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In the year 1934
335 Notable deaths
Paul Troost
German architect.
Born August 17th, 1878 in Elberfeld.
Died March 21st, 1934 at 55 years old in Munich.
Carlos Chagas
Brazilian doctor and scientist (1879-1934).
Born July 9th, 1879 in Oliveira.
Died November 8th, 1934 at 55 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
Hans Hahn
Austrian mathematician (1879–1934).
Born September 27th, 1879 in Vienna.
Died July 24th, 1934 at 54 years old in Vienna.
Edgeworth David
Australian geologist (1858–1934).
Born January 28th, 1858 in St Fagans, Subdivisions of Wales, Cardiff.
Died August 28th, 1934 at 76 years old in Sydney.
Lou Tellegen
American actor, director, and screenwriter (1881-1934).
Born November 26th, 1883 in Sint-Oedenrode. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1934 at 50 years old in Hollywood (exsanguination).
Erich Klausener
German politician (1885-1934).
Born January 25th, 1885 in Düsseldorf.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 49 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
Isaac Israëls
Dutch painter associated with amsterdam impressionism (1865-1934).
Born February 3rd, 1865 in Amsterdam.
Died October 7th, 1934 at 69 years old in The Hague.
Arthur Schuster
Anglo-german physicist (1851-1934).
Born September 12th, 1851 in Frankfurt.
Died October 14th, 1934 at 83 years old in Berkshire. [ref]
Ernesto Nazareth
Brazilian composer and pianist (1863–1934).
Born March 20th, 1863 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 5th, 1934 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro (drowning).
Rudolf Maister
Slovene general and poet (1874–1934).
Born March 29th, 1874 in Kamnik.
Died July 26th, 1934 at 60 years old in Unec.
Paul Ulrich Villard
French chemist and physicist (1860–1934).
Born September 28th, 1860 in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or.
Died January 13th, 1934 at 73 years old in Bayonne.
Fanny Hesse
German biologist (1850-1934).
Born June 22nd, 1850 in New York City.
Died December 1st, 1934 at 84 years old in Dresden.
Alceste De Ambris
Italian syndicalist (1874-1934).
Born September 15th, 1874 in Licciana Nardi.
Died December 9th, 1934 at 60 years old in Brive-la-Gaillarde.
Alfred Gilbert
British sculptor.
Born August 12th, 1854 in London. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1934 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Henry Norris (businessman)
English businessman, politician and football club director (1865-1934).
Born July 23rd, 1865 in London.
Died July 30th, 1934 at 69 years old in London.
Prince Pedro Augusto, 5th Prince of Kohary
German prince (1866-1934).
Born May 19th, 1866 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died July 6th, 1934 at 68 years old in Tulln an der Donau.
Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso
President of cuba (1861-1934).
Born February 21st, 1861 in Havana.
Died April 11th, 1934 at 73 years old in Havana.
Ai Xia
Chinese silent film actor and screenwriter (1912–1934).
Born November 29th, 1912 in Tianjin.
Died February 15th, 1934 at 21 years old in Shanghai (drug overdose).
Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg
German noble.
Born June 29th, 1863 in Lomonosov.
Died December 6th, 1934 at 71 years old in Remplin.
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
German prince (1872-1934); father-in-law of queen juliana of the netherlands.
Born August 26th, 1872 in Bonn.
Died June 19th, 1934 at 61 years old in Munich.
Georg Groddeck
German physician & psychoanalyst (1866–1934).
Born October 13th, 1866 in Bad Kösen.
Died June 11th, 1934 at 67 years old in Knonau.
Eugenie Besserer
Actress (1868-1934).
Born December 25th, 1868 in Watertown.
Died May 28th, 1934 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Paul Gustav Fischer
Danish artist (1860-1934).
Born July 22nd, 1860 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1934 at 73 years old in Gentofte Municipality.
Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar
British politician (1860-1934).
Born March 6th, 1860 in Kirkcaldy.
Died March 30th, 1934 at 74 years old in Kirkcaldy.
William H. Woodin
United states secretary of the treasurer.
Born May 27th, 1868 in Berwick.
Died May 3rd, 1934 at 65 years old in New York City.
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy