Page 12: Historical Events In 1934

Sep 04   Clive Granger, Welsh-born economist, Nobel laureate.   

Sep 04   Sir Nicholas Jackson, Composer is born.   

Sep 05   Carol Lawrence, Illinois, dancer/actress (West Side Story)   

Sep 07   Luxury liner "Morro Castle" burns off NJ, killing 134   

Sep 08   134 die in a fire aboard the liner Morro Castle off NJ   

Sep 08   54th US Mens Tennis: Fred Perry beats Wilmer L Allison (64 63 16 86).   

Sep 09   Armas Toivonen is recorded as becoming 1st European marathoner (2:52:29.0).   

Sep 10   George Henschel, composer, dies at 84.   

Sep 11   Oliver Jones, Canadian jazz pianist   

Sep 12   Baltic Pact signed by Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia   

Sep 12   Catherine Kunstantino Breshkovsky, mother of Russian revolution, dies.   

Sep 12   Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signs Baltic Entente, against USSR.   

Sep 12   Gunther Gebel-Williams, lion tamer (Ringling Bros Circus).   

Sep 13   Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100000   

Sep 15   David Vaughan Thomas, composer, dies at 61.   

Sep 17   Edmund van der Straeten, composer, dies at 79   

Sep 17   inaugural 33 1/3 rpm recording released (Beethoven's 5th).   

Sep 17   RCA Victor re leases 1st 33 1/3 rpm recording (Beethoven's 5th).   

Sep 18   Marie Shotwell, actress (Sally of the Sawdust), dies at 54.   

Sep 18   Soviet Union admitted to the League of Nations.   

Sep 18   St Louis Brown Bobo Newsom loses no-hitter to Boston in 10, 2-1   

Sep 19   Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles)   

Sep 19   Bruno Haptmann arrested for kidnapping Lindbergh baby   

Sep 19   Bruno Hauptmann arrested for kidnapping the Linbergh baby.   

Sep 20   Sophia Loren, Italian born film actress is born   

Sep 21   Leonard Cohen, Montreal, singer/songwriter (Death of Ladies Man).   

Sep 21   St Louis Card Paul Dean no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 3-0.   

Sep 21   Typhoon strikes Honshu Island Japan, results in the deaths of 4000.   

Sep 22   An explosion takes place at Gresford Colliery in Wales, leading to the deaths of 266 miners and rescuers   

Sep 24   2500 fans see Babe Ruth's farewell Yankee appearance at Yankee Stadium   

Sep 24   Edwin Lehare, composer, dies at 69   

Sep 25   John Van Druten's "Distaff Side," premieres in NYC.   

Sep 25   Lou Gehrig plays in his 1500th consecutive game.   

Sep 25   Rainbow (US) beats Endeavour (England) in 16th America's Cup.   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of bryan George Kelly, composer   

Jan 03   Carla Hills, politician (US Pres Commission on Housing-1982) was born in the year 1934.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia   

Jan 05   William Bendeck, Bolivian rally driver (d. 1971) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Bobby Lord, Sanford Fla, country singer (Ozark Jubilee) was born in the year 1934.   

Jan 06   Harry M. Miller, Australian entrepreneur was born in the year 1934.   

Jan 06   Tassos Papadopoulos, president of the Republic of Cyprus was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1934 birth of charles Lamont Jenkins, NYC, 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1956)   

Jan 01   In the year 1934 jakob Wassermann, writer, dies at 60   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of herbert Chapman , Legendary Manager of Arsenal and Huddersfield Town (b. 1878)   

Jan 08   In the year 1934 alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch communist, beheaded in Berlin at 24   

Jan 12   In the year 1934 death of pawel Kochanski, Polish violinist, composer and arranger (b. 1887)   

Jan 13   In the year 1934 jean-Baptiste Marchand, soldier/explorer (Sudan), dies at 70   

Jan 15   Hermann Bahr, Austrian writer (Concert), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history annie Patterson, composer, dies at 65