What Happened on July 17, 1934

Historical Events

Babe Ruth draws his 2,000th base on balls at Cleveland

Lucio Tan, Chinese Filipino businessman (Philippine Airlines), in Amoy China
Philippe Capdenat, French classical composer, born in Bordeaux, France
Rainer Kisch, German writer, born in Döbeln
Willie Ito, American animator for Disney Studios ("Lady and the Tramp" spaghetti kiss); Warner Brothers; Hanna-Barbara), born in San Francisco, California