Historical eventDecember 11934

Sergei Kirov

Soviet politician Sergei Kirov was assassinated at the Smolny Institute in Leningrad.

Everything on December 1Original source

In context

When
Saturday, December 1 193492 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1930s
Recorded from
Wikipedia “On this day” feed

At a glance

Dates: From 1934.

What happened

Soviet politician Sergei Kirov was assassinated at the Smolny Institute in Leningrad.

December 1 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1934Sergei Kirov
  2. 2001United Russia
  3. 2005Perm Oblast
  4. 2006Same-sex marriage in South Africa
  5. 2009Treaty of Lisbon
  6. 2011Almaty Metro
  7. 2018Oulu child sexual exploitation scandal
  8. 2019Arsenal Women 11–1 Bristol City Women
  9. 2019Vivianne Miedema
  10. 2019COVID-19 pandemic
  11. 2020Arecibo Telescope

Also in 1934

  • June 14Australian Eastern MissionThe landmark Australian Eastern Mission concluded after a three-month diplomatic tour of East and South-East Asia.
  • September 4Evelyn WaughEvelyn Waugh's novel A Handful of Dust was first published in full.
  • February 2Export–Import Bank of the United StatesThe Export–Import Bank of the United States, the country's official export credit agency, was established.
  • March 24Tydings–McDuffie ActThe Tydings–McDuffie Act came into effect, which provided for self-government of the Philippines and for Filipino independence from the U…
  • September 22Gresford disasterOne of Britain's worst mining accidents took place when an explosion at Gresford Colliery in Wales killed 266 men.
  • August 191934 German head of state referendumA referendum supported the recent merging of the posts of chancellor and president of Germany, consolidating Adolf Hitler's assumption of…
  • March 22GolfIn golf, the first Masters Tournament was held at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, United States.
  • July 2Night of the Long KnivesThe Night of the Long Knives ends after three days of killings.

Everything we record for 1934 →

Sources

Cite this page

“Sergei Kirov”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/sergei-kirov-1934-december-1, accessed October 26, 2026.

Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.

Questions about this entry

When did Sergei Kirov happen?

December 1 1934 — 92 years ago, on a Saturday.

Where does this text come from?

Wikipedia “On this day” feed. Summaries are short adaptations that link back to the source, not reprints.

How do I cite this page?

Use the ready-made citation near the sources at the bottom of the page, and follow the source link to cite the underlying record as well.

Text adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0 and from Wikidata (CC0). Images come from Wikimedia Commons; credit and licence are shown with each image. Editorial entries are © What's On This Date. Sources & licensing · How this site works.