In the year 1934
399 Notable deaths
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.
Died April 11th, 1934 at 84 years old in London.
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.
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
Count of caserta (1841–1934).
Born March 28th, 1841 in Caserta.
Died May 26th, 1934 at 93 years old in Cannes.
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.
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
American artist (1844-1934).
Born September 18th, 1844 in Antwerp.
Died January 24th, 1934 at 89 years old in New York City.
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).
Thomas A. Watson
American inventor and businessperson; assistant to alexander graham bell (1854–1934).
Born January 18th, 1854 in Salem.
Died December 13th, 1934 at 80 years old in St. Petersburg.
E. A. Wallis Budge
British academic (1857–1934).
Born July 27th, 1857 in Bodmin.
Died November 23rd, 1934 at 77 years old in London.
Louis-Hubert Lyautey
General and colonial administrator from france (1854-1934).
Born November 17th, 1854 in Nancy. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1934 at 79 years old in Thorey-Lyautey. [ref]
Mary Hunter Austin
Memoirist, novelist, poet, essayist, critic, playwright (1868–1934).
Born September 9th, 1868 in Carlinville.
Died August 13th, 1934 at 65 years old in Santa Fe.
Jean Vigo
French film director (1905–1934).
Born April 26th, 1905 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 5th, 1934 at 29 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (tuberculosis).
Vyacheslav Menzhinsky
Soviet politician (1874-1934).
Born August 31st, 1874 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 10th, 1934 at 59 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Arthur Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington
Duke of wellington (1849-1934).
Born March 15th, 1849 in London.
Died June 18th, 1934 at 85 years old in London.
Siegbert Tarrasch
German chess player, chess writer, and chess theoretician (1862–1934).
Born March 5th, 1862 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1934 at 71 years old in Munich. [ref]
Carl von Linde
German engineer (1842-1934).
Born June 11th, 1842 in Berndorf.
Died November 16th, 1934 at 92 years old in Munich.
Alexander von Kluck
German general (1846-1934).
Born May 20th, 1846 in Münster.
Died October 19th, 1934 at 88 years old in Berlin.
Gerald du Maurier
British actor and manager (1873–1934).
Born March 26th, 1873 in London.
Died April 11th, 1934 at 61 years old in London (colorectal cancer).
Mykhailo Hrushevskyi
Ukrainian politician and historian (1866–1934).
Born September 29th, 1866 in Chełm.
Died November 26th, 1934 at 68 years old in Kislovodsk (sepsis). [ref]
Andrei Bely
Russian poet, writer and critic (1880–1934).
Born October 26th, 1880 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1934 at 53 years old in Moscow (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Frank J. Sprague
American naval officer and railroad pioneer (1857-1934).
Born July 25th, 1857 in Milford.
Died October 25th, 1934 at 77 years old in United States.
Erich Mühsam
German-jewish anarchist writer (1878–1934).
Born April 6th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died July 10th, 1934 at 56 years old in Oranienburg concentration camp.
Louis Barthou
French politician (1862-1934).
Born August 25th, 1862 in Oloron-Sainte-Marie.
Died October 9th, 1934 at 72 years old in Marseille.
Gertrude Käsebier
American photographer (1852-1934).
Born May 18th, 1852 in Des Moines.
Died October 12th, 1934 at 82 years old in New York City.
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes