What Happened In October 1934 In History

Historical Events for October, 1934

• 9th » Regicide at Marseille: The assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou, Foreign Minister of France.
• 16th » Chinese Communism e.g Communists begin the Long March; it ended a year and four days later, by which time Mao Zedong had regained his title as party chairman.
• 22nd » In East Liverpool, Ohio, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents shoot and kill notorious bank robbery known as bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1934

• 1st » Emilio Botín, Spanish banker and businessman (d. 2014)
• 1st » Geoff Stephens, English songwriter and producer
• 2nd » Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote, South African-English lawyer and judge
• 2nd » Earl Wilson (baseball) known as Earl Wilson, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)
• 3rd » Benjamin Boretz, American composer and theorist
• 3rd » Simon Nicholson, English sculptor and painter (d. 1990)
• 3rd » Koo Nimo, Ghanaian singer and guitarist
• 4th » Sam Huff, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
• 4th » Dimosthenis Sofianos, Greek journalist
• 5th » Angelo Buono, Jr., American serial killer (d. 2002)
• 5th » Kenneth D. Taylor, Canadian diplomat
• 7th » Amiri Baraka, American poet, playwright, and academic (d. 2014)
• 7th » Ulrike Meinhof, German journalist and activist (d. 1976)
• 8th » Kader Asmal, South African politician (d. 2011)
• 8th » Gerry Hitchens English footballer (d. 1983)
• 8th » James Holshouser, American politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (d. 2013)
• 9th » Jill Ker Conway, Australian-American author
• 9th » Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and composer
• 12th » James "Sugar Boy" Crawford, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)
• 12th » Richard Meier, American architect, designed the Getty Center and City Tower (Prague) known as City Tower
• 12th » Albert Shiryaev, Russian mathematician
• 13th » Jack Colvin, American actor and director (d. 2005)
• 13th » Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer and politician
• 15th » N. Ramani, Indian flute player
• 16th » Peter Ashdown, English race car driver
• 17th » Johnny Haynes, English-Scottish footballer (d. 2005)
• 17th » Rico Rodriguez (musician) e.g Rico Rodriguez, American trombonist
• 18th » Calvin Lockhart, Bahamian-American actor (d. 2007)
• 18th » Inger Stevens, Swedish-American actress (d. 1970)
• 18th » Chuck Swindoll, American pastor, author, and educator
• 19th » Yakubu Gowon, Nigerian general and politician, 3rd List of heads of state of Nigeria or Head of State of Nigeria
• 20th » Bill Chase, American trumpet player (Chase (band) named Chase) (d. 1974)
• 20th » Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (d. 1996)
• 20th » Empress Michiko of Japan
• 22nd » Rita Sakellariou, Greek singer (d. 1999)
• 24th » Peter Behn, American voice actor
• 24th » John G. Cramer, American physicist and author
• 24th » Ray Drake, English footballer (d. 2013)
• 24th » Glen Glenn (singer) known as Glen Glenn, American singer
• 24th » Jean-Baptiste Gourion, Algerian-French bishop (d. 2005)
• 24th » Sammy Petrillo, American actor (d. 2009)
• 24th » Sanger D. Shafer, American singer-songwriter
• 26th » Hans-Joachim Roedelius, German keyboard player and producer (Cluster (band) named Cluster, Harmonia (band) or Harmonia, Kluster, and Aquarello)
• 27th » Giorgos Konstantinou, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter
• 30th » Frans Brüggen, Dutch flute player and conductor (d. 2014)
• 31st » Fillie Lyckow, Swedish actress

Famous Deaths for October 1934

• 9th » Alexander I of Yugoslavia (b. 1888)
• 9th » Louis Barthou, French politician, 78th Prime Minister of France (b. 1862)
• 15th » Emil Beyer, American gymnast (b. 1876)
• 15th » Raymond Poincaré, French politician, 10th President of France (b. 1860)
• 18th » Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish pathologist, histologist, and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
• 22nd » Pretty Boy Floyd, American gangster (b. 1904)
• 23rd » William Brennaugh, Canadian lacrosse player (b. 1877)

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