Births on September 4

Virgil A. Richard

Born on September 4, 1937

Virgil A. Richard, American general (d. 2013)

Brigadier General Virgil Almos Richard ( September 4, 1937 – September 11, 2013) was a US Army General who served 32 years of active military service of which 30 were devoted to Financial Management. Richard became an outspoken critic of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy of the U.S. Armed Forces and gained national media attention as a part of a small group of high-ranking military officers who came out as gay after retirement.

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Events on 1937

23 Jan

Leon Trotsky
The trial of the anti-Soviet Trotskyist center sees seventeen mid-level Communists accused of sympathizing with Leon Trotsky and plotting to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime.
21 Feb

Spanish Civil War
The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War.
12 May

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey.
27 May

Golden Gate Bridge
In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
22 Jul

Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937
New Deal: The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Births on September 4

Virgil A. Richard

Born on September 4, 1937

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Events on 1937

Leon Trotsky

Spanish Civil War

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Golden Gate Bridge

Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937