Page 14: Historical Events In 1934

Nov 07   Arthur L Mitchell, is recorded as becoming 1st black Democratic congressman (Ill)   

Nov 07   Stephen L Neal, (Rep-D-NC, 1975- )   

Nov 08   Ford Frick, NL publicity director, is named league president.   

Nov 09   Carl Sagan, American astrophysicist and author is born   

Nov 11   1st penalty shot vs Toronto Maple Leafs, Mondou (Mont) unsuccessful   

Nov 12   Ann Flood, Jamaica NY, actress (Edge of Night).   

Nov 15   Anton CR Dreesmann, German/Neth's manufacturer (Devout and D), dies.   

Nov 15   Joanna Barnes, Boston, actr (Parent Trap, Spartacus, Goodbye Charlie).   

Nov 15   Nobel for chemistry awarded to Harold C Urey (deuterium).   

Nov 16   Joachim Ringelantz, writer, dies.   

Nov 17   Lyndon B Johnson marries Claudia Alta Taylor.   

Nov 18   Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer and ambassador   

Nov 19   Dave Guard, rocker   

Nov 20   Eiji Sawamura, 17, gives up 1 hit, Lou Gehrig's HR, Japan beats US 1-0.   

Nov 21   "Uiver" returns from Schiphol in London-Melbourne air race   

Nov 21   Laurence Luckinbill, Ft Smith Ark, actor (Delphi Bureau, Ike).   

Nov 22   "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" 1st heard on Eddie Cantor's show   

Nov 23   An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, which lay well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis   

Nov 24   CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia beats Regina, 20-12 at Toronto   

Nov 26   German theologist Karl Barth surrenders to nazi   

Nov 26   Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ukrainian historian and statesman (b.1866)   

Nov 27   "Baby Face" Nelson, [Lester Gillis], gangster, shot by FBI at 26.   

Nov 27   Bank robber Baby Face Nelson dies in a shoot-out with the FBI.   

Nov 28   Churchill tells Premier Baldwin not to under estimate German air power   

Nov 29   Chic Bears beat Detroit (19-16) in 1st NFL game broadcast nationally   

Nov 29   Chicago Bears beat Detroit in inaugural NFL game broadcast nationally.   

Dec 01   Leningrad mayor Sergey Kirov assassinated, used by Stalin as the excuse to begin the Great Purge of 1934-38   

Dec 01   Sergei M Kirov, Josef Stalin's collaborator, assassinated in Leningrad   

Dec 02   5.08-m (200") Mt Palomar Observatory mirror is cast   

Dec 03   Italian colonial Tripoli and Cyrenaica annexed to Libya.   

Dec 03   Nicolas Coster, actor (Robert Delaney-Another World).   

Dec 04   Victor French, Santa Barbara Calif, actor (Highway to Heaven).   

Dec 05   Joan Didion, US novelist/journalist (Salvador)   

Dec 07   Wiley Post discovers jet stream   

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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,