Explore 942 historical events from 1930–1939.
Bruce Duncan "Utah" Phillips was an American labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller and poet. He described the struggles of labor unions and the power of direct action, self-ide…
Utah Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2008)
Akihiro Maruyama , better known by his stage name Akihiro Miwa , is a Japanese singer, actor, director, composer, author and drag queen.
Akihiro Miwa, Japanese singer, actor, director, composer, author and drag queen
Pádraig Ó Snodaigh was an Irish language activist, poet, writer, and publisher. He worked for the Irish Electricity Supply Board, and later in the National Museum of Ireland. He wa…
Pádraig Ó Snodaigh, Irish activist and writer (died 2025)
Floyd Robert Donald Smith is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and coach. Smith played 616 total games in the National Hockey League (NHL), doing so for the Boston B…
Floyd Smith, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Terence John Lightfoot was a British jazz clarinettist and bandleader, and together with Chris Barber, Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball was one of the leading members of the trad jazz gen…
Terry Lightfoot, English clarinet player and bandleader (died 2013)
Billy Rayner was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
Billy Rayner, Australian rugby league player (died 2006)
Dennis Christopher George Potter was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC television serials Pennies from Heaven (1978) and Th…
Dennis Potter, English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1994)
David Downs Hartman is an American journalist and media host who began his media career as an actor. He currently anchors and hosts documentary programs on History and PBS. Hartman…
David Hartman, American journalist and television personality
José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano was a Uruguayan politician, revolutionary and farmer who served as the 40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the T…
José Mujica, Uruguayan guerrilla leader and politician, 40th President of Uruguay (died 2025)
Folke Lars-Olov Strömstedt, better known as Lasse Strömstedt, was a Swedish writer who wrote of and about his own life in prison and drug abuse. Strömstedt was born in Gävle in 19…
Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish author (died 2009)
Joan Micklin Silver was an American director of films and plays, screenwriter and playwright. Born in Omaha, Silver moved to New York City in 1967 where she began writing and direc…
Joan Micklin Silver, American director and screenwriter (died 2020)
John "Shôn" Eirwyn Ffowcs Williams was Emeritus Rank Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and a former Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge (1996–2002). He may …
John Ffowcs Williams, Welsh engineer and academic (died 2020)
Carlton Chester "Cookie" Gilchrist was an American football fullback who played in the American Football League (AFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). A combined ten-time Al…
Cookie Gilchrist, American football player (died 2011)
William Patrick Kinsella was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, known for his novel Shoeless Joe (1982), which was adapted into the movie Field of Dreams in 1989. His work…
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Victoria Shaw was an Australian film and television actress.
Victoria Shaw, Australian actress (died 1988)
Eero Loone is an Estonian philosopher.
Eero Loone, Estonian philosopher and academic
Daniel Mametta Colchico was an American athlete who played defensive end in the National Football League (NFL).
Daniel Colchico, American football player and coach (died 2014)
Malcolm Frederick Evans was an English road manager and personal assistant employed by the Beatles from 1963 until their break-up in 1970.
Mal Evans, British road manager of The Beatles (died 1976)
Gerald Donald Kindall was an American professional baseball player and college baseball player and coach. He was primarily a second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who appea…
Jerry Kindall, American baseball player and coach (died 2017)
Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. was an American jazz pianist, composer, and radio personality. Lewis recorded over 80 albums and received five gold records and three Grammy Awards in his…
Ramsey Lewis, American jazz pianist and composer (died 2022)
Lee Ann Meriwether is an American retired actress and the winner of the 1955 Miss America pageant. She has appeared in many films and television shows, notably as Betty Jones, the …
Lee Meriwether, American model and actress, Miss America 1955
André Philippus Brink was a South African novelist, essayist and poet. He wrote in both Afrikaans and English and taught English at the University of Cape Town.
André Brink, South African author and playwright (died 2015)
Sylvia Robinson, known mononymously as Sylvia, was an American singer and record producer. Robinson achieved success as a performer on two R&B chart toppers: as half of Mickey & Sy…
Sylvia Robinson, American singer and producer (died 2011)
Ruta Lee is a Canadian-born American actress and dancer of Lithuanian descent. She was born in Montreal, Canada, to Lithuanian immigrant parents. Ruta Lee appeared as one of the br…
Ruta Lee, Canadian-American actress and dancer