Timeline Saturday 17 February 1934

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• 1862 – 1934 Siegbert Tarrasch German chess theoretician Siegbert Tarrasch helped popularize classical positional principles and wrote influential chess books that shaped modern chess instruction.
• 1875 – 1934 Albert I of Belgium (1875-1934) Died 17 February 1934, aged 58 King of the Belgians who led his army's resistance to the German invasion during the First World War. He died in a rock-climbing accident at Marche-les-Dames.
• 1909 – 1934 Albert I King during World War I Albert I became a symbol of Belgian resistance during the German invasion of Belgium in World War I.
• 1934 – 2003 Alan Bates (1934-2003) Died 27 December 2003, aged 69 Alan Bates was an English actor prominent in the 1960s wave of British stage and screen realism, with films including 'Zorba the Greek', 'Women in Love' and 'The Go-Between'. He worked extensively in the theatre and was knighted in 2003.
• 1934 – 2023 Barry Humphries Australian Comedian (Dame Edna) Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist best known for creating and performing the characters Dame Edna Everage, Sir Les Patterson and Sandy Stone. Over a career spanning more than seventy years, he won a Tony Award, was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia, and was made a CBE. He was also a respected painter, author and art collector.
• 1934 Barry Humphries born in Melbourne Born John Barry Humphries in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. His father was a successful builder.