In the year 1934
335 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Born July 31st, 1859 in Albany.
Died December 10th, 1934 at 75 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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.
Born August 6th, 1902 in Kusong.
Died December 24th, 1934 at 32 years old in Kwaksan County (intoxication).
Jean-Baptiste Marchand
French diplomat (1863-1934).
Born November 22nd, 1863 in Thoissey. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1934 at 70 years old in Paris.
Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton
British politician (1853-1934).
Born October 25th, 1853 in London.
Died October 15th, 1934 at 80 years old in Newtimber.
Gilbert Hitchcock
American politician (1859-1934).
Born September 18th, 1859 in Omaha.
Died February 3rd, 1934 at 74 years old in Omaha.
Georgi Todorov
Bulgarian general.
Born August 10th, 1858 in Bolhrad.
Died November 16th, 1934 at 76 years old in Sofia.
Pau Gargallo
Spanish sculptor and painter (1881-1934).
Born January 5th, 1881 in Maella. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1934 at 53 years old in Reus (pneumonia). [ref]
Karl von Einem
German general (1853-1934).
Born January 1st, 1853 in Herzberg am Harz. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1934 at 81 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr. [ref]
Bronisław Pieracki
Officer of the polish army, polish politician (1895-1934).
Born May 28th, 1895 in Gorlice.
Died June 15th, 1934 at 39 years old in Warsaw (ballistic trauma).
Otakar Ševčík
Czech violinist (1852–1934).
Born March 23rd, 1852 in Horažďovice.
Died January 18th, 1934 at 81 years old in Písek. [ref]
Paul Guillaume
French art dealer (1891-1934).
Born November 28th, 1891 in Paris.
Died October 1st, 1934 at 42 years old in Paris.
Hermann Bahr
Austrian dramatic, publicist and writer.
Born July 19th, 1863 in Linz. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1934 at 70 years old in Munich. [ref]
Cecilia Grierson
Argentine physician (1859-1934).
Born November 22nd, 1859 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 10th, 1934 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires.
Davidson Black
Canadian anthropologist.
Born July 25th, 1884 in Toronto.
Died March 15th, 1934 at 49 years old in Beijing.
Viktor Kaplan
Austrian-czech engineer and inventor.
Born November 27th, 1876 in Mürzzuschlag.
Died August 23rd, 1934 at 57 years old in Unterach am Attersee (cerebral hemorrhage).
Manuel Márquez Sterling
Cuban journalist, diplomat and politician (1872-1934).
Born August 28th, 1872 in Lima. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1934 at 62 years old in Washington, D.C..
Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault
French psychiatrist.
Born July 2nd, 1872 in Bourges. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1934 at 62 years old in Malakoff (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Aram Yerganian
Armenian assassin (1900–1934).
Born May 20th, 1900 in Erzurum.
Died August 2nd, 1934 at 34 years old in Córdoba (tuberculosis).
Deaths 126 to 150 of 335
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen