Timeline August 1934

Events in August 1934 7

• 1847 – 1934 Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934) Died 2 August 1934, aged 86 German field marshal and President of Germany from 1925. He appointed Hitler chancellor in January 1933, and his death let Hitler take absolute power.
• 1934 US Championships 1934 Men: Fred Perry · Women: Helen Jacobs
• 1934 Hitler becomes Führer Offices of president and chancellor merged On the death of President Hindenburg, Hitler combined the presidency with the chancellorship and took the title Führer und Reichskanzler. The armed forces swore a personal oath to him, and a referendum on 19 August approved the change with about 90 percent of the vote.
• 1934 – 2002 Jonas Savimbi (1934-2002) Died 22 February 2002, aged 67 Jonas Savimbi founded UNITA and led it through nearly three decades of civil war against Angola's MPLA government. Backed at various times by the United States and apartheid South Africa, he rejected election results in 1992 and returned to war. He was killed in a firefight with government troops, and a ceasefire followed within weeks.
• 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 – present Armi Kuusela First Miss Universe Won the first Miss Universe pageant in 1952, becoming a symbol of Finnish hope and beauty post-war.
• 1934 – 2016 Kenny Baker (1934-2016) Died 13 August 2016, aged 81 Baker was an English actor best known for physically portraying the droid R2-D2 in the original Star Wars film trilogy. He also performed in numerous other film and television roles despite his small stature, which he used in his craft. He reprised the role in several Star Wars sequels and prequels.