What Happened In January 1934 In History

Historical Events for January, 1934

• 1st » Alcatraz Island becomes a United States federal prison.
• 1st » Nazi Germany passes the "Nazi eugenics called Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring".
• 13th » The Candidate of Sciences degree is established in the Soviet Union.
• 26th » The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City.
• 26th » German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact is signed.
• 28th » The first ski tow in the United States begins operation in Vermont.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1934

• 1st » Lakhdar Brahimi, Algerian diplomat
• 3rd » Marpessa Dawn, American-French actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2008)
• 3rd » Carla Anderson Hills, American lawyer and civil servant
• 4th » Rudolf Schuster, Slovak politician, 2nd President of Slovakia
• 5th » William Bendeck, Bolivian race car driver (d. 1971)
• 5th » Phil Ramone, South African-American record producer, co-founded A & R Recording (d. 2013)
• 6th » Harry M. Miller, Australian publicist
• 6th » Sylvia Syms, English actress
• 6th » John Wieners, American poet (d. 2002)
• 7th » Jean Corbeil, Canadian politician (d. 2002)
• 7th » Charles Jenkins Sr., American sprinter
• 7th » Joseph Naso, American serial killer
• 7th » Tassos Papadopoulos, Cypriot politician, 5th President of Cyprus (d. 2008)
• 8th » Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (d. 1987)
• 8th » Gene Freese, American baseball player (d. 2013)
• 8th » Roy Kinnear, English actor (d. 1988)
• 8th » Alexandra Ripley, American author (d. 2004)
• 9th » Mahendra Kapoor, Indian singer (d. 2008)
• 9th » Bart Starr, American football player and coach
• 10th » Leonid Kravchuk, Ukrainian politician, 1st President of Ukraine
• 11th » Jean Chrétien, Canadian politician, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
• 11th » Tony Hoare, Sri Lankan-English computer scientist
• 12th » Metin Serezli, Turkish actor (d. 2013)
• 12th » Alan Sharp, Scottish-American author and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 12th » Mick Sullivan, English rugby player and coach
• 13th » Rip Taylor, American actor
• 14th » Richard Briers, English actor (d. 2013)
• 14th » Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1977)
• 15th » V. S. Ramadevi, Indian politician, 13th Governor of Karnataka (d. 2013)
• 16th » Marilyn Horne, American soprano
• 17th » Donald Cammell, Scottish-American director and screenwriter (d. 1996)
• 17th » Stuart Nisbet, American actor
• 17th » Zlatko Papec, Croatian footballer (d. 2013)
• 17th » Cedar Walton, American pianist and composer (d. 2013)
• 19th » Lloyd Robertson, Canadian journalist
• 20th » Hennie Aucamp, South African poet, author, and academic (d. 2014)
• 20th » Tom Baker, English actor
• 21st » Audrey Dalton, Irish actress
• 22nd » Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker) called Vijay Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
• 22nd » Bill Bixby, American actor (d. 1993)
• 22nd » Graham Kerr, English chef
• 23rd » Pierre Bourgault, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2003)
• 24th » Ann Cole, American singer (d. 1986)
• 24th » Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet (d. 1976)
• 25th » Mimi Kok, Dutch actress and singer (d. 2014)
• 26th » Roger Landry, Canadian businessman and publisher
• 26th » Charles Marowitz, American director, playwright, and critic
• 27th » Édith Cresson, French politician
• 27th » George Follmer, American race car driver
• 28th » Juan Manuel Bordeu, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1990)
• 28th » Mitr Chaibancha, Thai actor (d. 1970)
• 29th » Noel Harrison, English singer, actor, and skier (d. 2013)
• 29th » Branko Miljković, Serbian poet (d. 1961)
• 31st » Ernesto Brambilla, Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver
• 31st » James Franciscus, American actor (d. 1991)
• 31st » Bob Turner (ice hockey) e.g Bob Turner, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)

Famous Deaths for January 1934

• 6th » Herbert Chapman, English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
• 8th » Andrei Bely, Russian author, poet, and critic (b. 1880)
• 8th » Alexandre Stavisky, Ukrainian-French financier (b. 1886)
• 10th » Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch anarchist (b. 1909)
• 12th » Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (b. 1887)
• 12th » Surya Sen, Indian educator and activist (b. 1894)
• 13th » Paul Ulrich Villard, French physicist (b. 1860)
• 14th » Ioan Cantacuzino, Romanian physician and bacteriologist (b. 1863)
• 29th » Fritz Haber, German chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
• 30th » Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher, founded the Doubleday (publisher) or Doubleday Publishing Company (b. 1862)

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