Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
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1937 in Great Britain — Page 3
Explore 152 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1937.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1937
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Brentford Top Flight Forward
McCulloch brought Scotland international quality to the Brentford forward line during the club's impressive 1930s First Division campaigns.
Brynhild
Wells published Brynhild, a novel about literary life and personal identity.
Chain Home Development
Helps refine radar equipment for coastal early warning.
Chain Home Trial
Chain Home stations are tested as an early-warning network.
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chief Air Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff for the Air
Chief of General Staff
Appointed Chief-of-Imperial General Staff
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief in Palestine
Commander of Mobile Division
Appointed Commander of the Mobile Division
Commander of Reserve Fleet
Appointed Commander of the Reserve Fleet
Communist Party
Healey joins the Communist Party at Oxford in 1937 before leaving it in 1940 after becoming disillusioned with Soviet policy.
Computable Numbers Correction
Publishes a correction to On Computable Numbers, refining details of his foundational computability paper.
Constitution of Great Britain
Regency Act, defines Sovereign powers which can be delegated if the Sovereign is unfit
Dismissal
Dismisses his Foreign Secretary in order to save his administration
Education
Healey combines classical studies with political activism and debate while studying at Oxford.
Electronic Multiplier
Builds a small electronic multiplier while at Princeton as part of experimental work connected with enciphering machinery.
Escape from Spain
Orwell escaped Spain during political repression against the militia in which he had served.
Fighter Command
Leigh-Mallory, now a Group Captain, returns to England to be appointed Commander of No. 12 Group, Fighter Command
First Division Runners Up Campaign
Bartram keeps goal as Charlton Athletic finish second in the top flight, an exceptional achievement for a recently promoted club.
First Lord of Admiralty
Appointed First Sea Lord of the Admiralty
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term
General
Appointed General
Governor
Appointed Governor of Kenya
Governor
Appointed Governor of Bombay
Great Contemporaries Published
Churchill published Great Contemporaries, a collection of biographical essays on important public figures.
Immediate Programme
Publication of "Immediate Programme", a discussion of Labours economic planning
Immediate Programme", a discussion of Labours economic planning
Publication of "Immediate Programme", a discussion of Labours economic planning
Independence of Great Britain
Rejects the recommendation of the Peel Commission that Palestine should be partitioned
Independence of Palestine
Rejects the recommendation of the Peel Commission that Palestine should be partitioned
International Caps
Scores a hat-trick for 10-man England in a game against Czechoslovakia
Labour Election Campaign
Campaigns for Labour candidates and speaks to voters during Oxford municipal elections.
Labour Party Conference
The Labour Party Conference accepts a proposal from Dalton to oppose appeasement
Lecturer
Appointed lecturer in economics at Oxford University, age 21
Legislation
Regency Act, defines Sovereign powers which can be delegated if the Sovereign is unfit
Legislation
Regency Act, defines Sovereign powers which can be delegated if the Sovereign is unfit
Master of Arts Degree
Receives his Master of Arts degree from Cambridge while continuing his classical scholarship.
Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War
National Maritime Museum Opens
King George VI opened the National Maritime Museum, making nationally significant maritime collections accessible at Greenwich.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for investigations of carbohydrates and vitamin C, including important structural work on sugars.
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