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March 27, 1934

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Notable Births

István Csurka

1934István Csurka, Hungarian journalist, author, and politician (died 2012)[†]

István Csurka was a Hungarian nationalist politician, journalist and writer. He was the founder and inaugural leader of the Hungarian Justice and Life Party (MIÉP) from 1993 until his death. He was also a Member of Parliament from 1990 to 1994 and from 1998 to 2002.

Ioannis Palaiokrassas

1934Ioannis Palaiokrassas, Greek politician (died 2021)[†]

Ioannis Palaiokrassas was a Greek politician.

Notable Deaths

Francis William Reitz

1934Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, 5th State President of the Orange Free State (born 1844)[†]

Francis William Reitz Jr. was a South African lawyer, politician, statesman, publicist, and poet who was a member of parliament of the Cape Colony, Chief Justice and fifth State President of the Orange Free State, State Secretary of the South African Republic at the time of the Second Boer War, and the first president of the Senate of the Union of South Africa.