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March 1934

The following events occurred in March 1934: March 1, 1934 (Thursday)Puyi was ceremonially enthroned as Emperor of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo with the reign name of Kang-de.British hunger marchers got inside the House of Commons for the second consecutive day, but 20 were kicked out after causing a disturbance from the Strangers' Gallery.Primo Carnera defeated Tommy Loughran by decision at Madison Square Garden Stadium in Miami, Florida to retain the world heavyweight title.Born:Jean-Michel Folon, artist, in Uccle, Brussels, Belgium (d. 2005); Joan Hackett, actress, in East Harlem, New York City (d. 1983)Died:Charles Webster Leadbeater, 80, English occultistMarch 2, 1934 (Friday)French police arrested the widow of Alexandre Stavisky in connection with the Stavisky Affair.The United States Shipping Board was abolished.March 3, 1934 (Saturday)John Dillinger escaped from Crown Point jail in Indiana.March 4, 1934 (Sunday)The anti-Nazi pastor Martin Niemöller gave a sermon at his church in Dahlem in defiance of a suspension order.Born:Mario Davidovsky, composer, in Médanos, Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2019); John Duffey, bluegrass musician, in Washington, D.C. (d. 1996); Anne Haney, actress, in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2001); Barbara McNair, singer and actress, in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007); Janez Strnad, physicist, in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (d. 2015)March 5, 1934 (Monday)The Pahiatua earthquake struck northern New Zealand.A British court awarded Irina Yusupova, niece of the late Nicholas II of Russia, £25,000 in damages in her lawsuit against the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer company over the film Rasputin and the Empress.

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