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In the year 1934

289 Notable deaths

Ferdinand von Bredow

German general (1884-1934).

Born May 16th, 1884 in Neuruppin.

Died July 1st, 1934 at 50 years old in Lichterfelde (ballistic trauma).

William Morris Davis

American geographer.

Born February 12th, 1850 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died February 5th, 1934 at 83 years old in Pasadena. [ref]

Lew Cody

American actor (1884-1934).

Born February 22nd, 1884 in Berlin. [ref]

Died May 31st, 1934 at 50 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Hakaru Hashimoto

Physician, endocrinologist.

Born May 5th, 1881 in Iga.

Died January 9th, 1934 at 52 years old in Mie Prefecture (typhoid fever).

Franz Schreker

Austrian composer.

Born March 23rd, 1878 in Monaco. [ref]

Died March 21st, 1934 at 55 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]

James Mark Baldwin

(1861-1934) american philosopher and psychologist.

Born January 12th, 1861 in Columbia.

Died November 8th, 1934 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]

Hendrik Petrus Berlage

Dutch architect.

Born February 21st, 1856 in Amsterdam. [ref]

Died August 12th, 1934 at 78 years old in The Hague. [ref]

John Gray

English poet (1866–1934).

Born March 2nd, 1866 in Bethnal Green. [ref]

Died June 14th, 1934 at 68 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]

Leonid Nikolaev

Russian assassin.

Born May 10th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.

Died December 29th, 1934 at 30 years old in Saint Petersburg (ballistic trauma, execution by shooting).

Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto

Leader of sarekat islam (si).

Born August 16th, 1882 in Ponorogo.

Died December 17th, 1934 at 52 years old in Yogyakarta.

Deaths 71 to 80 of 289

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