Explore 3358 historical events from 1930–1939.
Peter Bogdanovich was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian. He started out his career as a young actor studying under Stella Adler before worki…
Peter Bogdanovich, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2022)
Eleanor Marie Smeal is an American women's rights activist. She is the president and a cofounder of the Feminist Majority Foundation and has served as president of the National Org…
Eleanor Smeal, American activist, founded the Feminist Majority Foundation
Steuart John Rudolf Bedford was an English orchestral and opera conductor and pianist.
Steuart Bedford, English pianist and conductor (died 2021)
Susan Flannery is an American actress and director. She made her screen debut appearing in the 1965 Western film Guns of Diablo and later appeared in some television series. From 1…
Susan Flannery, American actress
France Nuyen is a French-American actress, model, and psychological counselor. She is known to film audiences for playing romantic leads in South Pacific (1958), Satan Never Sleeps…
France Nuyen, Vietnamese-French actress
Robert Timothy Stansfield "Bob" Frankford was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 who represent…
Bob Frankford, English-Canadian physician and politician (died 2015)
Terry Kiser is an American actor. While he has more than 140 acting credits to his name, with a career spanning more than 50 years, he is best known for portraying the deceased tit…
Terry Kiser, American actor
Stephen Whitefield Sykes was a Church of England bishop and academic specialising in divinity. He was Van Mildert Professor of Divinity at Durham University from 1974 to 1985, and …
Stephen Sykes, English bishop and theologian (died 2014)
Robert James Waller was an American author best known for The Bridges of Madison County. He was also a professor, photographer, and musician.
Robert James Waller, American author and photographer (died 2017)
Benjamin R. Barber was an American political theorist and author, perhaps best known for his 1995 bestseller, Jihad vs. McWorld, and for 2013's If Mayors Ruled the World. His 1984 …
Benjamin Barber, American theorist, author, and academic (died 2017)
Wesley Earl Craven was an American filmmaker. Amongst his prolific filmography, Craven worked primarily in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror clich…
Wes Craven, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015)
John William Snow is an American economist, attorney, and businessman who is the former CEO of CSX Corporation and served as the 73rd United States secretary of the treasury under …
John W. Snow, American businessman and politician, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury
James George Nicol is an English drummer and business entrepreneur. He is best known for sitting in for Ringo Starr in the Beatles for eight concerts of the Beatles' 1964 world tou…
Jimmie Nicol, English drummer
Lieutenant General Apoorva Kumar Sengupta was an Indian army officer and cricketer who played in one Test in 1959. According to Christopher Martin-Jenkins, he was a "very good allr…
Apoorva Sengupta, Indian general and cricketer (died 2013)
John Anderson Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling, is a British politician who was a Labour Member of Parliament for over 30 years, serving for Whitehaven from 1970 to 1983 and…
Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling, English politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
Frankie Ford was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer, best known for his 1959 hit "Sea Cruise".
Frankie Ford, American R&B/rock and roll singer (died 2015)
Roger Albert Clark, MBE was a British rally driver during the 1960s and '70s, and the first competitor from his country to win a World Rally Championship (WRC) event when he triump…
Roger Clark, English race car driver (died 1998)
Carmen Salinas Lozano was a Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician, and theatre entrepreneur. She was associated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) duri…
Carmen Salinas, Mexican actress and politician (died 2021)
Jana Andrsová was a Czech ballerina and actress. In 1957 she graduated from the Dance Conservatory in Prague and began to work with the Vitus Nejedly Army Art Ensemble.
Jana Andrsová, Czech actress and ballerina (died 2023)
Viorica Viscopoleanu is a retired Romanian long jumper. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968, setting a new world record. At the European c…
Viorica Viscopoleanu, Romanian long jumper
Alexander Fletcher Watson is an American retired ambassador and diplomat. He served as United States Ambassador to Peru from 1986 to 1989.
Alexander Watson, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Peru
Hércules de Brito Ruas, known as Brito, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a centre-back for several clubs, and for the Brazil national team.
Hércules Brito Ruas, Brazilian footballer (died 2026)
Vincent Leo Martin Hanna was a Northern Irish television journalist known for his coverage of United Kingdom by-elections.
Vincent Hanna, Northern Irish journalist (died 1997)
James Timothy Shaw, known as The Mighty Hannibal, was an American R&B, soul, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his showmanship, and outlandish costumes of…
The Mighty Hannibal, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2014)