1934 FIFA World Cup Final - Attilio Ferraris
Attilio Ferraris battled in midfield as Italy turned a one-goal deficit into a dramatic extra-time win over Czechoslovakia.
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1934 in Italy
Explore 35 historical events and records for Italy in 1934.
Historical records for Italy in 1934
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June
1934 FIFA World Cup Final - Eraldo Monzeglio
Eraldo Monzeglio defended Italy’s right side as the home team recovered from a late deficit and secured its first world championship.
1934 FIFA World Cup Final - Giovanni Ferrari
Giovanni Ferrari helped Italy link its midfield with the forwards during the comeback victory over Czechoslovakia in Rome.
1934 FIFA World Cup Final - Giuseppe Meazza
Giuseppe Meazza supplied the attacking craft in Italy’s front line as the hosts overcame Czechoslovakia 2–1 after extra time.
1934 FIFA World Cup Final - Luis Monti
Luis Monti controlled space ahead of the Italian defence against Czechoslovakia, becoming the first player to appear in World Cup finals for two different countries.
1934 Final Equalizer
Scores Italy's equalizer in the World Cup final before the match goes to extra time.
1934 Final Winning Goal
Scores Italy's extra-time winner in the World Cup final against Czechoslovakia.
Italy World Cup Title Manager
Coaches host nation Italy to its first FIFA World Cup championship.
World Cup Captain
Captains Italy to its first World Cup title after extra time against Czechoslovakia.
World Cup Winner
Giampiero Combi leads Italy as goalkeeper and captain when the hosts beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 after extra time in the 1934 World Cup final.
World Cup Winner
Giuseppe Meazza plays a prominent attacking role in Italy's 1934 final, supplying the move that produces Schiavio's extra-time winning goal.
World Cup Winner
Raimundo Orsi scores Italy's late equaliser against Czechoslovakia, preventing defeat in normal time and extending the 1934 final into extra time.
World Cup Winner
Vittorio Pozzo directs Italy's 1934 campaign and oversees the extra-time final victory that brings the national team its first World Cup championship.
World Cup Winner
Angelo Schiavio scores the decisive extra-time goal against Czechoslovakia as Italy wins a dramatic World Cup final on home soil.
Meeting with In Venice
Hitler & Mussolini meet in Venice
Invasion of Albania
Italy invades Albania
October
Slow Neutron Enhancement
Discovers with his Rome group that slowing neutrons with hydrogen-rich material such as paraffin greatly increases their effectiveness in producing nuclear reactions.
Slow Neutron Experiments
Participates in the Rome group discovery that slowed neutrons produce much stronger activation effects.
Slow Neutron Experiments
Contributes to the Rome experiments establishing the unusually high effectiveness of slow neutrons.
Slow Neutron Experiments
Works with Fermi group on experiments revealing the enhanced action of slow neutrons.
Slow Neutron Experiments
Participates in experiments showing that moderation strongly increases neutron-induced radioactivity.
December
Invasion of Ethiopia
IDemands compensation for the incident at Wal Wal as a ploy to invade Ethiopia
Italian & Ethiopian troops clash, 100 Ethiopian & 30 Italian troops are
Italian & Ethiopian troops clash, 100 Ethiopian & 30 Italian troops are killed. IDemands compensation for the incident at Wal Wal as a ploy to invade Ethiopia
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for renewing dramatic and theatrical art.
Other events (month unknown)
Artificial Radioactivity Programme
Organizes a systematic programme of neutron irradiation experiments that produces artificial radioactivity in many different elements.
Beta Decay Electron Theory
Develops a quantitative theory of beta decay in which an electron and a neutrino are created during a weak nuclear transformation.
Coup
Mussolini mobilizes on the Brenner Pass & forces Hitler to give up annexation. Mussolini mobilizes 4 Divs after the assassination of Dolfuss, Hitler's coup fails
Fission Hypothesis
Suggests uranium nuclei might break into large fragments.
Fourth Straight Serie A Title
Adds experience and defensive organisation to Juventus during the 1933-34 campaign as the club secures its fourth consecutive Italian championship.
Neutron Bombardment
Bombards many elements, including uranium, with neutrons during experiments on neutron-induced artificial radioactivity.
Neutron Irradiation of Elements
Leads the Rome group in exposing a wide range of elements to neutrons and cataloguing the radioactive products created by nuclear transformations.
Piola Begins Lazio League Scoring Record
Silvio Piola arrived from Pro Vercelli and began the sequence of league goals that would establish him as a historic Lazio striker.
Piola Signs for Lazio
Silvio Piola moves from Pro Vercelli to Lazio and begins the long Roman chapter that will make him one of Italian football's most prolific forwards.
Slow Neutron Theory Interpretation
Interprets the enhanced effectiveness of moderated neutrons as a consequence of their reduced speed and greater probability of nuclear capture.
World Cup Victory
Helps Italy win the 1934 FIFA World Cup on home soil.
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