Explore 2180 historical events from 1930–1939.
Norman Craig Anderson is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets for all or parts of …
Craig Anderson, American baseball player and coach
Hariprasad Chaurasia is an Indian music director and classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, in the Hindustani classical tradition.
Hariprasad Chaurasia, Indian flute player and composer
David Anthony Llewellyn Owen, Baron Owen, is a British politician and physician. He served as Foreign Secretary in the Labour government of James Callaghan from 1977 to 1979, becom…
David Owen, English physician and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Jean Margaret Aitchison is a Professor Emerita of Language and Communication in the Faculty of English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Worcester…
Jean Aitchison, English linguist and academic
Jesaia Swart, commonly known as Sjaak Swart, is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger for Ajax. During his career at Ajax, he amassed a total of 603 officia…
Sjaak Swart, Dutch footballer
Steven Peter Russell Rose was an English neuroscientist, author and social commentator. He was an emeritus professor of biology and neurobiology at the Open University and Gresham …
Steven Rose, English biologist and academic
James Montgomery Boice was an American Reformed Christian theologian, Bible teacher, author, and speaker known for his writing on the authority of Scripture and the defense of Bibl…
James Montgomery Boice, American pastor and theologian (died 2000)
Diane Clare was an English actress.
Diane Clare, English actress (died 2013)
Brian Manion Dennehy was an American actor. Renowned for his performances on stage and screen and once described as "perhaps the foremost living interpreter" of Eugene O'Neill's wo…
Brian Dennehy, American actor (died 2020)
Paul Andreu was a French architect, known for his designs of multiple airports such as Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, and multiple prestigious projects in China, including the…
Paul Andreu, French architect (died 2018)
Edward Lee Morgan was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s and a cornerstone of the Blue Note label, Morgan came to prominence in…
Lee Morgan, American trumpet player and composer (died 1972)
William Harrison Withers Jr. was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. Born in Slab Fork, West Virginia, and raised in Beckley, West Virginia, he is known for having seve…
Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2020)
Ronnie Self was an American singer-songwriter known for the rockabilly song "Bop-A-Lena" and his energetic live performances and aggressive vocals, which earned him the nickname Mr…
Ronnie Self, American singer-songwriter (died 1981)
Sanjeev Kumar was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi and Gujarati cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest and finest actors in the history of Indian cinema, Kumar was known for hi…
Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor (died 1985)
Rhoda Scott is an American soul jazz organist and singer. She is nicknamed "The Barefoot Lady".
Rhoda Scott, American soul and jazz Hammond organist
Michael T. Mainieri Jr. is an American vibraphonist, known for his work with the jazz fusion group Steps Ahead. He is married to the singer-songwriter and harpist Dee Carstensen.
Mike Mainieri, American jazz and session vibraphonist
Ronald Ray Fairly was an American professional baseball player and television sports presenter. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and right fielder from 1958 to…
Ron Fairly, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2019)
Wieger Emile Mensonides is a former Dutch swimmer, who won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1960 Summer Olympics. For forty years he was the only Dutch male swimme…
Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
Eiko Ishioka was a Japanese art director, costume designer, and graphic designer known for her work in stage, screen, advertising, and print media.
Eiko Ishioka, Japanese art director and graphic designer (died 2012)
Moshe Safdie is an Israeli-Canadian-American architect, urban planner, educator, theorist, and author. He is well known for incorporating principles of socially responsible design …
Moshe Safdie, Israel-Canadian-American architect
Tommy Vig is a percussionist, arranger, bandleader, and composer.
Tommy Vig, Hungarian vibraphone player, drummer, and composer
Bill Alsup was an American race car driver. He was the first Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) Rookie of the Year in 1979 and competed in the 1981 Indianapolis 500, finishing 1…
Bill Alsup, American racing driver (died 2016)
Jerry Clyde Rubin was an American social activist, anti-war leader, and counterculture icon during the 1960s and early 1970s. Despite being known for holding radical views when he …
Jerry Rubin, American activist, author, and businessman (died 1994)
Ernest Eugene Barnes Jr. was an American artist, well known for his unique style of elongated characters and movement. He was also a professional football player, actor and author.
Ernie Barnes, American football player, actor, and painter (died 2009)