What Happened on January 31, 1934

Historical Events

FDR devalues US dollar in relation to gold at $35 per ounce

Brian Bolus, English cricket batsman (7 Tests @ 41.33; Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire), born in Leeds, England (d. 2020)
James Franciscus, American actor (Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Mr Novak, Longstreet), born in Clayton, Missouri (d. 1991)
Ron Weatherburn, British jazz pianist, born in the Borough of Barking and Dagenham, England (d. 1995)