Historical eventOctober 51937

The Queen's College, Oxford

Six days after retiring from the Queen's College, Oxford, Robert Howard Hodgkin was elected its provost due to the sudden death of B. H. Streeter.

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When
Tuesday, October 5 193789 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1930s
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Dates: From 1937.

What happened

Six days after retiring from the Queen's College, Oxford, Robert Howard Hodgkin was elected its provost due to the sudden death of B. H. Streeter.

October 5 through the years

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  7. 2000Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević
  8. 2000Colour revolution
  9. 2011Mekong River massacre
  10. 2014Jules Bianchi
  11. 2021Windows 11

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  • November 10Getúlio VargasBrazilian president Getúlio Vargas led a coup against his own constitutional government, establishing the dictatorial Estado Novo regime.
  • December 3Rupert Bruce-MitfordRupert Bruce-Mitford, the spiritus rector of research on the Sutton Hoo ship burial, joined the British Museum.
  • May 7Fleischer StudiosEmployees at Fleischer Studios in New York City went on strike in the animation industry's first major labor strike.
  • August 2Marihuana Tax Act of 1937The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal.

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October 5 1937 — 89 years ago, on a Tuesday.

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