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1934 in Great Britain — Page 2

Explore 68 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1934.

Historical records for Great Britain in 1934

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Approves of Russia's membership of the League of Nations

Eden, Robert Anthony · London · Minister of League of Nations · Warfare / League of Nations

Approves of Russia's membership of the League of Nations

Birkenhead

Foot, Michael Mackintosh · Birkenhead · Shipping Clerk · Politics / Labour Party

Works as a shipping clerk and sees unemployment and poverty on Merseyside.

Clergyman's Daughter Draft

Orwell, George · Southwold · Author · Arts / Literature

Works on A Clergyman's Daughter in Southwold.

Did She?

Glyn, Elinor · Arts / Literature

Publication of "Did She?"

Education

Foot, Michael Mackintosh · Oxford · Politics / Labour Party

Graduates from Oxford University where he was President of the Union

Experiment in Autobiography

Wells, Herbert George · Arts / Literature

Wells published Experiment in Autobiography, reviewing his life and intellectual development.

Financial Secretary of Treasury

Cooper, Alfred Duff · Financial Secretary of Treasury · Government / National Government

Appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury

Haft Kel Output Exceeds Two Million Tons

Cadman, John · Haft Kel · Chairman APOC · Government / Liberal Party Government

Haft Kel produces more than two million tons annually as Anglo-Persian expands after the new concession.

Health Politics

Bevan, Aneurin · Tredegar · Socialist Writer · Politics / Labour Party

Draws on Tredegar medical aid experience in his health politics.

International Caps

Matthews, Stanley · Sport / Football

International debut, scoring for the England side which beat Wales 4-0

Invention of Nylon

Carothers, Wallace Hume · Science / Chemistry

Invents 66 polyamide, Nylon

Lord Privy Seal

Eden, Robert Anthony · Lord Privy Seal · Government / National Coalition

Appointed Lord Privy Seal

Mathematical Tripos First

Turing, Alan Mathison · Kings College, Cambridge · Science / Technology

Receives a First in Part II of the Mathematical Tripos at Cambridge.

Minister of Transport

Stanley, Oliver · Minister of Transport · Government / Naional Coalition

Appointed Minister of Transport

National Maritime Museum Founded

VI, George · Greenwich · King of Great Britain · Arts / Cultural Heritage

The National Maritime Museum was founded at Greenwich, preparing former naval school buildings for public presentation of maritime heritage.

Nobel Prize

Henderson, Arthur · Oslo · Party Secretary of LP · Government / Labour Party Government

Awarded the nobel peace prize for work in international disarmament

Oxford City Council

Crossman, Richard Howard Stafford · Oxford · City Councillor · Politics / Labour Party

Is elected to Oxford City Council as a Labour representative.

Oxford Labour Group

Crossman, Richard Howard Stafford · Oxford · Labour Group Leader · Politics / Labour Party

Becomes a leading figure among Labour councillors on Oxford City Council.

Oxford University

Foot, Michael Mackintosh · Oxford · Politics / Labour Party

Graduates from Oxford University where he was President of the Union

Peerage

Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley · Halifax · Government / Conservative Party Government

Created Earl Halifax, 3rd

Prize Fellowship

Powell, John Enoch · Cambridge · Fellow of Trinity College · Government / Conservative Party Government

Is elected to a Prize Fellowship at Trinity College and continues research on Herodotus and Thucydides.

Rule of Saarland

Knox, Geoffrey · Saarland · President of Great Britain · Government / Naional Coalition

Protests against Nazi hostile broadcasts & illegal detention of Saarland inhabitants

Scottish National Party

Cunninghame, Robert Bontine · President of the Scottish National Party · Politics / Scottish National Party

The SNP is formed in by the merger of the National Party of Scotland and the Scottish Party, with Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham as its first president

Socialism

Lewis, David · Oxford · Student Activist · Politics / Labour Party

Helps influence Foot's conversion from Liberalism toward socialism at Oxford.

Szilard-Chalmers Effect

Chalmers, Thomas A. · London · Chemist · Science / Chemistry

With Leo Szilard, demonstrates chemical separation after neutron-induced nuclear recoil.

The Modern Rakes Progress

West, Rebecca · Arts / Literature

West contributed to The Modern Rake's Progress in collaboration with cartoonist David Low.

Third Division South Championship

Parker, Tom · Norwich · Manager · Sport / Football

Tom Parker managed Norwich City as the club won the 1933-34 Third Division South title and earned promotion to the Second Division.

Tredegar Experience

Bevan, Aneurin · Tredegar · Member of Parliament · Politics / Labour Party

Uses Tredegar medical aid as evidence for health reform.

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