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   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,