Deaths on May 11

Blaise Diagne

Died on May 11, 1934

Blaise Diagne, Senegalese-French soldier and politician (b. 1872)

Blaise Diagne (13 October 1872 – 11 May 1934) was a Senegalese and French political leader and mayor of Dakar. He was the first person of West African origin elected to the French Chamber of Deputies, and the first to hold a position in the French government.

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Events on 1934

23 May

Bonnie and Clyde
Infamous American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
2 Aug

Adolf Hitler
Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
26 Sep

RMS Queen Mary
Steamship RMS Queen Mary is launched.
9 Oct

Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Regicide at Marseille: The assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou, Foreign Minister of France.
6 Nov

Tennessee Valley Authority
Memphis, Tennessee becomes the first major city to join the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Deaths on May 11

Blaise Diagne

Died on May 11, 1934

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Events on 1934

Bonnie and Clyde

Adolf Hitler

RMS Queen Mary

Alexander I of Yugoslavia

Tennessee Valley Authority