What Happened on March 31, 1934

Historical Events

  • Netherlands Indies BC Ltd begins radio transmission (Indonesia)

Famous Birthdays

  • Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov, Russian cosmonaut (Vostok 1 backup), born in Porfiryevka, Crimea, USSR (d. 1966)
  • John D. Loudermilk, country singer and songwriter ("Tobacco Road"), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 2016)

Richard Chamberlain (89 years old)

American stage and screen actor (Dr. Kildare (TV series); The Thorn Birds), born in Beverly Hills, California

Shirley Jones (89 years old)

American Academy Award-winning actress (Elmer Gantry; Oklahoma!), and singer (Partridge Family), born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania

  • Wim Sinnige, Dutch politician (PvdA) (Amsterdam Alderman of Finance, 1973-80), and arts administrator, born in Netherlands (d. 1995)
Born in 1934

Famous Deaths

  • Franz Ehrle, German Jesuit and Vatican librarian (modernised the Vatican Library), dies at 88
1934 Highlights

About March 31, 1934

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 89 years, 11 months and 19 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Aries