings in E), dies at 84
  • William Henry Hadow, British educational reformer and musicologist (Oxford History of Music, Studies in Modern Music), dies at 77
Died in 1937 1937 Highlights

About April 8, 1937

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 87 years and 20 days
Leap Year: No

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