In the year 1934
335 Notable deaths
Maurice Galbraith Cullen
Canadian artist (1866-1934).
Born June 6th, 1866 in St. John's. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1934 at 67 years old in Chambly. [ref]
Arthur Surridge Hunt
English papyrologist and egyptologist (1871–1934).
Born March 1st, 1871 in Romford.
Died June 18th, 1934 at 63 years old in Oxford.
Gustave Lanson
French historian and literary critic (1857-1934).
Born August 5th, 1857 in Orléans. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1934 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]
George W. Hill
American film director and cinematographer (1895-1934).
Born April 25th, 1895 in Douglass.
Died August 10th, 1934 at 39 years old in Venice (traffic collision).
Walter Wellman
American explorer (1858-1934).
Born November 3rd, 1858 in Mentor.
Died January 31st, 1934 at 75 years old in New York City.
Edward William Nelson
American naturalist (1855-1934).
Born May 8th, 1855 in Manchester.
Died May 19th, 1934 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C..
Adolf Hölzel
German artist (1853-1934).
Born May 13th, 1853 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1934 at 81 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Alfred Boucher
French sculptor (1850-1934).
Born September 23rd, 1850 in Nogent-sur-Seine, Bouy-sur-Orvin. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1934 at 83 years old in Aix-les-Bains. [ref]
Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten
Austrian general (1860–1934).
Born September 16th, 1860 in Sibiu.
Died August 7th, 1934 at 73 years old in Vienna.
Paul Kochanski
Polish violinist (1887–1934).
Born September 14th, 1887 in Odesa.
Died January 12th, 1934 at 46 years old in New York City.
John Francis Dillon
American silent film director and actor (1884-1934).
Born July 13th, 1884 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1934 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ismael Nery
Artista brasileiro (1900–1934).
Born October 9th, 1900 in Belém.
Died April 6th, 1934 at 33 years old in Rio de Janeiro (tuberculosis).
Robert Wilson Shufeldt
American scientist (1850-1934).
Born December 1st, 1850 in New York City.
Died January 21st, 1934 at 83 years old in Dupont Circle. [ref]
Ferenc Móra
Hungarian writer (1879-1934).
Born July 19th, 1879 in Kiskunfélegyháza. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1934 at 54 years old in Szeged. [ref]
Lazăr Șăineanu
Romania philologist, linguist, folklorist and cultural historian (1859–1934).
Born April 23rd, 1859 in Ploiești.
Died May 11th, 1934 at 75 years old in Paris.
Leonid Sobinov
Russian opera singer.
Born June 7th, 1872 in Yaroslavl. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1934 at 62 years old in Riga. [ref]
Maria Domenica Mantovani
Italian nun (1862-1934).
Born November 12th, 1862 in Brenzone sul Garda.
Died February 2nd, 1934 at 71 years old in Brenzone sul Garda (influenza).
Thorleif Haug
Nordic skier (1894-1934).
Born September 28th, 1894 in Lier.
Died December 12th, 1934 at 40 years old in Drammen Municipality (pneumonia).
Guy Moll
French racing driver.
Born May 28th, 1910 in Meftah.
Died August 15th, 1934 at 24 years old in Pescara.
Francelia Billington
American actress (1895-1934).
Born February 1st, 1895 in Dallas.
Died November 24th, 1934 at 39 years old in Glendale (tuberculosis).
Jafar Jabbarly
Azerbaijani playwright, poet, director and screenwriter (1899-1934).
Born March 20th, 1899 in Khizi.
Died December 31st, 1934 at 35 years old in Baku (heart failure).
Alexander Potresov
Russian politician (1869-1934).
Born September 13th, 1869 in Moscow.
Died July 11th, 1934 at 64 years old in Paris.
Grigoris Balakian
Armenian bishop (1877-1934).
Born February 4th, 1877 in Tokat. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1934 at 57 years old in Marseille.
Salvatore Di Giacomo
Italian writer (1860-1934).
Born March 12th, 1860 in Naples.
Died April 5th, 1934 at 74 years old in Naples.
Sergey Oldenburg
Russian scholar of sanskrit and buddhism (1863-1934).
Born September 26th, 1863 in Nerchinsk.
Died February 28th, 1934 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 335
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran