December 1934 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 1934.
The US president was Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Ramsay MacDonald (Labour), Pope Pius XI was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on December 1934: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of December 1934?
Events
- 01 Dec 1934 In the Soviet Union, Politburo member Sergei Kirov is shot dead by Leonid Nikolayev at the Communist Party headquarters in Leningrad.
- 02 Dec 1934 5.08-m (200) Mt Palomar Observatory mirror is cast
- 03 Dec 1934 KYW-AM in Chicago Ill moves to Philadelphia Penn
- 05 Dec 1934 Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city.
- 07 Dec 1934 Wiley Post discovers the jet stream.
- 09 Dec 1934 New York Giants defeat Chicago Bears 30-13 for NFL championship.
- 10 Dec 1934 Saint-Adelbert cooperation formed by Catholic elite.
- 11 Dec 1934 1935 All-Star Game is assigned to Cleveland, Ohio.
- 13 Dec 1934 Mark Hellinger Theater (Warner Bros) opens at 237 W 51st St, New York City
- 14 Dec 1934 First streamlined steam locomotive introduced (Albany, New York).
- 15 Dec 1934 Fokker F18 Snip flies to the Netherlands West Indies
- 18 Dec 1934 A low-key fascist conference is held in Moreaux.
- 19 Dec 1934 Japan agress to fleet treaty of 1922 and 1930.
- 22 Dec 1934 Miss Theo Trowbridge sets female bowling record 702 pins in games
- 24 Dec 1934 Grimmett takes 9-180 for SA as Queensland make 430
- 25 Dec 1934 Four centuries for South Africa as they make 7-644 versus Queensland before 6,180.
- 26 Dec 1934 An American Airlines aircraft crashes in the Adirondack Mountains.
- 27 Dec 1934 First youth hostel in US opens (Northfield, Massachusetts).
- 29 Dec 1934 Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.[15]
- 31 Dec 1934 Helen Richey becomes 1st woman to pilot an airmail transport
- 01 Dec 1934 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.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in December 1934?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Glen Gray & Casa Loma Orchestra - The Object of My Affection
- Bing Crosby - With Every Breath I Take
- Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra - I Get a Kick Out of You
- Paul Pendarvis & His Orchestra - I've Got an Invitation to a Dance
- Ray Noble & His Orchestra - Blue Danube
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?