1934

Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)

Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s - 1930s - 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s

Years: 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 - 1934 - 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

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Births

• February 5 - Hank Aaron, Baseball Hall of Famer
• February 11 - Francesco Pennisi, composer.
• February 11 - John Surtees, British race car driver.
• February 11 - Patrick Holmes Sellors, ophthalmologist.
• February 11 - Mary Quant, fashion designer.
• February 11 - Tina Louise, actress.
• June 6 - Albert II, sixth king of Belgium
• August 18 - Roberto Clemente, Baseball Hall of Famer
• September 20 - Sophia Loren, italian actress
• November 9 - Carl Sagan, US astronomer
• December 27 - Larissa Latynina, USSR gymnast
• Harlan Ellison, US science-fiction writer

Deaths

• February 17 - Albert I, third king of Belgium

Events

• Discovery of the sonoluminescence effect

Sport

• Italy wins Football World Cup on home ground
• British Empire Games held in London, United Kingdom

Nobel Prizes

• Physics - not awarded
• Chemistry - Harold Clayton Urey
• Medicine - George Hoyt Whipple, George Richards Minot, William Parry Murphy
• Literature - Luigi Pirandello
• Peace - Arthur Henderson