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June 5, 1934

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Notable Births

1934Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Icelandic triple jumper, painter, and educator (died 2019)[†]

Vilhjálmur Einarsson was an Icelandic track and field athlete, and triple-jump silver medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Vilhjálmur grew up in the East-Icelandic fishing village of Reyðarfjörður and was the son of Einar Stefánsson and Sigríður Vilhjálmsdóttir.

Bill Moyers

1934Bill Moyers, American journalist, 13th White House Press Secretary (died 2025)[†]

Billy Don Moyers was an American journalist and political commentator who served as the eleventh White House Press Secretary from 1965 to 1967 during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration. He also served as the de facto White House Chief of Staff for a brief period from 1964 until 1965.

Notable Deaths

Emily Dobson

1934Emily Dobson, Australian philanthropist (born 1842)[†]

Emily Dobson was an Australian philanthropist. She was known for her work supporting women's charities.

William Holman

1934William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales (born 1871)[†]

William Arthur Holman was an Australian politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1913 to 1920. He came to office as the leader of the Labor Party, but was expelled from the party in the split of 1916. He subsequently became the inaugural leader of the NSW branch of the Nationalist Party.