Centuries: 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
Events
- January 1 - Alcatraz becomes a federal prison
- Discovery of the sonoluminescence effect.
- First Flash Gordon comic strip published
- December 29 - Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.
Art, Culture & Fashion
- 1934 in film
- January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) finally purchased the film rights to The Wizard of Oz from Frank J. Baum for $40,000.00.
- It Happened One Night
- Cleopatra
- The Thin Man
- 1934 in literature
- 1934 in music
- 1934 in sports
- Italy wins Football World Cup on home ground.
- British Empire Games held in London, United Kingdom.
- December 29 - The first college basketball game is played, between Notre Dame University and New York University at Madison Square Garden in New York City
- 1934 in television
- December - Philo Farnsworth demonstrates a non mechanical television system
Births
- January 8 - Bart Starr, American football star
- January 22 - Bill Bixby, television actor (+ 1993)
- 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.
- March 4 - Janez Strnad, Slovene physicist.
- March 16 - Ray Hnatyshyn, former Canadian Governor-General
- June 6 - Albert II of Belgium.
- July 15 - Harrison Birtwistle, composer
- 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
- Physics - not awarded.
- Chemistry - Harold Clayton Urey.
- Medicine - George Hoyt Whipple, George Richards Minot, William Parry Murphy.
- Literature - Luigi Pirandello.
- Peace - Arthur Henderson.