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1934Jul, 7

Robert McNeill Alexander

Robert McNeill Alexander, British zoologist (d. 2016)
Robert McNeill (Neill) Alexander, CBE FRS (7 July 1934 – 21 March 2016) was a British zoologist and a leading authority in the field of biomechanics. For thirty years he was Professor of Zoology at the University of Leeds.

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    Bonnie and Clyde

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

    Adolf Hitler

    Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
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    RMS Queen Mary

    Steamship RMS Queen Mary is launched.
  • 9Oct

    Alexander I of Yugoslavia

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

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