January1934

Historical Eventsin January 1934

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Jan 1 20th Rose Bowl: Columbia beats Stanford, 7-0
Jan 1 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (US bank guarantor) comes into effect
Jan 1 The International Telegraph Union adopts the name International Telecommunication Union

Jan 1 The Nazi Germany "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring" comes into effect
Jan 2 First state liquor stores open in Pennsylvania
Jan 4 Premiere of the first Dutch talkie movie, Jan Teunissen's "Willem van Oranje"
Jan 5 Boston's Fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time (May 8th 1926 also)
Jan 5 National & American baseball leagues select a uniform ball
Jan 7 "Flash Gordon" comic strip created and drawn by Alex Raymond debuts
Jan 8 Jaap Speyers "Bluejackets" premieres in Amsterdam
Jan 13 The Candidate of Science degree is established in the USSR
Jan 15 8.4 earthquake in India/Nepal, 10,700 die

Babe Ruth's Pay Cut

Jan 15 New York Yankees sluggerBabe Ruth, nearing end of illustrious career, signs a 1-year contract worth $35,000; represents a pay cut of $17,000 for "The Babe"

Dillinger Survives Bank Robbery

Jan 15 While robbing the First National Bank in East Chicago, Indianapolis,John Dillinger is shot several times by officer William O'Malley, but survives because he is wearing a bullet proof vest.

Jan 17 Electric Home & Farm Authority incorporated

Carl Hubbell's $18,000 Contract

Jan 17 NY Giants reward National League MVP pitcherCarl Hubbell with a huge $18,000 contract

Days Without End

Jan 18 Eugene O'Neill's play "Days Without End" premieres in NYC

Jan 19 MLB CommissionerKenesaw Mountain Landis denies Joe Jackson's appeal for reinstatement into baseball; Jackson was banned after 1919 "Black Sox" World Series
Jan 20 Japan sends Henry Pu Yi as regent to emperor of Manchuria
Jan 21 Parisian baker and "student of medieval life" Henri Littière appears in court, charged with forcing his adulterous wife, Juliette, to wear a chastity belt. Having committed the same offense in 1932, he is sentenced to three months in prison and fined 50 francs for cruelty to his wife.

Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

Jan 22 Dmitri Shostakovich's opera "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" debuts in Leningrad

Jan 23 New York Rangers' left wing Murray Murdoch plays his 400th straight NHL game in a 5-2 win over Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden, NYC; streak reaches 508 consecutive games
Jan 24 Dmitri Shostakovich's opera "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" is performed in Moscow; roundly criticized by the Communist Party and banned in the Soviet Union until 1961

Bradman's 128 in 96 Minutes

Jan 26 Australian cricket batting iconDon Bradman scores 128 in just 96 minutes for NSW v Victoria in Sydney; smashes 17 x fours, 4 x sixes

Jan 26 Nazi Germany & Poland sign 10-year non-aggression treaty
Jan 26 The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City.

Perry Beats Crawford

Jan 27 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: EnglishmanFred Perry wins his only Australian title; beats Jack Crawford of Australia 6-3, 7-5, 6-1

Jan 27 Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Sydney: Joan Hartigan Bathurst retains title; beats Margaret Molesworth 6-1, 6-4
Jan 27 French government of Chautemps falls (Stavisky Affair)
Jan 27 VARA refuses to hire after commemoration of Marinus Van de Lubbe
Jan 28 1st US ski tow (rope) begins operation (Woodstock, Vermont)
Jan 30 1st theatrical presentation sponsored by US government, NYC

Hitler on German Unified States

Jan 30 Adolf Hitler's proclamation on German unified states

Jan 30 Former Australian cricket spin bowler Bert Ironmonger ends Sheffield Shield career age 51 years 298 days as Victoria draws with NSW at the Sydney Cricket Ground