Film Premiere
Jan 5 "Cavalcade" based on the play by Noël Coward, directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook premieres in New York (Best Production/Picture 1934)
- Jan 24 Noël Coward's "Design for Living" premieres in NYC
King Kong Premieres
Mar 2 "King Kong" film directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, starring Fay Wray premieres at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy in NYC
- Mar 23 Kroll Opera in Berlin opens
Music History
May 24 Dmitri Shostakovich's Preludes premieres in Moscow
Radio Premiere
Jul 25 1st Dutch live radio concert: Duke Ellington
- Jul 28 1st singing telegram delivered (to Rudy Vallee), NYC
Music History
Nov 11 Billie Holiday's second song and first hit, "Riffin' the Scotch", is released
Film Release
Nov 24 Fred Astaire's 1st film, "Dancing Lady", released
Music History
Dec 14 Josephine Baker performs in Amsterdam
