On this day
Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
1937Ratan Tata, Indian businessman and philanthropist (died 2024)[†]
Ratan Naval Tata was an Indian industrialist, philanthropist, visionary leader and ethical statesman. He served as the chairman of Tata Group and Tata Sons from 1991 to 2012 and he held the position of interim chairman from October 2016 to February 2017. In 2000, he received the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour in India, followed by the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second highest civilian honour, in 2008.
1937Maurice Ravel, French pianist and composer (born 1875)[†]
Joseph Maurice Ravel was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In the 1920s and 1930s Ravel was internationally regarded as France's greatest living composer.
Savings in lighting and steam costs expected, 1938
meeting; illus
6,000 Rebels hold out, Teruel; Rebels shell Madrid
Moffat Joint Legis Com on Fiscal Policies repts; recommendations
ILGWU scores split; blames CIO for breakdown
fighting reptd at Wongham and Sancho Islands near Portuguese Macao
Chinese fear losses in removal of art treasures from Nanking to Hankow
Complaint filed over alleged Japanese use of dynamite
Apptd Vice Commissar of Transport
Dr E G Conklin urges preservation
On N Y C munic milk program
comment by Cong, steel men and Mfrs Assn