Historical Events In 1934

Jan 01   Alcatraz officially is recorded as becoming a federal prison.   

Jan 01   Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC US bank guarantor) comes into force   

Jan 01   Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (US bank guarantor) effective.   

Jan 01   International Telecommunication Union established.   

Jan 01   Jakob Wassermann, writer, dies at 60   

Jan 02   1st state liquor stores open, in Pennsylvania.   

Jan 02   Bradman scores 253 New South Wales vs Queensland, 204 minutes, 29 fours 4 sixes.   

Jan 02   inaugural state liquor stores open, in Pennsylvania   

Jan 04   1st Dutch talkie movie, Jan Teunissen's "Willem of Orange," premieres.   

Jan 05   Fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time (May 8th 1926 also)   

Jan 05   Fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time.   

Jan 07   "Flash Gordon" comic strip (by Alex Raymond) debuts   

Jan 07   Princess Juliana marries German prince Bernhard von Lippe-Biesterfeld.   

Jan 08   Alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies.   

Jan 08   Jaap Speyers "Bluejackets" premieres in Amsterdam.   

Jan 10   Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch communist, beheaded in Berlin at 24.   

Jan 10   VP-10F flies inaugural non-stop formation flight from San Francisco to Pearl Harbor, arriving 11 Jan   

Jan 11   Jean Chretien Canadian P.M. and lawyer, politician, born at Shawinigan, Quebec.   

Jan 13   Jean-Baptiste Marchand, soldier/explorer (Sudan), dies at 70   

Jan 13   The Candidate of Science degree is established in the USSR   

Jan 15   8.4 earthquake in India/Nepal, 10700 die.   

Jan 15   Babe Ruth signs a 1934 contract for $35000 ($17000 cut)   

Jan 15   Hermann Bahr, Austrian writer (Concert), dies at 70   

Jan 15   In Bihar-Nepal, India a 8.4 earthquake resulted in 10700 deaths.   

Jan 16   Annie Patterson, composer, dies at 65   

Jan 17   Carl Hubbell, NL MVP winner, gets $18000 contract by the NY Giants.   

Jan 17   Electric Home and Farm Authority incorporated   

Jan 18   Eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End," premieres in NYC.   

Jan 19   Armand Parent, composer, dies at 70   

Jan 19   Kenesaw Mountain Landis denies Joe Jackson's appeal for reinstatement   

Jan 20   Japan sends Henry Pu Yi as regent to emperor of Manchuria.   

Jan 22   Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' opera "Lady MacBeth," premieres in Leningrad   

Jan 25   Elizabeth Allen, Jersey City NJ, actress (Laura-Bracken's World).   

Jan 26   Bradman scores 128 New South Wales vs Victoria, 96 minutes, 17 fours 4 sixes   

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Jan 03   Bryan george kelly: Composer   

Jan 03   Carla hills: Politician (us pres commission on housing-1982)   

Jan 04   Rudolf schuster: President of slovakia   

Jan 05   William bendeck: Bolivian rally driver    

Jan 06   Bobby lord: Sanford fla, country singer (ozark jubilee)   

Jan 06   Harry m. miller: Australian entrepreneur   

Jan 06   Tassos papadopoulos: President of the republic of cyprus   

Jan 07   Charles lamont jenkins: Nyc, 400m runner (olympic-gold-1956)   

Jan 01   Jakob wassermann: Writer,   

Jan 06   Herbert chapman : Legendary manager of arsenal and huddersfield town (b. 1878)   

Jan 08   Alexandre stavisky: French swindler,   

Jan 10   Marinus van der lubbe: Dutch communist, beheaded in berlin at 24   

Jan 12   Pawel kochanski: Polish violinist, composer and arranger (b. 1887)   

Jan 13   Jean-baptiste marchand: Soldier/explorer (sudan),   

Jan 15   Hermann bahr: Austrian writer (concert),    

Jan 16   Annie patterson: Composer,