Explore 3358 historical events from 1930–1939.
Baudouin was King of the Belgians from 17 July 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the last Belgian king to be sovereign of the Congo, before it became independent in 1960 and bec…
Baudouin of Belgium (died 1993)
Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential of jazz musicians.
Sonny Rollins, American saxophonist and composer (died 2026)
Subramaniam Sivanayagam was a Sri Lankan journalist, author and editor of the Saturday Review, Tamil Nation and Hot Spring.
S. Sivanayagam, Sri Lankan journalist and author (died 2010)
Yuan Longping was a Chinese agronomist and inventor. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s, part o…
Yuan Longping, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and an expert in hybrid rice (died 2021)
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who served as the chief of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force in the 1960s, before leading the nation as the pri…
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Vietnamese general and politician, 16th Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam (died 2011)
Francis Patrick Carroll was an Australian archbishop, the fifth Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canberra–Goulburn, serving between 1983 until his retirement in 2006. Prior to his elec…
Francis Carroll, Australian archbishop (died 2024)
Aino Kukk was an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Women's Chess Championship in 1955.
Aino Kukk, Estonian chess player and engineer (died 2006)
Cathryn Lee Damon was an American actress known for her roles in sitcoms in the 1970s and 1980s. She was best known as Mary Campbell in Soap, for which she was nominated three time…
Cathryn Damon, American actress and dancer (died 1987)
Jean-Claude Forest was a French writer and illustrator of comics and the creator of character Barbarella.
Jean-Claude Forest, French author and illustrator (died 1998)
Mohamed Saleh Mohamed Selim was an Egyptian football executive, former football player and an actor. He was the 13th president of Al Ahly SC.
Saleh Selim, Egyptian footballer, manager, and actor (died 2002)
Larry Don Austin was an American composer noted for his electronic and computer music works. He was a co-founder and editor of the avant-garde music periodical Source: Music of the…
Larry Austin, American composer and educator (died 2018)
Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron was a British printing millionaire, philanthropist and a Labour life peer.
Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron, English publisher and philanthropist (died 2015)
Allan David Bloom was an American philosopher, classicist, and academician. He studied under David Grene, Leo Strauss, Richard McKeon, and Alexandre Kojève. He subsequently taught …
Allan Bloom, American philosopher and academic (died 1992)
Romola Helen Louise Costantino, also known as Romola Enyi, was an Australian pianist, accompanist and teacher, who also worked as a music, film and theatre critic.
Romola Costantino, Australian pianist and critic (died 1988)
Eugene Irving Gordon was an American physicist. He was Director of the Lightwave Devices Laboratory of Bell Labs.
Eugene I. Gordon, American physicist and engineer (died 2014)
Endel Lippmaa was an Estonian scientist, academician, politician, and twice government minister in 1990–1991 and 1995–1996.
Endel Lippmaa, Estonian physicist and academic (died 2015)
Anne Lloyd Francis was an American actress known for her pioneering roles in the science fiction film Forbidden Planet (1956) and the television action-drama series Honey West (196…
Anne Francis, American actress (died 2011)
David William Huddleston was an American actor. He had a prolific career as a character actor between 1960 and 2014, appearing in over 140 film and television productions, as well …
David Huddleston, American actor (died 2016)
Lalgudi Gopala Iyer Jayaraman was an Indian Carnatic violinist, vocalist and composer. He is commonly grouped with M.S. Gopalakrishnan and T.N.Krishnan as part of the violin trinit…
Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian violinist and composer (died 2013)
Johan Theodorus Loevendie is a Dutch composer and clarinet player.
Theo Loevendie, Dutch clarinet player and composer
Edgar Dean Mitchell was a United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, ufologist, and NASA astronaut. As the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14 in 1971 h…
Edgar Mitchell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (died 2016)
Emanuel James Rohn was an American entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker. He wrote numerous books including How to obtain wealth and happiness.
Jim Rohn, American philosopher and author (died 2009)
Thomas Patten Stafford was an American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and one of 24 Apollo astronauts who flew to the Moon. He also served as Chief of the Astro…
Thomas P. Stafford, American general, pilot, and astronaut (died 2024)
John Tolos, nicknamed "The Golden Greek", was a Canadian professional wrestler, and professional wrestling manager.
John Tolos, Greek-Canadian wrestler (died 2009)