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July 22, 1937

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Notable Births

Chuck Jackson

1937Chuck Jackson, American R&B singer and songwriter (died 2023)[†]

Charles Benjamin Jackson was an American R&B singer who was one of the first artists to record material by Burt Bacharach and Hal David successfully. He performed with moderate success starting in 1961. His hits include "I Can't Break Away", "I Don't Want to Cry!" "Any Day Now", "I Keep Forgettin'", and "All Over the World".

Hiro Matsuda

1937Yasuhiro Kojima, Japanese-American wrestler and manager (died 1999)[†]

Yasuhiro Kojima , best known by his ring name Hiro Matsuda , was a Japanese professional wrestler and trainer.

1937John Price, English cricketer[†]

John Sidney Ernest Price is an English former cricketer, who played in fifteen Tests for England from 1964 to 1972.

1937Vasant Ranjane, Indian cricketer (died 2011)[†]

Vasant Baburao Ranjane was an Indian cricketer who played in seven Test matches between 1958 and 1964.

Notable Deaths

Ted McDonald

1937Ted McDonald, Australian cricketer and footballer (born 1891)[†]

Edgar Arthur "Ted" McDonald was a cricketer who played for Tasmania, Victoria, Lancashire and Australia, as well as being an Australian rules footballer who played with Launceston Football Club, Essendon Football Club, and Fitzroy Football Club before totally concentrating on cricket. Despite a short international career, he was considered by many cricketers as well as commentators to be one of the best fast bowlers of his generation.

Historical Events

New Deal

1937New Deal: The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States.[†]

The New Deal was a series of wide-reaching economic, social, and political reforms enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1938, in response to the Great Depression, which had started in 1929. Roosevelt introduced the phrase upon accepting the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 1932 before winning the election in a landslide over incumbent Herbert Hoover, whose administration was viewed by many as doing too little to help those affected. Roosevelt believed that the depression was caused by inherent market instability and too little demand per the Keynesian model of economics and that massive government intervention was necessary to stabilize and rationalize the economy.