* Mary Hunter Austin ( 1868 – 1934 ), American writer

Subsequent formalizations were framed as attempts to define " effective calculability " or " effective method "; those formalizations included the Gödel – Herbrand – Kleene recursive functions of 1930, 1934 and 1935, Alonzo Church's lambda calculus of 1936, Emil Post's " Formulation 1 " of 1936, and Alan Turing's Turing machines of 1936 – 7 and 1939.

* 1864 – William Bate Hardy, British biochemist ( d. 1934 )

* 1878 – Erich Mühsam, German author ( d. 1934 )

* 1934 – Enrique Álvarez Félix, Mexican actor ( d. 1996 )

* 1934 – Anton Geesink, Dutch judoka ( d. 2010 )

* 1934 – Guy Peellaert, Belgian artist and photographer ( d. 2008 )

* 1934 – The strongest surface wind gust in the world at 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire.

* 1934 – The U. S. Auto-Lite Strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6, 000 strikers and picketers.

* 1934 – Heinz Schneiter, Swiss footballer

* 1934 – Don McKenney, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1934 – Jerry Lordan, English singer-songwriter and composer ( d. 1995 )

* 1934 – Piers Anthony, English writer

* 1934 – Chris Bonington, English mountaineer

* 1934 – Billy Boston, Welsh rugby player

* 1877 – William Brennaugh, Canadian lacrosse player ( d. 1934 )

England then achieved their first Ashes win at Lord's since 1934 to go 1 – 0 up.

* 1934 – Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany.

* 1858 – Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, ( d. 1934 )

* 1934 – Valery Bykovsky, Soviet astronaut

* 2012 – Ekrem Bora, Turkish actor ( b. 1934 )

* 2012 – Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican politician, President of Mexico ( b. 1934 )

After 1890 came philosopher Josiah Royce ( 1855 – 1916 ), botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey ( 1858 – 1954 ), the Southern Agrarians of the 1920s and 1930s, novelist John Steinbeck ( 1902 – 1968 ), historian A. Whitney Griswold ( 1906 – 1963 ), environmentalist Aldo Leopold ( 1887 – 1948 ), Ralph Borsodi ( 1886 – 1977 ), and present-day authors Wendell Berry ( b. 1934 ), Gene Logsdon ( b. 1932 ), Paul Thompson, and Allan C. Carlson ( b. 1949 ).

* 1934 – Sam Donaldson, American reporter

* 1934 – SMJK Sam Tet is founded by Father Fourgs from the St. Michael Church, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.

* 1934 – Sam Gooden, American singer ( The Impressions )

He was portrayed by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in the 1934 film The Rise of Catherine the Great and by Sam Jaffe in The Scarlet Empress the same year.

* Sam Caldwell, Mayor of Shreveport from 1934 – 1946, was born and reared in Mooringsport.

* Sam Huff ( born 1934 ), former linebacker and game day radio color commentator for the Washington Redskins, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Carbon-14 was discovered on 27 February 1940, by Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben at the University of California Radiation Laboratory in Berkeley, although its existence had been suggested by Franz Kurie in 1934.

Beginning in 1934, Holloway appeared in a series of British films, three of which featured his creation Sam Small.

* Sam Donaldson ( born 1934 ), reporter and news anchor for ABC News

Samuel Andrew " Sam " Donaldson, Jr. ( born March 11, 1934 ) is a reporter and news anchor, serving with ABC News from 1967 to the present, best known as the network's White House Correspondent ( 1977-89 & 1998-99 ) and as a panelist and later co-anchor of the network's Sunday Program " This Week ".

On November 27, 1991, Tom Rebbie and Bill Dauphinee purchased the Philadelphia Toboggan Company from its former owner, the late Sam High ( 1934 – 2011 ).

* Sam West ( 1930 – 1934 )

* Sam Huff aka Robert Lee Huff ( born 1934 ), American footballer, coach and commentator

Judith Exner ( January 11, 1934 – September 24, 1999 ) was an American woman who claimed to be the mistress of U. S. president John F. Kennedy and Mafia leaders Sam Giancana and John Roselli.

Robert Lee " Sam " Huff ( born October 4, 1934 in Edna Gas, West Virginia ) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins.

Sam Gooden ( born September 2, 1934 in Chattanooga, Tennessee ) is an African-American soul singer.

* Bert Ambrose and His Orchestra recorded the song with vocals by Sam Browne in 1934 on the Brunswick label as catalog number 01721.

Charlton Athletic goalkeeper Sam Bartram, their record appearance holder, who played 800 games for the London club, was signed from Boldon Villa in Sept 1934 and played in four successive Wembley cup finals from 1944 to 1947.

Robert James " Sam " Berry FRSE FSB ( born 26 October 1934 ) is a British geneticist, naturalist and Christian.

Sam Pottle ( 8 May 1934 – 4 July 1978 ) was an American composer, conductor, and musical director involved in many theatrical and television productions.

* Sam Orner-Former IWW Organizer, organized the 1934 New York Taxi Strike, served as the inspiration for Lefty in " Waiting For Lefty.

He played opposite Joan Crawford in Montana Moon ( 1930 ), played Sam Spade in the original, pre-code version of The Maltese Falcon ( 1931 ), co-starred with Charles Farrell and Bette Davis in The Big Shakedown, and with Al Jolson and Dolores del Río in Wonder Bar ( 1934 ).