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October 11, 1937

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Headlines from October 11, 1937

Japarese Win Key Center in North By Outflanking Foe in Sudden Drive; Terauchi Captures Shihkiachwang, Rail Junction, After Night Crossing of River-Chinese Took Heavy Toll in Bitter Defense-Shanghai Is Jarred by Bombardment

By Hugh Byas

Gen Terauchi's forces capture Shihkiachwang after 2-day battle in which Chinese under Gen Cheng Chien fought desperately across Huto River; Chinese retreat toward Taiyuan; map; Japanese troops advancing along Tientsin-Pukow ry approach Yellow River north of Tsinan; foreigners evacuate Tsinan; on Shanghai front, Japanese gains are small; planes bomb Canton mil stations, Tientsin-Pukow ry and Lunghai ry; Nanking disturbed at Ital attitude; repts on Shanghai casualties and reinforcements

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Notable Births

Bobby Charlton

1937Bobby Charlton, English footballer and manager (died 2023)[†]

Sir Robert Charlton was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, left winger or centre-forward. Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, he was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. He finished second in the Ballon d'Or voting in 1967 and 1968. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts, passing abilities from midfield, ferocious long-range shooting from both left and right foot, fitness, and stamina. He was cautioned only twice in his career: once against Argentina in the 1966 World Cup, and once in a league match against Chelsea. With success at club and international level, he was one of ten players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the European Cup and the Ballon d'Or. His elder brother Jack, who was also in the World Cup–winning team, was a defender for Leeds United and also for ten years was the manager of the Republic of Ireland.

1937R. H. W. Dillard, American poet, author, and critic (died 2023)[†]

Richard Henry Wilde Dillard was an American poet, author, critic, and translator.

Ron Leibman

1937Ron Leibman, American actor and screenwriter (died 2019)[†]

Ron Leibman was an American actor. He won both the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play in 1993 for his performance as Roy Cohn in Angels in America. Leibman also won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1979 for his role as Martin 'Kaz' Kazinsky in his short-lived crime drama series Kaz.

Historical Events

Edward VIII

1937The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on 22 October.[†]

Edward VIII, later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year.