Timeline September 1934

Events in September 1934 13

• 1866 – 1934 Roger Fry (1866-1934) Died 9 September 1934, aged 67 English painter and critic and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. He introduced Post-Impressionism to Britain with his 1910 exhibition and coined the term.
• 1934 First Congress of Soviet Writers Socialist realism proclaimed the official method The founding congress of the Union of Soviet Writers met in Moscow with Maxim Gorky presiding. It made socialist realism the official doctrine for Soviet literature and art.
• 1934 Textile workers' strike Largest strike in US history to that date About 400,000 textile workers walked out from New England to the South. Several strikers were killed in clashes, and the strike collapsed without winning its demands.
• 1934 Nuremberg Rally filmed for Triumph of the Will Leni Riefenstahl records the Nazi Party congress The sixth Nazi Party rally drew about 700,000 people to Nuremberg. Leni Riefenstahl filmed it for Triumph of the Will, one of the best-known propaganda films ever made.
• 1934 SS Morro Castle fire Liner burns off the New Jersey coast The passenger liner Morro Castle caught fire on her way from Havana to New York. 137 passengers and crew died, and the disaster led to major improvements in shipboard fire safety.
• 1934 – 2021 Elgin Baylor Rabbit Lakers legend known for his acrobatic scoring; an 11-time All-Star.
• 1934 Soviet Union joins the League of Nations USSR admitted with a permanent Council seat The Soviet Union was admitted to the League of Nations and given a permanent seat on its Council. The move reflected Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinov's policy of collective security against Nazi Germany.
• 1934 Bruno Hauptmann arrested Suspect seized in the Lindbergh kidnapping Bruno Richard Hauptmann was arrested in the Bronx after spending a gold certificate from the Lindbergh ransom. He was convicted in 1935 and executed in 1936.
• 1934 – present Sophia Loren Film Icon Academy Award-winning actress and a global symbol of Italian beauty and cinema.
• 1934 – 2016 Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) Died 7 November 2016, aged 82 Cohen was a Canadian singer-songwriter and poet known for songs including "Hallelujah" and "Suzanne." His work blended poetry, spirituality, and melancholy across a five-decade recording career. He released his final album, You Want It Darker, weeks before his death.
• 1934 RMS Queen Mary launched Cunard liner launched at Clydebank Queen Mary launched the Cunard ocean liner that bore her name at the John Brown shipyard on the Clyde. The ship entered transatlantic service in 1936 and won the Blue Riband.
• 1934 – 2025 Brigitte Bardot Cinema Icon Actress and fashion model who became a world-renowned sex symbol and later an animal rights activist.
• 1934 Brigitte Bardot born in Paris Born into a well-off Parisian family, she trains as a ballet dancer from childhood.