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July 5 – 1934 West Coast waterfront strike: Police in San Francisco open fire on a crowd of striking longshoremen, killing two. July 15 – The American film industry begins to rigorously enforce the Motion Picture Production Code.
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1934 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1934th ... March 27 – Francis William Reitz, 5th president of the Orange Free State (b. 1844)
27 March – The Betting and Lotteries Act 1934 is passed. Part 1 (betting) is designed to restrict betting on racecourses and tracks to a maximum of 104 days. [4] Part 2 (lotteries) prohibits the sale of lottery tickets, primarily directed against the Irish Free State Hospitals' Sweepstake. [5] April – Meccano Ltd introduce the first Dinky Toys.
6 February 1934 crisis: French far-right leagues and other conservatives rioted on the Place de la Concorde near the French National Assembly. 17 were killed and over 2,000 wounded in the bloodiest Parisian rioting since the days of the Commune. [21] In New York 500 striking cab drivers rioted on Broadway. [10]
The Strength Through Joy organization in Nazi Germany announced that every week during the summer 3,500 workers would be taken on a free vacation cruise aboard a German ocean liner. [ 40 ] Born: Alan Arkin , actor, director, musician and author, in Brooklyn , New York (d. 2023)
Betty in Blunderland is a Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop, [1] which was released on the 6th of April in 1934. Also known as Betty in Flunkerland . It is based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll .
Events from the year 1934 in Canada. Incumbents. Crown. Monarch – George V [1] Federal government. Governor General – Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough ...