Explore 942 historical events from 1930–1939.
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a war of aggression waged by Italy against Ethiopia, which lasted from October 1935 to May …
Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italian troops (pictured) captured the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa unopposed
Sada Abe was a Japanese geisha and prostitute who murdered her lover, Kichizō Ishida , via strangulation on May 18, 1936, before cutting off his penis and testicles and carrying t…
In a crime that captivated Japan, Sada Abe (pictured) strangled her lover, cut off his genitals, and carried them around
Sada Abe was a Japanese geisha and prostitute who murdered her lover, Kichizō Ishida , via strangulation on May 18, 1936, before cutting off his penis and testicles and carrying t…
In a crime that captivated Japan, Sada Abe strangled her lover, cut off his genitals, and carried them around with her f
Remington Rand, Inc. was an early American business machine manufacturer, originally a typewriter manufacturer and in a later incarnation the manufacturer of the UNIVAC line of mai…
Employees of the Remington Rand company began an 11-month strike action, during which time the company executives develo
The Constitution of the Philippines, also known as the 1987 Constitution is the supreme law of the Philippines. Its final draft was completed by the Constitutional Commission on Oc…
The Constitution of the Philippines is ratified by a popular vote
An earthquake occurred on 31 May 1935 between 2:30 am and 3:40 am at Quetta, Baluchistan Agency, close to the border with southern Afghanistan. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.…
A 7
The On-to-Ottawa Trek was a mass protest movement in Canada in 1935 sparked by unrest among unemployed single men in federal relief camps principally in Western Canada. The trek st…
One thousand unemployed Canadian workers board freight cars in Vancouver, beginning a protest trek to Ottawa
The April Constitution of Poland was the general law passed by the act of the Polish Sejm on 23 April 1935. It introduced in the Second Polish Republic an authoritarian presidentia…
The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted
The New Deal was a 1933–1938 series of economic, social, and political reforms in response to the Great Depression in the United States under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He in…
New Deal: Under the authority of the newly-enacted Federal Emergency Relief Administration, President Franklin D
A night game, also called a nighter, is a sporting event that takes place, completely or partially, after the local sunset. Depending on the sport, this can be done either with flo…
The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating th
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was an American track and field athlete who made history at the 1936 Olympic Games by winning four gold medals, setting Olympic records in each event.…
Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Fi
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal cou…
New Deal: The Supreme Court of the United States declares the National Industrial Recovery Act to be unconstitutional in
Marcel Carrière is a Canadian film director and sound engineer.
Marcel Carrière, Canadian director and screenwriter
Sarah Kirsch was a German poet.
Sarah Kirsch, German poet and author (died 2013)
Lennart Kurt Risberg was a Swedish boxer. He competed in the lightweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the first round.
Lennart Risberg, Swedish boxer (died 2013)
Dominique Venner was a French journalist and essayist. Venner was a member of the Organisation armée secrète and later became a European nationalist, founding the neo-fascist Europ…
Dominique Venner, French journalist and historian (died 2013)
Stanley Robert Vinton is an American singer and actor, who hosted his own self-titled TV show in the late 1970s. As a teen idol, he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his musi…
Bobby Vinton, American singer
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a monoplane fighter aircraft that was designed and initially produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW). Together with …
First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aeroplane
Lowell White "Bud" Paxson was an American media executive. In 1982, Paxson and his business partner, Roy Speer, co-founded the Home Shopping Club. He established Pax TV in 1998, a …
Bud Paxson, American broadcaster, founded Home Shopping Network and Pax TV (died 2015)
Costas Ferris is a Greek film director, writer, actor, and producer. He wrote the lyrics of Aphrodite's Child's album 666. His 1983 film Rembetiko won the Silver Bear at the 34th B…
Costas Ferris, Egyptian-Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Dudley Stuart John Moore was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. He first came to prominence in the UK as a leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. H…
Dudley Moore, English actor, comedian, and pianist (died 2002)
Justin Francis Rigali is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. After a diplomatic and academic career in Rome, he served as Archbishop of St. Louis from 1994 to 2003. He then…
Justin Francis Rigali, American cardinal
Charles Sidney Grodin was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Known for his deadpan delivery and often cast as a put-upon straight man, Grodin becam…
Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host (died 2021)
Thomas Howard Kean is an American statesman and academic administrator who served as the 48th governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990. A member of the Republican Party, he served …
Thomas Kean, American academic and politician, 48th Governor of New Jersey