1934 events

The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City. Date: January 26, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)

The 8.0 Mw  Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. Date: January 15, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)

A "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring" comes into effect in Nazi Germany. Date: January 1, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)

Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay becomes a United States federal prison. Date: January 1, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)

Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930. Date: December 29, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 29 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)

Lieutenant Kijé, one of Sergei Prokofiev's best-known works, premiered. Date: December 21, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 21 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)

Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the final time. Date: December 11, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)

Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city. Date: December 5, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 5 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)

Sergei Kirov is assassinated, paving way for the repressive Great Purge, and Vinnytsia massacre by General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin. Date: December 1, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)

An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis. Date: November 23, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)