Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1934

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1934. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Jan. 1 Jakob Wassermann

  German-jewish biographer and novelist.

• Jan. 6 Herbert Chapman

  Revolutionized English football as a successful manager of Arsenal FC.

• Jan. 8 Alexandre Stavisky

  Ukrainian-french financier (b. 1886)[256]

• Jan. 8 Andrei Bely

  Russian novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1880)

• Jan. 8 Serge Stavisky

  French embezzler and financier (born 1886).

• Jan. 10 Marinus van der Lubbe

  Dutch communist who was controversially accused of setting the Reichstag fire in 1933, a pivotal event in Nazi Germany's rise to power.

• Jan. 12 Paul Kochanski

  Polish composer and violinist (d. 1934).

• Jan. 13 Paul Ulrich Villard

  French physicist and chemist (b. 1860)

• Jan. 13 Jean-Baptiste Marchand

  Soldier/explorer (sudan), dies at age 70.

• Jan. 14 Ioan Cantacuzino

  Romanian physician and bacteriologist (b. 1863)

• Jan. 15 Hermann Bahr in Munich

  Germany, age 70; dramatist, austrian writer (concert).

• Jan. 16 Annie Patterson

  Composer dies at 65

• Jan. 18 Joseph Devlin

  Northern irish political leader (nationalist party (northern ireland) (b. 1871)

• Jan. 19 Armand Parent

  Composer dies at age 70

• Jan. 29 Fritz Haber

  CHE - Polish-german chemist and engineer, nobel prize laureate (b. 1868)

• Jan. 29 Dukinfield Henry Scott

  British botanist (b. 1854)

• Jan. 30 Frank Nelson Doubleday

  American publisher, founded the doubleday publishing company (b. 1862)