Explore 942 historical events from 1930–1939.
Pierre Hétu was a conductor and pianist. He studied music from 1955–57 at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal with Germaine Malépart (piano) and at the University of …
Pierre Hétu, Canadian pianist and conductor (died 1998)
James Clayton Dobson Jr. was an American evangelical Christian author, psychologist and founder of Focus on the Family (FotF), which he led from 1977 until 2010. In the 1980s, he w…
James Dobson, American evangelist, psychologist, and author, founded Focus on the Family (died 2025)
Glen Travis Campbell was an American country musician and actor. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour…
Glen Campbell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2017)
Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Orbison's mo…
Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter (died 1988)
David Edward Crombie is a former Canadian academic and politician who served as the 56th mayor of Toronto from 1972 to 1978. Crombie was elected to Parliament following his tenure …
David Crombie, Canadian educator and politician, 56th Mayor of Toronto
Jill Dorothy Ireland was an English actress and singer.
Jill Ireland, English actress (died 1990)
Henck Alphonsus Eugène Arron was a Surinamese politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Suriname after it gained independence in 1975. A member of the National Party of …
Henck Arron, Surinamese banker and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (died 2000)
Geoffrey Richard Shovelton was an English singer, actor and illustrator best known for his performances in leading tenor roles with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in the 1970s.
Geoffrey Shovelton, English singer and illustrator (died 2016)
Tariq Aziz was an Iraqi politician and journalist who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq from 1979 to 2003 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1991. He was a clos…
Tariq Aziz, Iraqi journalist and politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2015)
Zubin Mehta is an Indian conductor of Western classical music. He is music director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and conductor emeritus of the Los Angeles Ph…
Zubin Mehta, Indian conductor
Adolfo Nicolás Pachón was a Spanish Catholic priest who served as the 30th superior general of the Society of Jesus from 2008 to 2016. He previously taught at Sophia University in …
Adolfo Nicolás, Spanish priest, 13th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 2020)
Flora Alejandra Pizarnik was an Argentine poet. Her idiosyncratic and thematically introspective poetry has been considered "one of the most unusual bodies of work in Latin America…
Alejandra Pizarnik, Argentine poet (died 1972)
Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, was a British hereditary peer, investment banker and member of the Rothschild banking family. Rothschild held important ro…
Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, English banker and philanthropist (died 2024)
Norma Aleandro is an Argentine actress. She is considered one of the most celebrated and prolific Argentine actresses of all time and is recognized as a cultural icon in her home c…
Norma Aleandro, Argentinian actress, director, and screenwriter
Arnold George Dorsey, MBE, known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck, is a British singer described by AllMusic as "one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around". He …
Engelbert Humperdinck, English singer and pianist
Sandy Baron was an American actor and comedian who performed on stage, in films, and on television. He is best known for his recurring role of Jack Klompus on the NBC sitcom Seinfe…
Sandy Baron, American actor and comedian (died 2001)
Sir Anthony John Francis O'Reilly was an Irish businessman and international rugby union player. He was known for his try scoring in rugby, his involvement in the Independent News …
Tony O'Reilly, Irish rugby player and businessman (died 2024)
Albert Finney was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining fame for film acting during the early 1960s, debuting w…
Albert Finney, English actor (died 2019)
Glenda May Jackson was an English actress and politician. Over the course of her distinguished career she received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, three Emmy Award…
Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician (died 2023)
Guillermo David Endara Galimany was a Panamanian politician who served as the president of Panama from 1989 to 1994.
Guillermo Endara, Panamanian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Panama (died 2009)
Thomas James Snyder was an American television personality, news anchor, and radio personality best known for his late night talk shows Tomorrow, on NBC in the 1970s and 1980s, and…
Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (died 2007)
Walden Robert Cassotto, known by the stage name Bobby Darin, was an American singer, songwriter, and actor who performed pop, swing, folk, rock and roll and country music.
Bobby Darin, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 1973)
Richard Dalton Howser was an American Major League Baseball shortstop, coach, and manager who was best known as the manager of the Kansas City Royals during the 1980s and for guidi…
Dick Howser, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1987)
Anna Maria Alberghetti is an American actress and soprano. Alberghetti sang in concert from the time she was a child and performed at Carnegie Hall at age 13.
Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-American actress and singer