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In the year 1934
289 Notable deaths
Raymond Poincaré
French statesman and lawyer (1860-1934).
Born August 20th, 1860 in Bar-le-Duc. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1934 at 74 years old in Paris (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Marie Dressler
Canadian-american actress (1868-1934).
Born November 9th, 1871 in Cobourg. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1934 at 62 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer). [ref]
Charley Patton
American delta blues musician.
Died April 28th, 1934 at 42 years old in Indianola (heart failure). [ref]
Caleb Bradham
American pharmacist.
Born May 27th, 1867 in North Carolina.
Died February 19th, 1934 at 66 years old in New Bern.
Marinus van der Lubbe
Dutch communist.
Born January 13th, 1909 in Leiden. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1934 at 24 years old in Leipzig (decapitation). [ref]
Augusto Nicolás Calderón Sandino
Nicaraguan revolutionary (1895-1934).
Born May 18th, 1895 in Niquinohomo.
Died February 21st, 1934 at 38 years old in Managua.
Prince Randian
Sideshow performer.
Born October 12th, 1871 in Demerara.
Died December 19th, 1934 at 63 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
John Joseph McGraw
American baseball player, manager (1873-1934).
Born April 7th, 1873 in Truxton.
Died February 25th, 1934 at 60 years old in New Rochelle (prostate cancer).
Frederick Delius
English composer.
Born January 29th, 1862 in Bradford. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1934 at 72 years old in Grez-sur-Loing (syphilis). [ref]
Winsor McCay
American cartoonist and animator.
Born September 26th, 1871 in Spring Lake. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1934 at 62 years old in Brooklyn (stroke). [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner