In the year 1934
399 Notable deaths
Marie Curie
Polish-french physicist and chemist (1867–1934).
Born November 7th, 1867 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1934 at 66 years old in Sancellemoz (aplastic anemia). [ref]
John Dillinger
American bank robber.
Born June 12th, 1903 in Indianapolis, Martindale-Brightwood Neighborhood.
Died July 22nd, 1934 at 31 years old in Chicago, Biograph Theater (gunshot wound).
Paul von Hindenburg
Prussian-german field marshal of the german empire, statesman and president of weimar germany and nazi germany (1847–1934).
Born October 2nd, 1847 in 6 Podgórna Street in Poznań.
Died August 2nd, 1934 at 86 years old in Ogrodzieniec (lung cancer).
Ernst Röhm
German nazi politician, military officer and leader of the sturmabteilung (1887-1934).
Born November 28th, 1887 in Munich.
Died July 1st, 1934 at 46 years old in Munich Prison (extra-judicial killing).
Baby Face Nelson
American bank robber (1908–1934).
Born December 6th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died November 27th, 1934 at 25 years old in Wilmette (gunshot wound).
Pretty Boy Floyd
American bank robber (1904–1934).
Born February 3rd, 1904 in Adairsville.
Died October 22nd, 1934 at 30 years old in East Liverpool (gunshot wound).
Fritz Haber
German chemist and receiver of the nobel prize (1868–1934).
Born December 9th, 1868 in Wrocław.
Died January 29th, 1934 at 65 years old in Basel (myocardial infarction).
Albert I of Belgium
King of the belgians from 1909 to 1934 (1875–1934).
Born April 8th, 1875 in Palace of the Count of Flanders.
Died February 17th, 1934 at 58 years old in Rochers de Marche-les-Dames (climbing accident).
Lev Vygotsky
Soviet psychologist (1896-1934).
Born November 17th, 1896 in Orsha.
Died July 11th, 1934 at 37 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Edward Elgar
English composer (1857-1934).
Born June 2nd, 1857 in Lower Broadheath.
Died February 23rd, 1934 at 76 years old in Worcester (colorectal cancer).
Gustav Holst
British composer (1874–1934).
Born September 21st, 1874 in Cheltenham.
Died May 25th, 1934 at 59 years old in London (heart failure).
Kurt von Schleicher
German chancellor (1882-1934).
Born July 4th, 1882 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 51 years old in Neubabelsberg (homicide by firearm).
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Prince regent of kingdom of serbia and later king of yugoslavia 1921–34.
Born December 16th, 1888 in Cetinje. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1934 at 45 years old in Marseille (gunshot wound).
Alice Liddell
English woman, basis of the character in "alice in wonderland" (1852–1934).
Born May 4th, 1852 in Westminster.
Died November 16th, 1934 at 82 years old in Westerham.
Nestor Makhno
Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (1888–1934).
Born November 7th, 1888 in Huliaipole.
Died July 25th, 1934 at 45 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
C. Sankaran Nair
Indian politician (1857-1934).
Born July 11th, 1857 in Malabar District.
Died April 24th, 1934 at 76 years old in Chennai.
Gregor Strasser
German politician, rival of adolf hitler inside the nazi party (1892-1934).
Died July 1st, 1934 at 42 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough
British soldier and conservative politician (1871-1934).
Born November 13th, 1871 in Shimla.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 62 years old in Blenheim Palace.
Engelbert Dollfuss
Austrian christian social and patriotic front statesman (1892-1934).
Born October 4th, 1892 in Texingtal.
Died July 25th, 1934 at 41 years old in Vienna (gunshot wound).
Tōgō Heihachirō
Japanese admiral of the fleet (1848–1934).
Born January 27th, 1848 in Kajiya-chō.
Died May 30th, 1934 at 86 years old in Banchō (head and neck cancer).
Raymond Poincaré
French statesman and lawyer, president of france (1860-1934).
Born August 20th, 1860 in Bar-le-Duc.
Died October 15th, 1934 at 74 years old in Paris (pulmonary embolism).
Franklin Clarence Mars
American businessman (1883–1934).
Born September 24th, 1883 in Hancock. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1934 at 50 years old in Pulaski.
Charley Patton
American delta blues musician (1891–1934).
Born May 1st, 1891 in Bolton, Edwards.
Died April 28th, 1934 at 42 years old in Indianola (heart failure).
Surya Sen
British indian bengali revolutionary (1894-1934).
Born March 22nd, 1894 in Chittagong.
Died January 8th, 1934 at 39 years old in Chittagong (hanging to death).
Marinus van der Lubbe
Dutch communist (1909–1934).
Born January 13th, 1909 in Leiden.
Died January 10th, 1934 at 24 years old in Leipzig (decapitation).
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson