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In the year 1934
308 Notable deaths
Kim Sowol
Korean poet.
Born August 6th, 1902 in Kusong.
Died December 24th, 1934 at 32 years old in Kwaksan County (intoxication).
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.
Theobald Smith
American epidemiologist.
Born July 31st, 1859 in Albany.
Died December 10th, 1934 at 75 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Fanny Hesse
German biologist (1850-1934).
Born June 22nd, 1850 in New York City.
Died December 1st, 1934 at 84 years old in Dresden.
Pablo 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]
Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg
German noble.
Born June 29th, 1863 in Lomonosov.
Died December 6th, 1934 at 71 years old in Remplin.
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).
Yumeji Takehisa
Japanese artist (1884-1934).
Born September 16th, 1884 in Honjōson.
Died September 1st, 1934 at 49 years old (tuberculosis).
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.
Otakar Ševčík
Czech violinist.
Born March 22nd, 1852 in Horažďovice. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1934 at 81 years old in Písek. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 308
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