Year by year · 20th century

1934

1934 in world history: 20 events, 9 births, 18 deaths, 3 works, 3 states founded and 6 that came to an end. 717 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 26 January

    Germany and Poland sign a non-aggression pact

    Hitler's Germany and Piłsudski's Poland agreed a ten-year declaration of non-aggression. It loosened Poland's ties with France; Hitler renounced it in April 1939 and invaded that September.

  2. 23 May

    Bonnie and Clyde are killed in a police ambush

    Texas and Louisiana lawmen shot Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in their car near Gibsland, Louisiana. The pair's gang had killed at least nine police officers.

    Louisiana

  3. 9 June

    Donald Duck makes his screen debut

    Donald Duck first appeared in the Disney short The Wise Little Hen. His temper and garbled voice made him one of the studio's most popular characters.

  4. 15 June

    Hitler and Mussolini hold talks in Venice

    At their first meeting, Mussolini was unimpressed by the German leader, and the two clashed over Austria. Within a few years they had drawn together in the Rome-Berlin Axis.

    Austria

  5. 30 June

    Hitler purges the SA in the Night of the Long Knives

    SS squads killed SA chief Ernst Röhm and other rivals, including the former chancellor Kurt von Schleicher. The army welcomed the purge, and Hitler's grip on power tightened.

  6. 2 August

    Hitler becomes Führer on Hindenburg's death

    President Paul von Hindenburg died, and a law passed the day before merged the presidency with the chancellorship. Hitler became head of state and the army swore an oath of loyalty to him personally.

  7. Treaty

    Balkan Pact

    The Balkan Pact, or Balkan Entente, was an agreement signed in Athens on 9 February 1934 by Greece, Romania, Turkey and Yugoslavia.

  8. Crisis

    Walwal incident

    The Walwal incident was a clash on 5 December 1934 at the wells of Walwal in the Ogaden, between Ethiopian troops and the Italian colonial garrison, which had occupied the oasis inside Ethiopian territory.

  9. Event

    Argungu Fishing Festival

    The Argungu Fishing Festival is an annual festival held at the Matan Fada river near Argungu in Kebbi State, north-western Nigeria.

  10. Treaty · Peace

    Treaty of Ta'if

    The Treaty of Ta'if was signed on 20 May 1934 between Saudi Arabia and the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen after the brief Saudi–Yemeni War.

  11. War

    Saudi–Yemeni War

    The Saudi–Yemeni War was fought in the spring of 1934 between Saudi Arabia and the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen over the border regions of Asir, Najran and Jizan.

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Wars and longer events

Born in 1934 9

Died in 1934 18

Works 3

States founded 3

States that came to an end 6

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