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In the year 1934
322 Notable deaths
Winsor McCay
American cartoonist and animator.
Born September 26th, 1869 in Spring Lake.
Died July 26th, 1934 at 64 years old in Brooklyn (stroke).
Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Queen consort of the netherlands (1879-1890).
Born August 2nd, 1858 in Bad Arolsen, Arolsen Castle. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1934 at 75 years old in The Hague (pneumonia). [ref]
Herbert Chapman
English association football player and manager (1878-1934).
Born January 19th, 1878 in Kiveton Park.
Died January 6th, 1934 at 55 years old in Hendon (pneumonia).
Edmund Heines
Sa-obergruppenführer (1897-1934).
Born July 21st, 1897 in Munich.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 36 years old in Stadelheim Prison (ballistic trauma).
Nicanor Abelardo
Filipino composer (1893-1934).
Born February 7th, 1893 in San Miguel.
Died March 21st, 1934 at 41 years old in San Juan De Dios Educational Foundation.
Hayim Nahman Bialik
Hebrew poet, author, and editor (1873–1934).
Born January 18th, 1873 in Ivnytsia. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1934 at 61 years old in Vienna.
Roger Fry
English artist and art critic (1866-1934).
Born December 14th, 1866 in London.
Died September 9th, 1934 at 67 years old in London.
Charles Webster Leadbeater
British theosophist (1854–1934).
Born February 16th, 1854 in Stockport.
Died March 1st, 1934 at 80 years old in Perth.
Gustav Ritter von Kahr
German politician (1862-1934).
Born November 29th, 1862 in Weißenburg in Bayern.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 71 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
Otto Hermann Kahn
American banker (1867–1934).
Born February 21st, 1867 in Mannheim.
Died March 29th, 1934 at 67 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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