Explore 4336 historical events from 1930–1939.
Neil Bartlett was a British chemist who specialized in fluorine and compounds containing fluorine, and became famous for creating the first noble gas compounds. He taught chemistry…
Neil Bartlett, English-American chemist and academic (died 2008)
George Chakiris is an American actor and dancer. He is best known for his appearance in the 1961 film version of West Side Story as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang, for whi…
George Chakiris, American actor
Michael James Stewart is an English former cricketer, coach and administrator. A right-handed batsman, Stewart's international career was hampered by illness that curtailed his fir…
Micky Stewart, English cricketer and coach
Robert Brown Parker was an American writer, primarily of fiction within the mystery/detective genre. His most famous works include the 40 novels written about the fictional private…
Robert B. Parker, American author and academic (died 2010)
Indarjit Singh, Baron Singh of Wimbledon,, sometimes transliterated Inderjit Singh, is a British journalist and broadcaster, a prominent British Indian active in Sikh and interfait…
Indarjit Singh, Indian-English journalist
Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia was a Nigerian army officer and politician. He was military Governor (1967–1975) of the Mid-West State, later renamed Bendel State, part of which in turn…
Samuel Ogbemudia, Nigerian army officer and politician (died 2017)
Nikolai Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 10, Soyuz 16, and Soyuz 33. Two of these missions, Soyuz 10 an…
Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Russian physicist and astronaut (died 2002)
Michael Royko Jr. was an American newspaper columnist from Chicago, Illinois. Over his 42-year career, he wrote more than 7,500 daily columns for the Chicago Daily News, the Chicag…
Mike Royko, American journalist and author (died 1997)
Stefanie Zweig was a German Jewish writer and journalist. She is best known for her autobiographical novel, Nirgendwo in Afrika (1995), which was a bestseller in Germany. The novel…
Stefanie Zweig, German journalist and author (died 2014)
Dame Shirley Ida Conran was an English author, designer, journalist, and social entrepreneur.
Shirley Conran, English journalist and author (died 2024)
Commandant Marjorie Fletcher CBE served as Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) between 1986 and 1988.
Marjorie Fletcher, English Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (died 2008)
Donald Ward Preston is an American jazz and rock keyboardist. He is best known for being a member of the original version of Frank Zappa's band The Mothers of Invention during the …
Don Preston, American keyboard player and composer
Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas was the fourth president of Lithuania, in office from 1993 to 1998. He also served as Prime Minister of Lithuania from 2001 to 2006. Brazauskas was the …
Algirdas Brazauskas, Lithuanian politician, 2nd President of Lithuania (died 2010)
Jens Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson was a Swedish professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1963. He held the world heavyweight title from 1959 to 1960 and was the fifth heavyweight c…
Ingemar Johansson, Swedish boxer (died 2009)
Georg Kessler is a German former football manager.
Georg Keßler, German footballer and manager
Miguel Ángel Montuori was an Argentine and Italian footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder. He is regarded as one of Fiorentina's greatest players of all time, d…
Miguel Montuori, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager (died 1998)
Walter Wallmann was a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as the Mayor of Frankfurt between 1977 and 1986, and as Minister-president of …
Walter Wallmann, German politician, Minister-President of Hesse (died 2013)
Glenn Herbert Gould was a Canadian pianist and broadcaster. Regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, he was renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard works of…
Glenn Gould, Canadian pianist and composer (died 1982)
Terence Cameron Medwin was a Welsh footballer who played as an outside right for Swansea Town and Tottenham Hotspur. At international level, he made 30 appearances for the Wales na…
Terry Medwin, Welsh footballer and manager (died 2024)
Adolfo Suárez González, 1st Duke of Suárez, was a Spanish lawyer and politician who was Prime Minister of Spain from 1976 to 1981. He was the country's first democratically elected…
Adolfo Suárez, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Spain (died 2014)
Donna Douglas was an American actress and singer, known for her role as Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971). Following her acting career, Douglas became a real…
Donna Douglas, American actress (died 2015)
Joyce Jameson was an American actress, known for many television roles, including recurring guest appearances as Skippy, one of the "fun girls" in the 1960s television series The A…
Joyce Jameson, American actress (died 1987)
Manmohan Singh was an Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician and statesman who served as the prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He was the fourth longest-serving prime m…
Manmohan Singh, Indian economist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of India (died 2024)
Vladimir Nikolayevich Voinovich was a Russian writer and former Soviet dissident, and the "first genuine comic writer" produced by the Soviet system. Among his most well-known work…
Vladimir Voinovich, Russian author and poet (died 2018)