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July 29, 1937

On July 29, 1937, tongzhou mutiny: In Tongzhou, China, the East Hebei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians. Antonio Carluccio, Joseph Estrada, Yoshiro Mori would arrive in the same year.

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1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1937th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 937th year of the 2nd millennium, the 37th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1930s decade.

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On July 29, 1937

  1. 1937 Tongzhou mutiny: In Tongzhou, China, the East Hebei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.

    1937 attempted rebellion in China

    The Tongzhou mutiny, sometimes referred to as the Tongzhou Massacre, was an assault on Japanese civilians and troops by the security forces of East Hebei Autonomous Government in Tongzhou, China, on 29 July 1937, shortly after the Marco Polo Bridge incident, which triggered the outbreak of Second Sino-Japanese War. Approximately 260 Japanese and Korean residents were brutally killed in the assault. This event escalated tensions between China and Japan, contributing to the further deterioration of relations following the Marco Polo Bridge incident.

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Antonio Carluccio 1937– Italian-English chef and author (died 2017)
Joseph Estrada 1937– Filipino politician, 13th President of the Philippines
Yoshiro Mori 1937– Japanese journalist and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Japan
Antonio Carluccio 1937– Italian-English chef and author (died 2017)
Joseph Estrada 1937– Filipino politician, 13th President of the Philippines
Yoshiro Mori 1937– Japanese journalist and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Japan

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