Editing 1934 (section)

=== March–April ===
{{Main|March 1934}}
{{Main|April 1934}}
* [[March 1]] – [[Manchukuo]], the Japanese puppet state in [[Manchuria]] established in 1932, proclaimed a monarchy under [[Puyi]].
* [[March 12]] – Prime Minister [[Konstantin Päts]] stages a [[self-coup]] by declaring a state of emergency in [[Estonia]], with the approval of the [[Riigikogu|parliament]], beginning the country's [[Era of Silence]].
* [[March 13]] – [[John Dillinger]] and his gang rob the First National Bank in [[Mason City, Iowa]], United States, stealing $52,000.
* [[March 20]] – The [[Great Hakodate Fire]] kills at least 2,166 people in southern [[Hokkaido]], Japan.
* [[March 24]] – The [[Tydings–McDuffie Act]] is passed, allowing the [[Philippines]] a greater degree of [[self-government]] from the United States.
* [[April 21]] – The "surgeon's photograph" of the [[Loch Ness Monster]], taken in Scotland by London gynaecologist Robert Kenneth Wilson and in 1994 admitted to be a [[hoax]], is published in the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' London national newspaper.<ref>{{cite book|first1=David|last1=Martin|first2=Alastair|last2=Boyd|year=1999|title=Nessie – the Surgeon's Photograph Exposed|location=East Barnet|publisher=authors|isbn=0-9535708-0-0}}</ref>