1937 in China

none January 2021 1937 Events in the year 1937 in China. Incumbents President: Lin Sen Premier: Chiang Kai-shek Vice Premier: Kung Hsiang-hsi Foreign Minister: Zhang Qun until March 4, then Wang Chonghui Events January January 14 — Wang Jingwei took a German passenger boat to Shanghai. January 19 — Hunan University was changed to National Hunan University, and the Ministry of Education appointed Pi Zongshi as the principal.李新總主編，中國社會科學院近代史研究所中華民國史研究室，韓信夫、姜克夫主編 (編). 《中華民國史大事記》. 北京: 中華書局. 2011. 9787101079982.: 5343 January 28 — Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, arrived in Shanghai and departed the next day. July to December July 7–9 — Marco Polo Bridge Incident early July-early August – Battle of Beiping–Tianjin August — Operation Chahar August–December — Beiping–Hankou Railway Operation August–November — Tianjin–Pukou Railway Operation 13 August – 26 November — Battle of Shanghai September 1 – November 9 —Battle of Taiyuan September 13 – November 11 — Battle of Xinkou September 24 – September 25 — Battle of Pingxingguan October 26 – November 1 — Defense of Sihang Warehouse December 13 — Nanking Massacre Births February 5 — Wang Xuan, computer scientist (d. 2006) March 28 — Ye Keming, engineer (d. 2021) May 17 — Han Dingxiang, underground Roman Catholic bishop of Yongnian (d. 2007) June 22 — Chen Li-an, Taiwanese mathematician and former politician July 2 — Gu Shengying, classical concert pianist (d. 1967) July 7 — Tung Chee-hwa, 1st Chief Executive of Hong Kong July 11 — Pai Hsien-yung, Taiwanese writer July 13 — Xu Huanshan, actor and film director July 24 — Betty Loh Ti, Hong Kong actress (d. 1968) July 28 — Wang Zhonggao, vascular surgeon (d. 2023) August 1 — Tseten Dolma, ethnic Tibetan soprano September 29 — Nina Wang, Asia's richest woman (d. 2007) October 25 — Guo Guirong, lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army October 26 — Qian Qihu, military engineer November 1 — Zhou Chaochen, computer scientist December 11 — Xu Kuangdi, 11th Mayor of Shanghai December 26 — Gu Yue, actor (d. 2005) Dates unknown Liu Caipin Yu Xiaosong Deaths January 8 — Pamela Werner, child of retired British diplomat E. T. C. Werner (b. 1917) July 28 Zhao Dengyu, general (b. 1898) Tong Linge, military officer (b. 1892) October 15 — Hao Mengling, general (b. 1892) November 21 — Gao Zhihang, WWII flying ace (b. 1907) December 1 — Rao Guohua, general from the Sichuan clique (b. 1894) December 3 — Yue Yiqin, WWII flying ace (b. 1914) December 25 — Xiong Xiling, 4th Premier of the Republic of China (b. 1870) Dates unknown Ma Zhongying, Chinese Muslim warlord (b. 1910) See also List of Chinese films of the 1930s References 1937 in Category:1930s in China Category:Years of the 20th century in China