Explore 942 historical events from 1930–1939.
Christopher Robin Haskins, Baron Haskins was an Irish-born businessman and life peer, who was a member of the British House of Lords from 1998 to 2020.
Christopher Haskins, Anglo-Irish businessman, life peer, and British politician
Rick Mather was an American-born architect working in England. Born in Portland, Oregon and awarded a B.arch. at the University of Oregon in 1961, he came to London in 1963 and wor…
Rick Mather, American-English architect (died 2013)
Rosaleen Philomena Linehan is an Irish stage, screen, and television actress.
Rosaleen Linehan, Irish actress
Colleen McCullough was an Australian author. Raised in Sydney, she trained as a neurophysiologist and spent her early career working at hospitals and universities in Australia and …
Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist and author (died 2015)
Rosalyn Cohen Higgins, Lady Higgins, is a British judge who was a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 1995 to 2009. She was the first female judge elected to th…
Rosalyn Higgins, English lawyer and judge
James Jones was an American singer-songwriter who moved to New York City while a teenager. His biggest hits were "Handy Man" (1959) and "Good Timin'" (1960). According to Allmusic …
Jimmy Jones, American singer-songwriter (died 2012)
Morgan Freeman is an American actor, producer, and narrator. In a career spanning six decades, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Awa…
Morgan Freeman, American actor and producer
Sally Clare Kellerman was an American actress whose acting career spanned 60 years. Her role as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in Robert Altman's film M*A*S*H (1970) earned her…
Sally Kellerman, American actress (died 2022)
Robert Paul was a Canadian pair skater. He teamed up with Barbara Wagner in 1952. They became the 1960 Olympic champions, four-time World champions, and five-time Canadian national…
Robert Paul, Canadian figure skater and choreographer
Deric Washburn is an American screenwriter.
Deric Washburn, American screenwriter and playwright
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud was a French racing driver, noted for winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1978 and 1980.
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, French racing driver (died 2021)
Freddy Fender was an American Country and Tejano singer, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados. His signature sound fused cou…
Freddy Fender, American singer and guitarist (died 2006)
Robert James "Gino" Marella, better known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play commentator, and booker.
Gorilla Monsoon, American wrestler (died 1999)
Mortimer Benjamin Zuckerman is a Canadian—American billionaire media proprietor, magazine editor, and investor. He is the co-founder, executive chairman and former CEO of Boston Pr…
Mortimer Zuckerman, Canadian-American businessman and publisher, founded Boston Properties
Jay Johnson Morrow was an American military engineer who was Chief Engineer of the United States First Army and Deputy Chief Engineer of the American Expeditionary Force during Wor…
Jay Johnson Morrow, American military engineer and politician, third Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (born 1870)
William Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington,, known between 1895 and 1931 as Sir Martin Conway, was an English art critic, politician, cartographer and mountaineer, who ma…
Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington, English cartographer and politician (born 1856)
William Morton Wheeler was an American entomologist, myrmecologist and professor at Harvard University.
William Morton Wheeler, American entomologist and zoologist (born 1865)
Antonio Francesco Gramsci was an Italian Marxist philosopher, linguist and politician. He was a founding member and one-time leader of the Italian Communist Party. A vocal critic o…
Antonio Gramsci, Italian sociologist, linguist, and politician (born 1891)
William Hooker Gillette was an American actor-manager, playwright, and stage manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best remembered for portraying Sherlock Holmes…
William Gillette, American actor and playwright (born 1853)
Gina Oselio was a Norwegian operatic mezzo-soprano. Her signature role was the title heroine in Georges Bizet's Carmen. Oselio was sponsored by Oscar II who he gave her the title o…
Gina Oselio, Norwegian opera singer (born 1858)
Captain Ernst August Lehmann was a German Zeppelin captain. He was one of the most famous and experienced figures in German airship travel. The Pittsburgh Press called Lehmann the …
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Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, PC was a British politician. A strong speaker, he became popular in trade union circles for his denunciation of capitalism as unethical and hi…
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1864)
John Davison Rockefeller Sr. was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was one of the wealthiest Americans of all time and one of the richest people in modern history. Roc…
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Henry Ossawa Tanner was an American artist who spent much of his career in France. He became the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. Tanner moved to Paris…
Henry Ossawa Tanner, American-French painter and illustrator (born 1859)