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'''1937''' | '''1937''' was a [[year]]. | ||
According to a [[census]], the [[English]] [[village]] of [[Hexen Bridge]] had a [[population]] of [[508 (number)|508]] [[people]] in 1937. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Hollow Men (novel)}}) | |||
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In [[July]], [[Japan]]ese forces [[Marco Polo Bridge Incident|engineered a fight]] between the [[China|Chinese]] at [[Marco Polo Bridge]] in order to justify further [[Japanese Empire|Japanese expansion]] into China. This forced both governments onto a war footing, bringing [[Second Sino-Japanese War|war]] to [[Asia]] two years before [[World War II|it began]] in [[Europe]]. | In [[July]], [[Japan]]ese forces [[Marco Polo Bridge Incident|engineered a fight]] between the [[China|Chinese]] at [[Marco Polo Bridge]] in order to justify further [[Japanese Empire|Japanese expansion]] into China. This forced both governments onto a war footing, bringing [[Second Sino-Japanese War|war]] to [[Asia]] two years before [[World War II|it began]] in [[Europe]]. | ||
In [[August]], the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana I|Romana]] and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] visited [[Shanghai]] while searching for the [[Key to Time]]. While there, they defeated [[Hsien-Ko|Hsien-Ko Chang]]'s plans to bring back [[Magnus Greel]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)|The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'') | In [[August]], the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana I|Romana]] and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] visited [[Shanghai]] while searching for the [[Key to Time]]. While there, they defeated [[Hsien-Ko|Hsien-Ko Chang]]'s plans to bring back [[Magnus Greel]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)|The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
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The [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Anji Kapoor]] and [[Fitz Kreiner]] visited [[Spain]] in the midst of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. Anji and the Doctor stayed in [[Barcelona]] and became involved with a group of [[Anarchism|anarchists]]. Fitz visited [[Guernica (town)|Guernica]], [[Spain]] and witnessed the town's destruction at the hands of the [[Luftwaffe]], the first real case of [[total war]]. The Doctor identified [[the Absolute]] as the cause of disruptions in history and stopped him from causing any more problems. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[History 101 (novel)|History 101]]'') | |||
[[Clara Oswald]] and the [[Twelfth Doctor]] had a dinner date in [[Berlin]], which involved some pudding. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'') | |||
[[Tom Wake|Tom]] and [[Alice Wake]] were married. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hopes and Fears of All the Years (short story)|The Hopes and Fears of All the Years]]'') | |||
[[Casey Ward|Casey]] and [[Marie Ward]] were married. At their [[wedding]] reception at their home, [[Wester Drumlins]], the two began [[dancing]] to the [[song]] "[[The Band Played On]]" and became trapped, unable to stop. Their guests departed thinking the Wards were playing a [[prank]], but one guest returned to the house six [[week]]s later to discover them still dancing, with their [[shoe]]s worn through to the [[blood]]y soles of their [[feet]]. Casey and Marie were subsequently admitted to the [[London County Mental Hospital]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Very Real Mystery of Wester Drumlins (short story)|The Very Real Mystery of Wester Drumlins]]'') | |||
==Births and deaths== | |||
===Dated=== | |||
On [[6 April]], [[Alan Ellis]] was born. ([[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]'') | On [[6 April]], [[Alan Ellis]] was born. ([[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]'') | ||
On [[28 October]], [[Anne Travers]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[One Cold Step (short story)|One Cold Step]]'') | On [[28 October]], [[Anne Travers]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[One Cold Step (short story)|One Cold Step]]'') | ||
== Undated | ===Undated=== | ||
[[Nancy (The Empty Child)|Nancy]] gave birth to [[Jamie (The Empty Child)|Jamie]]. Being an unwed teenaged mother, she pretended that Jamie was her younger brother. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'') | [[Nancy (The Empty Child)|Nancy]] gave birth to [[Jamie (The Empty Child)|Jamie]]. Being an unwed teenaged mother, she pretended that Jamie was her younger brother. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'') | ||
==References== | |||
When he and [[Donna Noble]] arrived in [[Calcutta]] in [[1947]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] initially believed that it was 1937. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghosts of India (novel)|Ghosts of India]]'') | When he and [[Donna Noble]] arrived in [[Calcutta]] in [[1947]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] initially believed that it was 1937. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghosts of India (novel)|Ghosts of India]]'') | ||
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1937 was a year.
According to a census, the English village of Hexen Bridge had a population of 508 people in 1937. (PROSE: The Hollow Men [+]Loading...["The Hollow Men (novel)"])
Events
Dated
In July, Japanese forces engineered a fight between the Chinese at Marco Polo Bridge in order to justify further Japanese expansion into China. This forced both governments onto a war footing, bringing war to Asia two years before it began in Europe.
In August, the Fourth Doctor, Romana and K9 visited Shanghai while searching for the Key to Time. While there, they defeated Hsien-Ko Chang's plans to bring back Magnus Greel. (PROSE: The Shadow of Weng-Chiang)
Undated
The Eighth Doctor, Anji Kapoor and Fitz Kreiner visited Spain in the midst of the Spanish Civil War. Anji and the Doctor stayed in Barcelona and became involved with a group of anarchists. Fitz visited Guernica, Spain and witnessed the town's destruction at the hands of the Luftwaffe, the first real case of total war. The Doctor identified the Absolute as the cause of disruptions in history and stopped him from causing any more problems. (PROSE: History 101)
Clara Oswald and the Twelfth Doctor had a dinner date in Berlin, which involved some pudding. (TV: Kill the Moon)
Tom and Alice Wake were married. (PROSE: The Hopes and Fears of All the Years)
Casey and Marie Ward were married. At their wedding reception at their home, Wester Drumlins, the two began dancing to the song "The Band Played On" and became trapped, unable to stop. Their guests departed thinking the Wards were playing a prank, but one guest returned to the house six weeks later to discover them still dancing, with their shoes worn through to the bloody soles of their feet. Casey and Marie were subsequently admitted to the London County Mental Hospital. (PROSE: The Very Real Mystery of Wester Drumlins)
Births and deaths
Dated
On 6 April, Alan Ellis was born. (TV: Out of Time)
On 28 October, Anne Travers was born. (PROSE: One Cold Step)
Undated
Nancy gave birth to Jamie. Being an unwed teenaged mother, she pretended that Jamie was her younger brother. (TV: The Doctor Dances)
References
When he and Donna Noble arrived in Calcutta in 1947, the Tenth Doctor initially believed that it was 1937. (PROSE: Ghosts of India)
