Explore 4336 historical events from 1930–1939.
The London Naval Treaty, officially the Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament, was an agreement between the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Italy, and the United…
Ratifications are exchanged in London for the first London Naval Treaty go into effect immediately, further limiting…
Herbert Jay Solomon, known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played ten…
Herbie Mann, American flute player and composer (died 2003)
Donald Christopher Barber was an English jazz musician, best known as a bandleader and trombonist. He helped many musicians with their careers and had a UK top twenty trad jazz hit…
Chris Barber, English trombonist and bandleader (died 2021)
Clive Selsby Revill was a New Zealand actor and singer, best known for his performances in musical theatre and the London stage. A veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he also…
Clive Revill, New Zealand actor and singer (died 2025)
Jean Victor Arthur Guillou was a French composer, organist, pianist, and pedagogue. Principal Organist at Saint Eustache in Paris, from 1963 to 2015, he was widely known as a compo…
Jean Guillou, French organist (died 2019)
Dwight Leonard Gustafson was an American composer, conductor, and dean of the School of Fine Arts at Bob Jones University.
Dwight Gustafson, American composer and conductor (died 2014)
Sir Antony Rupert Jay was an English writer and broadcaster. With Jonathan Lynn, he co-wrote the British political-satirical comedies Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister (1980–88)…
Antony Jay, English director and screenwriter (died 2016)
Hilda de Almeida Prado Hilst was a Brazilian poet, novelist, and playwright. Her work touches on the themes of mysticism, insanity, the body, eroticism, and female sexual liberatio…
Hilda Hilst, Brazilian author, poet, and playwright (died 2004)
Silvana Mangano was an Italian film actress. She was one of a generation of thespians who arose from the neorealist movement, and went on to become a major female star, regarded as…
Silvana Mangano, Italian actress (died 1989)
Dieter Roth was a Swiss artist known for his artist's books, editioned prints, sculptures, and works made of found materials, including rotting food stuffs. He was also known as Di…
Dieter Roth, German-Swiss illustrator and sculptor (died 1998)
John Keith Taylor was an English football referee. Later described by the Football League as "perhaps the finest English referee of all time", Taylor was famous for officiating in …
Jack Taylor, English footballer and referee (died 2012)
Enno Penno was an Estonian politician, who was acting as Acting Prime Minister of Estonia in exile from 1 March 1990 to 20 June 1992.
Enno Penno, Estonian politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (died 2016)
Jerome Callet was a brass embouchure clinician, and designer of brass instruments and mouthpieces.
Jerome Callet, American instrument designer, educator, and author (died 2019)
Richard Donner was an American filmmaker. Described as "one of Hollywood's most reliable makers of action blockbusters", Donner directed some of the most financially successful fil…
Richard Donner, American actor, director, and producer (died 2021)
José Sarney de Araújo Costa is a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and writer who served as the 31st president of Brazil from 1985 to 1990. He briefly served as the 20th vice president…
José Sarney, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 31st President of Brazil
Irwin Lawrence "Paul" Mazursky was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated …
Paul Mazursky, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2014)
Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Godfrey James Milton-Thompson was a senior Royal Navy officer. From 1988 to 1990, he was Surgeon-General, senior medical officer of the British Armed Force…
Godfrey Milton-Thompson, English admiral and surgeon (died 2012)
Peter Schulz was a German politician, member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and First Mayor of Hamburg.
Peter Schulz, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Hamburg (died 2013)
Roger Moens is a Belgian former middle-distance runner. In 1955 he broke Rudolf Harbig's long-standing world record over 800 meters. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome he won a si…
Roger Moens, Belgian runner and sportscaster
James Addison Baker III is an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, and former Marine Corps officer. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 10th White House chief of …
James Baker, American lawyer and politician, 61st United States Secretary of State
Jean Raoul Robert Rochefort was a French actor. He received many accolades during his career, including an Honorary César in 1999.
Jean Rochefort, French actor and director (died 2017)
Pierre-Félix Guattari was a French psychoanalyst, political philosopher, semiotician, social activist, and screenwriter. He co-founded schizoanalysis with Gilles Deleuze, and creat…
Félix Guattari, French psychotherapist and philosopher (died 1992)
Carolyn Sue Jones was an American actress of television and film. She began her film career in the early 1950s and by the end of the decade, in 1958, had achieved recognition with …
Carolyn Jones, American actress (died 1983)
Ollie Genoa Matson II was an American Olympic medal winning sprinter and professional football player. He played as a halfback and return specialist in the National Football League…
Ollie Matson, American sprinter and football player (died 2011)