November 1934 in History

Events in History

Event of Interest

Nov 20 Lillian Hellman's "Children's Hour" premieres in NYC

Nov 20 New Belgian government of Theunis, Francqui & Gutt (3 bankers)
Nov 21 "Uiver" returns from Schiphol in London-Melbourne air race
Nov 22 "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" 1st heard on Eddie Cantor's show
Nov 23 An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, which lay well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis.
Nov 24 SN Behrman's "Rain from Heaven" premieres in NYC
Nov 26 Turkish regiment decrees importing family names

Event of Interest

Nov 27 Bank robber Baby Face Nelson and two FBI agents die in a shoot-out in Barrington, Illinois

Event of Interest

Nov 28 Winston Churchill tells British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin not to under estimate German air power

Birthdays in History

Nov 1 Aat Veldhoen, Dutch artist, born in Amsterdam
Nov 1 Hugh Bidwell, 662nd Lord Mayor of London (1989-90) (d. 2013)
Nov 1 Umberto Agnelli, Italian automotive executive (Fiat, 1965-2004), born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 2004)
Nov 2 Bill Gothard, American Christian minister, speaker and Founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP), born in Illinois
Nov 3 Hans Janmaat, Dutch politician (CP, CD)
Nov 3 Michael Doyle, Irish-American priest (Pastor of Sacred Heart - Camden, 1974-2020), poet. and anti-war activist (Camden 28), born in Longford, Ireland (d. 2022) [1]
Nov 4 Judith Herzberg, Dutch poet and author (Charlotte Life or Theater), born in Amsterdam
Nov 5 Nick Smith, American politician (Rep-R-Michigan, 1993-2005), born in Addison, Michigan
Nov 7 Stephen L. Neal, American politician (Rep-D-NC, 1975-95), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 8 Roberta Hazard, American retired Rear Admiral (US Navy), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2017)

Carl Sagan (1934-1996)

Nov 9 American scientist, astronomer and author (Broca's Brain, Cosmos, Contact) known for his research on extraterrestrial life, born in Brooklyn, New York

Nov 9 Ingvar Carlsson, Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden (1986-91, 94-96), born in Borås, Älvsborg County, Sweden

Charles Manson (1934-2017)

Nov 12 American criminal, murderer and cult leader (Manson Family), born in Cincinnati, Ohio

Nov 13 Peter Arnett, New Zealand-born American journalist, born in Riverton, New Zealand
Nov 15 Joanna Barnes, actress (Parent Trap, Spartacus, Goodbye Charlie), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 17 Jim Inhofe, (Senator-R-Oklahoma 1995-, Rep-R-Oklahoma 1987-94), born in Des Moines, Iowa
Nov 18 Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer (Z) and diplomat, born in Kavala, Greece
Nov 20 Valentine J. Peter, American priest (Boy's Town), born in Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 23 Rita Rossi Colwell, American oceanographer, born in Beverly, Massachusetts
Nov 27 Lawrence Jenco, American Roman Catholic priest held hostage in Beirut, Lebanon, born in Joliet, Illinois (d. 1996)
Nov 30 Lansana Conté, Guinean politician, born in Dubreka, Guinea (d. 2008)

Weddings in History

Lyndon B. Johnson

Nov 17 Lyndon B. Johnson marries Claudia Alta Taylor

Nov 29 Prince George, Duke of Kent, weds princess Marina of Greece and Denmark

Deaths in History

Nov 4 Alfred Gilbert, English sculptor and goldsmith (Eros statue in Piccadilly), dies at 80
Nov 5 Karen Hulda Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mot Solen), dies at 72
Nov 8 Carlos Chagas, Brazilian sanitary physician, dies at 55
Nov 8 James Mark Baldwin, American Philosopher and Psychologist, dies at 73
Nov 15 Anton Dreesmann, German-Dutch manufacturer (Vroom & Dreesman), dies at 80
Nov 16 Carl von Linde, German engineer and chemist who invented mechanical refrigeration, dies at 92
Nov 16 Joachim Ringelantz, writer, dies
Nov 17 Joachim Ringelnatz [Hans Bötticher], German writer and artist, dies at 51
Nov 20 Willem de Sitter, Dutch scientist and cosmologist (developed theoretical models of the universe based on Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity), dies at 62
Nov 23 E. A. Wallis Budge, English orientalist and museum curator (British Museum), dies at 77
Nov 26 Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ukrainian historian and statesman, dies at 68