What Happened In March 1934 In History

Historical Events for March, 1934

• 12th » Konstantin Päts and General Johan Laidoner stage a coup in Estonia, and ban all political parties.
• 24th » United States Congress passes the Tydings–McDuffie Act, allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing Commonwealth of the Philippines named commonwealth.
• 26th » The United Kingdom driving test or driving test is introduced in the United Kingdom.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1934

• 1st » Jean-Michel Folon, Belgian painter and sculptor (d. 2005)
• 1st » Joan Hackett, American actress (d. 1983)
• 2nd » Dottie Rambo, American singer-songwriter (The Rambos) (d. 2008)
• 3rd » Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, English politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• 3rd » Jimmy Garrison, American bassist (d. 1976)
• 4th » Mario Davidovsky, Argentinian-American composer
• 4th » John Duffey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Country Gentlemen and The Seldom Scene) (d. 1996)
• 4th » Anne Haney, American actress (d. 2001)
• 4th » Barbara McNair, American singer and actress (d. 2007)
• 4th » Sandra Reynolds, South African tennis player
• 4th » Janez Strnad, Slovenian physicist
• 4th » Gleb Yakunin, Russian priest
• 5th » Daniel Kahneman, Israeli economist, Nobel Prize in Economics or Nobel Prize laureate
• 5th » James Sikking, American actor
• 6th » John Noakes, English actor and television host
• 6th » Keith Spicer, Canadian journalist, academic, and public servant
• 7th » Douglas Cardinal, Canadian architect, designed the Telus World of Science (Edmonton) called Telus World of Science and First Nations University of Canada
• 7th » Nari Contractor, Indian cricketer
• 7th » Giorgos Katsaros, Greek saxophonist and composer
• 7th » Willard Scott, American journalist, actor, and author
• 8th » Marv Breeding, American baseball player (d. 2006)
• 9th » Del Close, American actor, author, and educator (d. 1999)
• 9th » Yuri Gagarin, Russian pilot and astronaut (d. 1968)
• 9th » Marlene Streit, Canadian golfer
• 9th » Joyce Van Patten, American actress
• 11th » Sam Donaldson, American journalist
• 11th » Paul Trevillion, English illustrator
• 12th » Virginia Hamilton, American author (d. 2002)
• 12th » David Spenser, Sri Lankan-English actor (d. 2013)
• 13th » Barry Hughart, American author
• 14th » Eugene Cernan, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
• 14th » Paul Rader, American 15th General of The Salvation Army
• 15th » Aldo Giorgini, Italian graphic designer (d. 1994)
• 15th » Richard Layard, Baron Layard, English economist and academic
• 15th » Kanshi Ram, Indian politician (d. 2006)
• 16th » Jean Cournoyer, Canadian politician
• 16th » Ray Hnatyshyn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Governor-General of Canada (d. 2002)
• 16th » Mack McInnis, American politician (d. 2013)
• 16th » Roger Norrington, English conductor
• 16th » Ray Walker (singer) known as Ray Walker, American singer (The Jordanaires)
• 18th » Roy Chapman (football manager) or Roy Chapman, English footballer and manager (d. 1983)
• 18th » Pietro Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian politician (d. 1997)
• 20th » Willie Brown (politician) or Willie Brown, American politician, 41st Mayor of San Francisco
• 20th » David Malouf, Australian author and playwright
• 21st » Al Freeman, Jr., American actor and director (d. 2012)
• 21st » Ved Mehta, Indian author
• 22nd » Sheila Cameron, English lawyer and judge
• 22nd » Orrin Hatch, American politician
• 22nd » Larry Martyn, English actor (d. 1994)
• 23rd » Ludvig Faddeev, Russian mathematician and physicist
• 23rd » Fernand Gignac, Canadian singer and actor (d. 2006)
• 23rd » Mark Rydell, American actor, director, and producer
• 25th » Johnny Burnette, American singer-songwriter (The Rock and Roll Trio) (d. 1964)
• 25th » Bernard King (television) named Bernard King, Australian actor and chef (d. 2002)
• 25th » Karlheinz Schreiber, German-Canadian businessman
• 26th » Alan Arkin, American actor, singer, and director
• 27th » István Csurka, Hungarian journalist, author, and politician (d. 2012)
• 27th » Arthur Mitchell (dancer) known as Arthur Mitchell, American dancer and choreographer
• 27th » Ioannis Paleokrassas, Greek politician, 17th Minister of Finance (Greece) or Minister of Finance for Greece
• 27th » Peter Schamoni, German director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011)
• 28th » Lester R. Brown, American environmentalist, founded the Earth Policy Institute and Worldwatch Institute
• 28th » Laurie Taitt, British sprint hurdler (d. 2006)
• 30th » Paul Crouch, American broadcaster, co-founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (d. 2013)
• 30th » Hans Hollein, Austrian architect, designed Haas House (d. 2014)
• 31st » Richard Chamberlain, American actor and singer
• 31st » Shirley Jones, American actress and singer
• 31st » John D. Loudermilk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 31st » Carlo Rubbia, Italian physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics e.g Nobel Prize laureate
• 31st » Kamala Surayya, Indian poet and author

Famous Deaths for March 1934

• 7th » Ernst Enno, Estonian poet and author (b. 1875)
• 20th » Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 1858)
• 21st » Franz Schreker, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1878)
• 22nd » Theophilos Hatzimihail, Greek painter (b. 1870)
• 26th » John Biller, American jumper (b. 1877)
• 27th » Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, 5th State President of the Orange Free State (b. 1844)
• 28th » Mahmoud Mokhtar, Egyptian sculptor (b. 1891)
• 29th » Otto Hermann Kahn, German banker and philanthropist (b. 1867)

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