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In the year 1934
399 Notable deaths
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Spanish scientist (1852-1934).
Born May 1st, 1852 in Petilla de Aragón.
Died October 17th, 1934 at 82 years old in Madrid.
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).
Edmond James de Rothschild
French art collecting member of the rothschild banking family (1845-1934).
Born August 19th, 1845 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died November 2nd, 1934 at 89 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Caleb Bradham
American pharmacist, inventor of pepsi-cola.
Born May 27th, 1867 in Chinquapin. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1934 at 66 years old in New Bern.
Marie Dressler
Canadian-american actress (1868-1934).
Born November 9th, 1871 in Cobourg.
Died July 28th, 1934 at 62 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.
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).
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).
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, 1871 in Spring Lake.
Died July 26th, 1934 at 62 years old in Brooklyn (stroke).
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Queen consort of the netherlands (r. 1879–1890).
Born August 2nd, 1858 in Bad Arolsen, Arolsen Castle.
Died March 20th, 1934 at 75 years old in The Hague (pneumonia).
Kate Sheppard
Prominent member of new zealand's women's suffrage (1848–1934).
Born March 10th, 1847 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1934 at 87 years old in Christchurch.
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 Munich Prison (gunshot wound).
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 9th, 1873 in Ivnytsia. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1934 at 61 years old in Vienna.
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.
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.
Maggie L. Walker
African-american teacher and businesswoman.
Born July 15th, 1867 in Richmond.
Died December 15th, 1934 at 67 years old in Richmond.
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).
Vlado Chernozemski
Macedonian revolutionary (1897–1934).
Born October 19th, 1897 in Velingrad.
Died October 9th, 1934 at 36 years old in Marseille (blunt trauma).
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).
Ivy Lee
American businessman (1877-1934).
Born July 16th, 1877 in Cedartown.
Died November 9th, 1934 at 57 years old in New York City.
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).
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