What Happened In February 1934 In History

Historical Events for February, 1934

• 2nd » The Export-Import Bank of the United States is incorporated.
• 9th » The Balkan Entente is formed.
• 12th » The Austrian Civil War begins.
• 12th » In Spain the national council of 'Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista' decides to merge the movement with the 'Falange or Falange Española'.
• 13th » The Soviet Union named Soviet steamship 'Cheliuskin (ship) e.g Cheliuskin' sinks in the Arctic Ocean.
• 16th » The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democratic Party of Austria or Social Democrats and the Republican Schutzbund.
• 23rd » Leopold III of Belgium or Leopold III becomes King of Belgium.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1934

• 1st » Nicolae Breban, Romanian author
• 1st » Bob Shane, American singer and guitarist (The Kingston Trio)
• 3rd » Juan Carlos Calabró, Argentinian actor (d. 2013)
• 4th » George Francis (footballer) called George Francis, English footballer
• 5th » Hank Aaron. American baseball player
• 5th » Viacheslav Aliabiev, Ukrainian footballer (d. 2009)
• 5th » Don Cherry, Canadian sportscaster
• 6th » Bernard Erhard, American voice actor (d. 2000)
• 7th » Eddie Fenech Adami, Maltese politician, 7th President of Malta
• 7th » King Curtis, American saxophonist and producer (d. 1971)
• 7th » Earl King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2003)
• 9th » George Showell, English footballer (d. 2012)
• 9th » John Ziegler (ice hockey) called John Ziegler, American businessman
• 10th » Fleur Adcock, New Zealand poet
• 10th » Leonhard Merzin, Estonian actor (d. 1990)
• 11th » Mel Carnahan, American politician, 51st List of Governors of Missouri e.g Governor of Missouri (d. 2000)
• 11th » Tina Louise, American actress and singer
• 11th » Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general and politician, List of heads of state of Panama e.g Military Leader of Panama
• 11th » Mary Quant, English fashion designer
• 11th » John Surtees, English motorcycle racer and race car driver
• 11th » David Taylor (veterinarian) or David Taylor, English veterinarian and television host (d. 2013)
• 12th » Annette Crosbie, Scottish actress
• 12th » Anne Osborn Krueger, American economist and academic
• 12th » Bill Russell, American basketball player
• 13th » George Segal, American actor
• 14th » Michel Corboz, Swiss conductor
• 14th » Neil Davis (cameraman) named Neil Davis, Australian photographer and journalist (d. 1985)
• 14th » Florence Henderson, American actress and singer
• 15th » Graham Kennedy, Australian actor (d. 2005)
• 15th » Niklaus Wirth, Swiss computer scientist, created the Pascal (programming language) named Pascal programming language
• 15th » Abe Woodson, American football player and minister (d. 2014)
• 16th » August Coppola, American academic and author (d. 2009)
• 16th » Marlene Hagge, American golfer
• 17th » Alan Bates, English actor (d. 2003)
• 17th » Barry Humphries, Australian comedian, actor, and author
• 18th » Audre Lorde, American poet and activist (d. 1992)
• 18th » Heini Müller (footballer, born 1934) known as Heini Müller, German footballer
• 18th » Paco Rabanne, Spanish-French fashion designer
• 19th » Pierre Barouh, French singer-songwriter
• 19th » Carole Eastman, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2004)
• 20th » Bobby Unser, American race car driver
• 21st » John Bourn, English civil servant and academic
• 21st » Rue McClanahan, American actress (d. 2010)
• 22nd » Sparky Anderson, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)
• 23rd » Linda Cristal, Argentine-American actress
• 24th » Bettino Craxi, Italian politician, 45th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 2000)
• 24th » Linda Cristal, Argentinian-American actress
• 24th » Renata Scotto, Italian soprano and director
• 25th » Bernard Bresslaw, English actor (d. 1993)
• 25th » David E. Jeremiah, American admiral (d. 2013)
• 25th » Tony Lema, American golfer (d. 1966)
• 27th » Vincent Fourcade, French interior designer (d. 1992)
• 27th » Michiko Maeda, Japanese film and television actress
• 27th » N. Scott Momaday, American author
• 27th » Ralph Nader, American lawyer and politician
• 27th » Van Williams, American actor
• 28th » Willie Bobo, American drummer (d. 1983)

Famous Deaths for February 1934

• 13th » József Pusztai, Slovene-Hungarian poet and journalist (b. 1864)
• 17th » Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875)
• 17th » Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player (b. 1862)
• 21st » Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (b. 1895)
• 22nd » Willem Kes, Dutch violinist and conductor (b. 1856)
• 23rd » Edward Elgar, English composer and academic (b. 1857)
• 25th » John McGraw (baseball) named John McGraw, American baseball player and manager (b. 1873)
• 25th » Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, American botanist (b. 1857)

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