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40 Diet members condemn Govt for moderate policy
Amers tell of ry wreck near Tangku
H Anderson and C Elroy Jr killed as seaside ledge crashes, Rockport, Mass
Los Angeles press repts that R L Hearn is enlisting Amers for China's air force
Boats using Jones Inlet protest Fed ban on improvements
1937Ron Brierley, New Zealand businessman[†]
Ronald Alfred Brierley is a New Zealand investor and corporate raider, chairman and director of a number of companies in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
1937Billy Cannon, American football player and dentist (died 2018)[†]
Billy Abb Cannon Sr. was an American football halfback and tight end who played in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He attended Louisiana State University (LSU), where he played college football as a halfback, return specialist, and safety for the LSU Tigers. At LSU, Cannon was twice named a unanimous All-American, helped the 1958 LSU team win a national championship, and received the Heisman Trophy as the nation's most outstanding college player in 1959. His punt return against Ole Miss on Halloween night in 1959 is considered by fans and sportswriters to be one of the most famous plays in LSU sports history.
1937María Duval, Mexican actress and singer[†]
María Dussauge Ortiz, commonly known as María Duval, is a Mexican actress and singer who has worked in film, television, and the stage.
1937Garth Hudson, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (died 2025)[†]
Eric Garth Hudson was a Canadian multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist and occasional saxophonist for The Band. He was a principal architect of the group's sound and was described as "the most brilliant organist in the rock world" by Keyboard magazine. In 1994, Hudson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Band. He was its last surviving original member.
1937Tim Bowden, Australian historian and television presenter (died 2024)[†]
Timothy Gibson Bowden was an Australian author, radio and television broadcaster and producer, and oral historian. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania, and studied at the University of Tasmania, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
1937Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1900)[†]
Artur Sirk was an Estonian political and military figure. A veteran of the country's struggle for independence, Sirk later became a leading figure within the right-wing Vaps Movement and an outspoken opponent of the government.
1937The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal.[†]
The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, Pub. L. 75–238, 50 Stat. 551, enacted August 2, 1937, was a United States Act that placed a tax on the sale of cannabis. It was the first national regulation on cannabis in the US.