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In the year 1934
335 Notable deaths
Marie Dressler
Canadian-american actress (1868-1934).
Born November 9th, 1868 in Cobourg.
Died July 28th, 1934 at 65 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Augusto Nicolás Calderón Sandino
Nicaraguan revolutionary (1895-1934).
Born May 18th, 1895 in Niquinohomo.
Died February 21st, 1934 at 38 years old in Managua.
John Joseph McGraw
American baseball player, manager (1873-1934).
Born April 7th, 1873 in Truxton.
Died February 25th, 1934 at 60 years old in New Rochelle (prostate cancer).
Frederick Delius
English composer (1862–1934).
Born January 29th, 1862 in Bradford.
Died June 10th, 1934 at 72 years old in Grez-sur-Loing (syphilis).
Prince Randian
Sideshow performer (1871–1934).
Born October 12th, 1871 in Demerara.
Died December 19th, 1934 at 63 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Winsor McCay
American cartoonist and animator.
Born September 26th, 1869 in Spring Lake.
Died July 26th, 1934 at 64 years old in Brooklyn (stroke).
Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Queen consort of the netherlands (1879-1890).
Born August 2nd, 1858 in Bad Arolsen, Arolsen Castle. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1934 at 75 years old in The Hague (pneumonia). [ref]
Herbert Chapman
English association football player and manager (1878-1934).
Born January 19th, 1878 in Kiveton Park.
Died January 6th, 1934 at 55 years old in Hendon (pneumonia).
Edmund Heines
Sa-obergruppenführer (1897-1934).
Born July 21st, 1897 in Munich.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 36 years old in Stadelheim Prison (ballistic trauma).
Nicanor Abelardo
Filipino composer (1893-1934).
Born February 7th, 1893 in San Miguel.
Died March 21st, 1934 at 41 years old in San Juan De Dios Educational Foundation.
Hayim Nahman Bialik
Hebrew poet, author, and editor (1873–1934).
Born January 18th, 1873 in Ivnytsia. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1934 at 61 years old in Vienna.
Roger Fry
English artist and art critic (1866-1934).
Born December 14th, 1866 in London.
Died September 9th, 1934 at 67 years old in London.
Charles Webster Leadbeater
British theosophist (1854–1934).
Born February 16th, 1854 in Stockport.
Died March 1st, 1934 at 80 years old in Perth.
Gustav Ritter von Kahr
German politician (1862-1934).
Born November 29th, 1862 in Weißenburg in Bayern.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 71 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
Otto Hermann Kahn
American banker (1867–1934).
Born February 21st, 1867 in Mannheim.
Died March 29th, 1934 at 67 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Clyde Barrow
American bank robber (1909-1934).
Born March 24th, 1909 in Ellis County.
Died May 23rd, 1934 at 25 years old in Gibsland (gunshot wound).
Vlado Chernozemski
Bulgarian revolutionary (1897–1934).
Born October 19th, 1897 in Velingrad.
Died October 9th, 1934 at 36 years old in Marseille (blunt trauma).
Bonnie Parker
American bank robber (1910-1934).
Born October 1st, 1910 in Rowena.
Died May 23rd, 1934 at 23 years old in Gibsland (gunshot wound).
Lilyan Tashman
American actress (1896–1934).
Born October 23rd, 1896 in Brooklyn.
Died March 21st, 1934 at 37 years old in New York City (cancer).
Cass Gilbert
American architect (1859-1934).
Born November 29th, 1859 in Zanesville. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1934 at 74 years old in New York City.
John Collier
British pre-raphaelite painter and author (1850-1934).
Born January 27th, 1850 in London. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1934 at 84 years old in London. [ref]
Russ Columbo
American singer, violinist, and actor (1908–1934).
Born January 14th, 1908 in Camden.
Died September 2nd, 1934 at 26 years old in Los Angeles.
Fritz Gerlich
German historian and journalist (1883–1934).
Born February 15th, 1883 in Szczecin.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 51 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Prince consort of the netherlands (1876-1934).
Born April 19th, 1876 in Schwerin.
Died July 3rd, 1934 at 58 years old in The Hague (heart failure).
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