In the year 1934
399 Notable deaths
Jean-Baptiste Marchand
French diplomat (1863-1934).
Born November 2nd, 1863 in Thoissey. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1934 at 70 years old in 16th arrondissement of 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 (1858–1934).
Born August 10th, 1858 in Bolhrad.
Died November 16th, 1934 at 76 years old in Sofia.
Mahmoud Mokhtar
Egyptian sculptor (1891–1934).
Born May 10th, 1891 in Tanbarah.
Died March 28th, 1934 at 42 years old in Cairo.
Ellen Willmott
English horticulturist (1858–1934).
Born August 19th, 1858 in Spring Grove.
Died September 27th, 1934 at 76 years old in Warley Place.
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 (gunshot wound).
Otakar Ševčík
Czech violinist (1852–1934).
Born March 22nd, 1852 in Horažďovice.
Died January 18th, 1934 at 81 years old in Písek. [ref]
John J. Blaine
American politician (1875-1934).
Born May 4th, 1875 in Wingville.
Died April 16th, 1934 at 58 years old in Boscobel (pneumonia).
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 (1863–1934).
Died January 15th, 1934 at 70 years old in Munich.
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 paleoanthropologist (1884–1934).
Born July 25th, 1884 in Toronto.
Died March 15th, 1934 at 49 years old in Beijing.
Cícero Romão Batista
Brazilian saint (1844-1934).
Born March 24th, 1844 in Crato.
Died July 20th, 1934 at 90 years old in Juazeiro do Norte.
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).
Douglas William Freshfield
British lawyer, mountaineer and author (1845–1934).
Born April 27th, 1845 in London.
Died February 9th, 1934 at 88 years old in Forest Row.
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 (1872–1934).
Born July 2nd, 1872 in Bourges.
Died November 17th, 1934 at 62 years old in Malakoff (gunshot wound).
Aram Yerganian
Armenian assassin (1900–1934).
Born May 20th, 1900 in Erzurum.
Died August 2nd, 1934 at 34 years old in Córdoba (tuberculosis).
Berthold Laufer
German academic (1874-1934).
Born October 11th, 1874 in Cologne.
Died September 13th, 1934 at 59 years old in Chicago.
Émile Schuffenecker
French painter, art collector and suspected forger (1851-1934).
Born December 8th, 1851 in Fresne-Saint-Mamès.
Died July 31st, 1934 at 82 years old in Paris.
Brand Whitlock
American diplomat (1869-1934).
Born March 4th, 1869 in Urbana.
Died May 24th, 1934 at 65 years old in Cannes.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 399
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder