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In the year 1934
383 Notable deaths
Aristarkh Belopolsky
Russian astronomer (1854-1934).
Born July 13th, 1854 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1934 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Sanjugo Naoki
Japanese writer (1891-1934).
Born February 12th, 1891 in Osaka.
Died February 24th, 1934 at 43 years old in Tokyo.
Frank Beal
Actor, film director (1862-1934).
Born September 11th, 1862 in Cleveland.
Died December 20th, 1934 at 72 years old in Hollywood.
Ester Almqvist
Swedish painter (1869-1934).
Born November 3rd, 1869 in Bromma parish. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1934 at 64 years old in Lund Cathedral parish. [ref]
Andrés Héctor Carvallo
President of paraguay (1862-1934).
Born November 8th, 1862 in Asunción.
Died August 16th, 1934 at 71 years old in Asunción.
Ernst von Wolzogen
German writer (1855–1934).
Born April 23rd, 1855 in Wrocław.
Died August 30th, 1934 at 79 years old in Egling.
Zdenka Braunerová
Czech graphic and painter (1858-1934).
Born April 9th, 1858 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1934 at 76 years old in Malá Strana (phlebitis). [ref]
John Biller
American athlete (1877–1934).
Born November 14th, 1877 in Newark.
Died March 26th, 1934 at 56 years old in New York City.
Mirza Ali Mojuz Shabistari
Iranian azerbaijani poet (1873–1934).
Born March 29th, 1873 in Shabestar.
Died September 25th, 1934 at 61 years old in Shahrud (tuberculosis).
Aloisia Kirschner
Austrian writer (1853–1934).
Born June 16th, 1854 in Prague.
Died February 10th, 1934 at 79 years old in New Town. [ref]
Franc-Nohain
French librettist and poet (1872–1934).
Born October 25th, 1872 in Corbigny.
Died October 18th, 1934 at 61 years old in Paris.
Arturs Alberings
Prime minister of latvia (1876-1934).
Born January 8th, 1877 in Rūjiena.
Died April 26th, 1934 at 57 years old in Riga.
Ivan Sytin
Russian-soviet publisher.
Born February 5th, 1851 in Gnezdnikovo.
Died November 23rd, 1934 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Ludwig Koch
Austrian artist (1866-1934).
Born December 13th, 1866 in Vienna.
Died November 26th, 1934 at 67 years old in Vienna.
Juozas Naujalis
Lithuanian conductor and composer (1869–1934).
Born April 9th, 1869 in Kaunas District Municipality.
Died September 9th, 1934 at 65 years old in Kaunas.
Dario Niccodemi
Italian writer (1874–1934).
Born January 27th, 1874 in Livorno.
Died September 24th, 1934 at 60 years old in Rome.
Max Friedlaender
German musicologist (1852-1934).
Born October 12th, 1852 in Brzeg.
Died May 2nd, 1934 at 81 years old in Berlin.
Karl Joel
German philosopher (1864–1934).
Born March 27th, 1864 in Jelenia Góra.
Died July 23rd, 1934 at 70 years old in Walenstadt.
Max Pallenberg
Austrian musician and actor (1877–1934).
Born December 18th, 1877 in Vienna.
Died June 26th, 1934 at 56 years old in Karlovy Vary.
Marie Lang
Austrian feminist, theosophist and publisher, editor (1858-1934).
Born March 8th, 1858 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1934 at 76 years old in Altmünster. [ref]
Jakob Meisenheimer
German chemist (1876-1934).
Born June 14th, 1876 in Griesheim.
Died December 2nd, 1934 at 58 years old in Berlin.
Edmond Pottier
French art historian and archaeologist (1855-1934).
Born August 13th, 1855 in Saarbrücken.
Died July 4th, 1934 at 78 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Leonard Ochtman
American artist (1854–1935).
Born October 21st, 1854 in Zonnemaire. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1934 at 80 years old in Greenwich. [ref]
Alexander Alexeyevich Borisov
Painter (1866-1934).
Born November 14th, 1866 in Gluboky Ruchey.
Died August 17th, 1934 at 67 years old in Krasnoborsk, Gorodishchenskaya.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel