1934
Vicar, Chilean cartoonist (died 2012)
Vicar, a pseudonym for Víctor José Arriagada Ríos, was a Chilean cartoonist, known for his prolific career drawing Disney comics.
Vicar, Chilean cartoonist (died 2012)
The 1930s
Explore 3361 historical events from 1930–1939.
1934
Don Kirshner, American songwriter and producer (died 2011)
Donald Kirshner was an American music publisher, music consultant, rock music producer, talent manager, and songwriter. Dubbed "the Man with the Golden Ear" by Time, he was best kn…
Don Kirshner, American songwriter and producer (died 2011)
1934
Peter Morris, Australian-English surgeon and academic (died 2022)
Sir Peter John Morris was an Australian surgeon and Nuffield professor of surgery at the University of Oxford. Morris was President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, fou…
Peter Morris, Australian-English surgeon and academic (died 2022)
1934
United States President Franklin D
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving US president and the…
United States President Franklin D
1934
The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place
The Night of the Long Knives, also called the Röhm purge or Operation Hummingbird, was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from 30 June to 2 July 1934. Chancellor Adolf Hitler,…
The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place
1934
The Night of the Long Knives ends after three days of killings.
The Night of the Long Knives, also called the Röhm purge or Operation Hummingbird, was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from 30 June to 2 July 1934. Chancellor Adolf Hitler,…
The Night of the Long Knives ends after three days of killings.
1934
"Bloody Thursday": The police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.
The 1934 West Coast waterfront strike began on May 9, 1934, when longshoremen in every U.S. West Coast port walked out. It lasted 83 days. Organized by the International Longshorem…
"Bloody Thursday": The police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.
1934
Engelbert Zaschka of Germany flies his large human-powered aircraft, the Zaschka Human-Power Aircraft, about 20 meters…
Engelbert Zaschka was a German chief engineer, chief designer and inventor. Zaschka is one of the first German helicopter pioneers and he is a pioneer of flying with muscle power a…
Engelbert Zaschka of Germany flies his large human-powered aircraft, the Zaschka Human-Power Aircraft, about 20 meters…
1934
James Drury, American actor (died 2020)
James Child Drury Jr. was an American actor. He is best known for having played the title role in the 90-minute weekly Western television series The Virginian, which was broadcast …
James Drury, American actor (died 2020)
1934
George Shirley, African-American tenor and educator
George Irving Shirley is an American operatic tenor, and was the first African-American tenor to perform a leading role at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
George Shirley, African-American tenor and educator
1934
Dickie Goodman, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1989)
Richard Dorian “Dickie” Goodman was an American musician and record producer. He is best known for inventing and using the technique of the "break-in", an early precursor to sampli…
Dickie Goodman, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1989)
1934
George Canseco, Filipino composer and producer (died 2004)
George Masangkay Canseco was a Filipino composer and former politician. He composed numerous popular Filipino songs.
George Canseco, Filipino composer and producer (died 2004)
1934
Jayakanthan, Indian journalist and author (died 2015)
D. Jayakanthan, popularly known as JK, was an Indian writer, journalist, orator, filmmaker, critic and activist. Born in Cuddalore, he dropped out of school at the age of 9 and wen…
Jayakanthan, Indian journalist and author (died 2015)
1934
The rigid airship USS Macon surprised the USS Houston near Clipperton Island with a mail delivery for President…
USS Macon (ZRS-5) was a rigid airship built and operated by the United States Navy for scouting and served as a "flying aircraft carrier", carrying up to five single-seat Curtiss F…
The rigid airship USS Macon surprised the USS Houston near Clipperton Island with a mail delivery for President…
1934
Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon striking truck drivers, during the Minneapolis Teamsters…
Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 census, it is the state's most populous city. L…
Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon striking truck drivers, during the Minneapolis Teamsters…
1934
West Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, police fire tear gas on and club 2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor…
The 1934 West Coast waterfront strike began on May 9, 1934, when longshoremen in every U.S. West Coast port walked out. It lasted 83 days. Organized by the International Longshorem…
West Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, police fire tear gas on and club 2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor…
1934
The Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in a failed coup attempt.
Nazi Germany, officially the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the countr…
The Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in a failed coup attempt.
1934
Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
The chancellor of Germany, officially the federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, is the head of government of Germany. The chancellor is elected by the Bundestag on…
Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
1934
Shirley MacLaine, American actress, singer, and dancer
Shirley MacLaine is an American actress and author. With a career spanning over 70 years, she has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, two BAFTA …
Shirley MacLaine, American actress, singer, and dancer
1934
Peter McParland, Northern Irish footballer and manager
Peter James McParland was a Northern Irish footballer who played as an outside left. He was the last surviving member of the Aston Villa team which won the 1957 FA Cup, in which ga…
Peter McParland, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1934
Lois Duncan, American journalist and author (died 2016)
Lois Duncan Steinmetz, known as Lois Duncan, was an American writer, novelist, poet, and journalist. She is best known for her young-adult novels, and has been credited by historia…
Lois Duncan, American journalist and author (died 2016)
1934
The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz or The Rock, was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) off the coast…
The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
1934
The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
The Soap Box Derby is a youth-oriented gravity racer event founded in 1934 in the United States by Myron Scott, employed by the Dayton Daily News, and preceded by events such as Ki…
The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
1934
Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only test cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes.
William Maldon Woodfull was an Australian cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s. He captained both Victoria and Australia, and was best known for his dignified and moral conduct during …
Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only test cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes.