On This Day

Historical Events in March 1934

  • Mar 1 Henry Pu Yi crowned Emperor Kang Teh of Manchuria

Boxing Title Fight

Mar 1 Italian boxer Primo Carnera beats American challenger Tommy Loughran by unanimous points decision at Madison Square Garden, NYC for the NYSAC and NBA heavyweight titles

Primo Carnera
Boxer Primo Carnera
  • Mar 2 Union Pacific tests light-weight high-speed passenger train, Omaha

Historic Event

Mar 3 John Dillinger breaks out of jail using a wooden pistol

John Dillinger
Gangster John Dillinger
Melvin Purvis
FBI Agent Melvin Purvis
  • Mar 4 Easter Cross on Mt. Davidson (San Francisco) dedicated
  • Mar 5 Mother-in-law's day 1st celebrated (Amarillo, Texas)
  • Mar 6 Sidney Howard & Paul de Kruif's "Yellowjacket" premieres in NYC

Famous Photo

Mar 8 Edwin Hubble photo shows as many galaxies as Milky Way has stars

Edwin Hubble
Astronomer Edwin Hubble
  • Mar 10 Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history ends - 18 games with 15 wins, 3 ties
  • Mar 10 US Ladies' Figure Skating championship won by Suzanne Davis
  • Mar 10 US Men's Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner
  • Mar 12 Acting President Constantine Päts commits coup in Tallinn, Estonia

Historic Event

Mar 12 Josip Broz Tito freed from jail

Josip Broz Tito
President of Yugoslavia and Revolutionary Josip Broz Tito

Music History

Mar 12 Paul Hindemith's "Mathis der Maler" premieres in Berlin

Paul Hindemith
Composer Paul Hindemith
  • Mar 15 US Information Service opens
  • Mar 16 US Congress passes Migratory Bird Conservation Act
  • Mar 16 Academy Award gold statuette 1st called Oscar in print by Sidney Skolsky

Academy Awards

Mar 16 6th Academy Awards: "Cavalcade" and its director Frank Lloyd, Charles Laughton (The Private Life of Henry VIII), and Katharine Hepburn (Morning Glory) win; host Will Rogers announces "Come and get it, Frank" and Frank Capra gets up

Katharine Hepburn
Actress Katharine Hepburn
Charles Laughton
Actor Charles Laughton
Will Rogers
Humorist Will Rogers

Treaty of Interest

Mar 17 Dollfuss, Mussolini & Gombos sign Donau Pact (protocols of Rome)

Benito Mussolini
Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini
  • Mar 17 England beats Scotland, 6-3 at Twickenham, London to win the Home Nations Rugby Championship and Triple Crown
  • Mar 20 Rudolf Kuhnold demonstrates radar in Kiel Germany

Sports History

Mar 20 American all-round female super athlete Babe Didrikson Zaharias pitches a hitless inning for Philadelphia A's in their exhibition pre-season baseball game against Brooklyn Dodgers

Babe Didrikson Zaharias
All-Round Athlete and Golfer Babe Didrikson Zaharias
  • Mar 21 Fire destroys Hakodate Japan, killing about 1,500
  • Mar 22 Fire destroys Hakodate, Japan, kills 1,500, injures 1,000
  • Mar 23 93rd Grand National: Gerry Wilson wins aboard 8/1 Golden Miller in race record 9:20.04; becomes only horse to win both UK's premier steeplechases with Cheltenham Gold Cup victory 1934
  • Mar 24 U.S. Congress passes the Tydings-McDuffie Act, declaring the Philippines independent after a period of 10 years
  • Mar 25 1st Augusta National Invitation Tournament (Masters) Golf: Horton Smith wins with 20-foot birdie putt at the 17th hole, 1 stroke ahead of Craig Wood
  • Mar 26 Driving tests introduced in Britain
  • Mar 29 Bank of Travail in Belgium, socialist workers' movement bankrupt
  • Mar 31 Netherlands Indies BC Ltd begins radio transmission (Indonesia)

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