What Happened on April 1, 1934

Historical Events

Murder of Interest

Clyde Barrow kills two young highway patrolmen, H. D. Murphy and Edward Bryant Wheeler, at the intersection of Route 114 near Grapevine, Texas. Bonnie Parker's role in the murders helps turn public perception against the gang for good

Famous Birthdays

Don Hastings, American actor (Capt Video, Bob-As the World Turns), born in Brooklyn, New York
Jim Ed Brown, American country music singer (Nashville on the Road), born in Sparkman, Arkansas
Vladimir Posner, Russian-French-American journalist who represented and explained the views of the Soviet Union during the Cold War, born in Paris

Born in 1934

1934 Highlights