Famous people and celebrities who died in July 1934

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in July 1934. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• July 1 Ernst Röhm

  German homosexual commander of nazi storm troopers.

• July 4 Marie Curie

  Marie Curie was a pioneering Polish-born physicist and chemist renowned for her groundbreaking work on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win two Nobel Prizes in different sciences (Physics and Chemistry), and remains an iconic figure in science and women's history. [bio]

• July 4 Marie Curie, née Skłodowska

  Prize laureate in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena...

• July 6 Kurt Sethe
• July 7 François-Léon Sicard
• July 8 Benjamin Baillaud

  French astronomer and academic (b. 1848).

• July 12 Ole Evinrude

  Norwegian-american inventor and businessman, invented the outboard motor (b. 1877).

• July 13 Mary E. Byrd

  American astronomer and academic (b. 1849).

• July 14 Shyam Benegal
• July 14 Juan Maglio
• July 22 John Dillinger

  Notorious American gangster of the Great Depression era, known for spectacular bank robberies and prison escapes.

• July 25 Engelbert Dollfuss

  Austrian Chancellor who tried to keep Austria independent from Nazi Germany.

• July 25 Nestor Makhno

  Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary and military leader.

• July 25 François Coty

  French businessman and perfumer.

• July 25 Nestor Ivanovič Machno
• July 26 Winsor McCay

  Winsor McCay was a pioneering American cartoonist and animator known for his comic strip Little Nemo and his animated films such as Gertie...

• July 26 Rudolf Maister
• July 26 Jens Peter Berthelsen
• July 26 Ernesto Paci
• July 27 Hubert Lyautey
• July 28 Marie Dressler

  Marie Dressler was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress, comedian, and early silent film star who gained major prominence in the late 1920s and 1930s. She is best remembered for her comic timing and roles in early American films, earning an Academy Award for Best Actress. [bio]

• July 28 Louis Tancred

  South african cricketer and pilot (b. 1876).

• July 29 Didier Pitre

  French-canadian ice hockey player (born 1883).