1937 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1937 in the United Kingdom.
[edit] Events
- March 8- The Prince Edward, the abdicated King Edward VIII, is created Duke of Windsor
- May 12 - Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth takes place at Westminster Abbey, London.
- May 27- King George VI passes letters patent denying the style of Royal Highness to the wife and descendants of the Duke of Windsor.
- May 28 - Neville Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister.
- June 3- The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson in Paris.
- July 28- Assassination attempt on King George VI in Belfast by the IRA
- December 3- The first issue of The Dandy is published.
[edit] Births
- January 1 - Anne Aubrey, actor
- January 27 - John Ogdon, pianist (d. 1989)
- January 30 - Vanessa Redgrave, actress
- February 25 - Tom Courtenay, actor
- May 13 - Trevor Baylis, inventor of the wind-up radio
- August 6 - Barbara Windsor, actress
- August 21 - Donald Dewar, First Minister of Scotland (d. 2000)
- October 10 - Bobby Charlton, English footballer
- November 17 - Peter Cook, comedian and writer
[edit] Deaths
- March 17 - Austen Chamberlain, English statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1863)
- November 9 - Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1866)
