Born in 1934
Turns 92 in 2026
Gifts for someone born in 1934
1934 Front PageTheir name. The news from their year.Unframed from $51.50Add their name
Their birth chartThe sky as astrology reads it, cast for one birth.Unframed from $51.50
The Years We Were BornThe whole family, together in years.Unframed from $51.50
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BACK TO 1934 · New Zealand
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Enrico Fermi found that slow neutrons could trigger stronger nuclear reactions, Fred Perry and Dorothy Round won Wimbledon singles titles, and Rodgers and Hart’s Blue Moon reached print. The year’s records connect laboratory research, British tennis and a song that became a standard.
What happened in 1934?
Waitangi hosts its first formal Treaty commemoration
On 6 February 1934, a large gathering at Waitangi marked the Treaty signing anniversary after Governor-General Lord Bledisloe gifted the Treaty House and grounds to the nation.
Reserve Bank opens in New Zealand
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand opened for business in August 1934, beginning central banking operations in a new national institution.
Italy Wins The World Cup In Rome
Italy defeated Czechoslovakia 2–1 after extra time to win the 1934 FIFA World Cup final in Rome.
Perry And Round Win At Wimbledon
Fred Perry and Dorothy Round won the men’s and women’s singles titles at Wimbledon in 1934, the first British double since 1909.
Firsts and new ideas
Fermi discovers the power of slow neutrons
At Via Panisperna in Rome, Enrico Fermi found in 1934 that slower neutrons triggered stronger nuclear reactions.
Paris showcases an international fleet of aircraft
The 1934 Paris Aviation Salon brought aircraft and aviation technology from across Europe to the Grand Palais.
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, archived by UNT Libraries · UNT Digital Library
Number ones and music in 1934
Chart positions belong to the country and chart named in each record.
Blue Moon enters print
Rodgers and Hart’s Blue Moon reached print in 1934 after earlier lyrics and titles were revised for film.
American Film Institute Catalog · Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection, Johns Hopkins University
Noble's orchestra records a new standard
Ray Noble and His Orchestra recorded The Very Thought of You in London in 1934.
Smithsonian National Museum of American History · Al Bowlly Archive
Prices and everyday money in 1934
New Zealand figures in the money of the time. Units and sources matter: these are not today's prices.
| Item or measure | Then | Unit and source |
|---|---|---|
| Standard domestic inland letter postage, first ounce or fraction thereof | 1d per first ounce or fraction; 1d per additional ounce or fraction | one letter, first ounce or fraction thereof Waihi Daily Telegraph; notice of New Zealand postal rates |
| Award/agreement wage rate, bakers (Wellington rate where applicable) | £4 10s. per week | per week New Zealand Department of Labour, report to Parliament (digitised by National Library of New Zealand, Papers Past) |
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