Explore 4337 historical events from 1930–1939.
Yakubu Dan'juma "Jack" Gowon is a Nigerian general and statesman who served as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975.
Yakubu Gowon, Nigerian general and politician, 3rd Head of State of Nigeria
Donald David Guard was an American folk singer, songwriter, arranger and recording artist. Along with Nick Reynolds and Bob Shane, he was one of the founding members of the Kingsto…
Dave Guard, American folk music singer-songwriter, arranger, and musician (died 1991)
John Norman Haynes was an English association footballer who played as an inside forward. He made 56 appearances for his country including 22 as captain. He was selected for three …
Johnny Haynes, English-Scottish footballer (died 2005)
Bill Chase was an American trumpeter and leader of the jazz-rock band Chase.
Bill Chase, American trumpet player (died 1974)
Eddie Harris was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric pian…
Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (died 1996)
Timothy Lancaster West was an English actor with a long and varied career across theatre, film, and television. He began acting in repertory theatres in the 1950s before making his…
Timothy West, English actor (died 2024)
Sir Donald Conroy McIntyre was a New Zealand operatic bass-baritone who made an international career, based at the Royal Opera House in London from 1967. He was a versatile singer …
Donald McIntyre, New Zealand opera singer
Pedro Carlos Soto de la Colina, popularly known as Caitro Soto, was an Afro-Peruvian musician and composer.
Caitro Soto, Afro-Peruvian musician (died 2004)
John Gleason Cramer Jr. is a professor emeritus of physics at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, known for his development of the transactional interpretation of …
John G. Cramer, American physicist and author
Orin Glenn Troutman, known professionally as Glen Glenn, was an American rockabilly singer, whose career began in the early 1950s and continued for several decades.
Glen Glenn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2022)
Margaret Ann Masters was an Australian professional golfer. She won one title on the LPGA Tour in 1967, having been named Rookie of the Year two years earlier.
Margie Masters, Australian golfer (died 2022)
Sam Patrello was an American nightclub and movie comedian most notably as a Jerry Lewis impersonator. Early in his adult life he performed on multiple television shows, most notabl…
Sammy Petrillo, American actor (died 2009)
Sanger D. Shafer, better known as Whitey Shafer, was an American country songwriter and musician. He wrote numerous hits for stars such as George Jones, Lefty Frizzell, and George …
Sanger D. Shafer, American singer-songwriter (died 2019)
Carlos Sherman was a Uruguay-born Belarusian–Spanish translator, writer, human rights activist and honorary vice-president of the Belarusian PEN Center. He translated from Spanish …
Carlos Sherman, Belarusian–Spanish translator, writer, activist (died 2005)
Rodney Clark "Hot Rod" Hundley was an American professional basketball player and television broadcaster. Hundley played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers and w…
Hot Rod Hundley, American basketball player and sportscaster (died 2015)
Hans-Joachim Roedelius is a German electronic musician and composer, known as a co-founder of the influential 'kosmische' groups Cluster and Harmonia. He is notable for his prolifi…
Hans-Joachim Roedelius, German keyboard player and producer
Georgios Konstantinou is a Greek actor, director, and screenwriter. He was born on 27 October 1934 in the Agios Pavlos neighbourhood of Athens, the son of actress Nitsa Filosofou. …
Giorgos Konstantinou, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter
Charles A. Gargano is an Italian-American actor, businessman and government official who was the U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago. He was the chairman of the Empire State Dev…
Charles A. Gargano, American diplomat, businessman and government official
William Keith Barnes AM, also known by the nickname of "Golden Boots", was a Welsh-born Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 196…
Keith Barnes, Welsh-Australian rugby player and coach (died 2024)
Franciscus ("Frans") Jozef Brüggen was a Dutch conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist.
Frans Brüggen, Dutch flute player and conductor (died 2014)
Arturs Alberings was the 6th Prime Minister of Latvia. He held office from 7 May 1926 to 18 December 1926.
Arturs Alberings, Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia (born 1876)
Konstantin Konstantinovich Vaginov was a Russian poet and novelist.
Konstantin Vaginov, Russian poet and novelist (born 1899)
Louis Criger was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1896 to 1912 for the Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos / Cardinals, B…
Lou Criger, American baseball player and manager (born 1872)
Cass Gilbert was an American architect. An early proponent of skyscrapers, his works include the Woolworth Building, the United States Supreme Court building, the state capitols of…
Cass Gilbert, American architect (born 1859)