The 1930s

1934

Konstantin Vaginov, Russian poet and novelist (born 1899)

Konstantin Konstantinovich Vaginov was a Russian poet and novelist.

Konstantin Vaginov, Russian poet and novelist (born 1899)

1934

Lou Criger, American baseball player and manager (born 1872)

Louis Criger was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1896 to 1912 for the Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos / Cardinals, B…

Lou Criger, American baseball player and manager (born 1872)

1934

Cass Gilbert, American architect (born 1859)

Cass Gilbert was an American architect. An early proponent of skyscrapers, his works include the Woolworth Building, the United States Supreme Court building, the state capitols of…

Cass Gilbert, American architect (born 1859)

1934

Clyde Barrow, American criminal (born 1909)

Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut "Champion" Barrow were American outlaws who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, committing a …

Clyde Barrow, American criminal (born 1909)

1934

Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (born 1860)

Mihkel Martna was an Estonian politician and journalist.

Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (born 1860)

1934

Tōgō Heihachirō, Japanese admiral (born 1848)

Tōgō Heihachirō , served as a gensui or admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy and became one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. As Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fl…

Tōgō Heihachirō, Japanese admiral (born 1848)

1934

Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, English colonel and polo player (born 1867)

Colonel Sir Alfred "Toby" Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, was an English soldier and intelligence officer, sportsman, pioneer motorist and aviator.

Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, English colonel and polo player (born 1867)

1934

Emily Dobson, Australian philanthropist (born 1842)

Emily Dobson was an Australian philanthropist. She was known for her work supporting women's charities.

Emily Dobson, Australian philanthropist (born 1842)

1934

William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th premier of New South Wales (born 1871)

William Arthur Holman was an Australian politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1913 to 1920. He came to office as the leader of the Labor Party, but was expelled …

William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th premier of New South Wales (born 1871)

1934

Bonnie Parker, American criminal (born 1910)

Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut "Champion" Barrow were American outlaws who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, committing a …

Bonnie Parker, American criminal (born 1910)

1934

Gustav Holst, English trombonist, composer, and educator (born 1874)

Gustav Holst was an English composer, arranger and teacher. Best known for his orchestral suite The Planets, he composed many other works across a range of genres, although none ac…

Gustav Holst, English trombonist, composer, and educator (born 1874)

1934

Frederick Delius, English composer and educator (born 1862)

Frederick Theodore Albert Delius was an English composer. Born in Bradford in the north of England to a prosperous mercantile family, he resisted attempts to recruit him to commerc…

Frederick Delius, English composer and educator (born 1862)

1934

Lev Vygotsky, Belarusian-Russian psychologist and theorist (born 1896)

Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky was a Russian and Soviet psychologist, best known for his work on psychological development in children and creating the framework known as cultural-histor…

Lev Vygotsky, Belarusian-Russian psychologist and theorist (born 1896)

1934

Alfred Bruneau, French cellist and composer (born 1857)

Louis Charles Bonaventure Alfred Bruneau was a French composer who played a key role in the introduction of realism in French opera.

Alfred Bruneau, French cellist and composer (born 1857)

1934

Thorne Smith, American author (born 1892)

James Thorne Smith Jr. was an American writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction under the byline Thorne Smith. He is best known today for the two Topper novels, comic fantas…

Thorne Smith, American author (born 1892)

1934

Francesco Buhagiar, Maltese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malta (born 1876)

Francesco Buhagiar was the second Prime Minister of Malta (1923–1924). He was elected from the Maltese Political Union.

Francesco Buhagiar, Maltese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malta (born 1876)

1934

Karl Ernst, German soldier and SA commander (born 1904)

Karl Gustav Ernst was an SA-Gruppenführer who, from March 1933, was the SA commander in Berlin. Prior to joining the Nazi Party, he had been a hotel bellhop and a bouncer at gay ni…

Karl Ernst, German soldier and SA commander (born 1904)

1934

Erich Klausener, German soldier and politician (born 1885)

Erich Klausener was a German Catholic politician and Catholic martyr in the "Night of the Long Knives", a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from 30 June to 2 July 1934, when th…

Erich Klausener, German soldier and politician (born 1885)

1934

Kurt von Schleicher, German general and politician, 23rd Chancellor of Germany (born 1882)

Kurt Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann von Schleicher was a German military officer and the penultimate chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic. A rival for power with Adolf Hit…

Kurt von Schleicher, German general and politician, 23rd Chancellor of Germany (born 1882)

1934

Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic (born 1848)

Édouard Benjamin Baillaud was a French astronomer.

Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic (born 1848)

1934

Gustav Ritter von Kahr, German lawyer and politician, Minister-President of Bavaria (born 1862)

Gustav Ritter von Kahr was a German jurist and right-wing politician. During his career, he was district president of Upper Bavaria, Bavarian minister president and, from September…

Gustav Ritter von Kahr, German lawyer and politician, Minister-President of Bavaria (born 1862)

1934

Gregor Strasser, German lieutenant, politician, and early leader of the Nazi Party (born 1892)

Gregor Strasser was a German politician and early leader of the Nazi Party. Along with his younger brother Otto, he was a leading member of the party's northern group, which brough…

Gregor Strasser, German lieutenant, politician, and early leader of the Nazi Party (born 1892)

1934

Ernst Röhm, German paramilitary commander, co-founder and leader of the Sturmabteilung (SA) (born 1887)

Ernst Julius Günther Röhm was a German military officer, politician, and a leading member of the Nazi Party. A close friend and early ally of Adolf Hitler, Röhm was the co-founder …

Ernst Röhm, German paramilitary commander, co-founder and leader of the Sturmabteilung (SA) (born 1887)

1934

Marie Curie, French-Polish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1867)

Maria Salomea Skłodowska Curie, better known as Marie Curie, was a Polish and naturalised-French physicist and chemist. She shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with her husband,…

Marie Curie, French-Polish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1867)