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In the year 1934
399 Notable deaths
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 (1854–1934).
Born August 12th, 1854 in London.
Died November 4th, 1934 at 80 years old in London.
Henry Norris
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.
Catherine Breshkovsky
Russian politician (1844–1934).
Born January 25th, 1844 in Ivanovo.
Died September 12th, 1934 at 90 years old in Horní Počernice.
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
German prince (1872–1934); father-in-law of queen juliana of the netherlands (1872–1934).
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).
Francis William Reitz
South african politician and statesman (1844-1934).
Born October 5th, 1844 in Swellendam.
Died March 27th, 1934 at 89 years old in Cape Town.
Paul Gustav Fischer
Danish artist (1860-1934).
Born July 22nd, 1860 in Copenhagen.
Died May 1st, 1934 at 73 years old in Gentofte.
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
American politician (1868–1934).
Born May 27th, 1868 in Berwick.
Died May 3rd, 1934 at 65 years old in New York City.
Alexandre Stavisky
French financier and embezzler whose actions created a political scandal that became known as the stavisky affair (1886-1934).
Born November 20th, 1886.
Died January 8th, 1934 at 47 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
Clara Shortridge Foltz
American lawyer and women's rights activist (1849-1934).
Born July 16th, 1849 in New Lisbon. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1934 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Jiro Sato
Japanese tennis player (1908–1934).
Born January 5th, 1908 in Tokyo, Nagao.
Died April 5th, 1934 at 26 years old in Strait of Malacca (drowning).
Jakob Wassermann
German writer (1873-1934).
Born March 10th, 1873 in Fürth. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1934 at 60 years old in Altaussee (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charlie Gardiner
Canadian ice hockey player (1904–1934).
Born December 31st, 1904 in Edinburgh.
Died June 13th, 1934 at 29 years old in Winnipeg (cerebral hemorrhage).
Theobald Smith
American epidemiologist (1859–1934).
Born July 31st, 1859 in Albany.
Died December 10th, 1934 at 75 years old in New York City (cancer).
Yumeji Takehisa
Japanese artist (1884-1934).
Born September 16th, 1884 in Honjōson.
Died September 1st, 1934 at 49 years old (tuberculosis).
Herbert von Bose
German noble and politician (1893-1934).
Born March 16th, 1893 in Strasbourg.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 41 years old in Berlin.
Kim Sowol
Korean poet (1902–1934).
Born August 6th, 1902 in Kusong.
Died December 24th, 1934 at 32 years old in Kwaksan County (intoxication).
Deaths 126 to 150 of 399
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