Explore 2180 historical events from 1930–1939.
Robert Coleman Richardson was an American experimental physicist whose area of research included sub-millikelvin temperature studies of helium-3. Richardson, along with David Lee, …
Robert Coleman Richardson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
Reginald "Reggie" Workman is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey, in addition to Alice Coltrane…
Reggie Workman, American bassist and composer
Joseph Percival Allen IV is an American former NASA astronaut. He logged more than 3,000 hours flying time in jet aircraft.
Joseph P
Otto Herrigel was a Namibian businessman, and politician. He served as Namibia's first Minister of Finance between 1990 and 1992.
Otto Herrigel, Namibian lawyer and politician (died 2013)
Kirkpatrick Sale is an American author who has written prolifically about political decentralism, environmentalism, luddism and technology. He has been described as having a "philo…
Kirkpatrick Sale, American author and scholar
George Alfred Christian Knudson, CM was a Canadian professional golfer, who along with Mike Weir holds the record for the Canadian with the most wins on the PGA Tour, with eight ca…
George Knudson, Canadian golfer (died 1989)
Fernand Labrie, was a Canadian medical researcher who specialized in endocrinological research and prostate cancer research.
Fernand Labrie, Canadian endocrinologist and academic (died 2019)
Ronald Michael Luciano was an American professional baseball umpire who worked in Major League Baseball's American League from 1969 to 1979. He was known for his flamboyant style, …
Ron Luciano, American baseball player and umpire (died 1995)
Larry Joel Henley was an American singer and songwriter, best known for co-writing the 1989 hit record "Wind Beneath My Wings". He is also known for his distinctive falsetto singin…
Larry Henley, American singer-songwriter (died 2014)
Polly Dean Holliday was an American actress of stage and screen. Holliday was best known for her portrayal of sassy waitress Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry on the 1970s sitcom Ali…
Polly Holliday, American actress (died 2025)
Richard Lee Petty, nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series, mo…
Richard Petty, American race car driver and sportscaster
Nicholas Maxwell was a British philosopher.
Nicholas Maxwell, English philosopher and academic (died 2025)
Sir Tom Stoppard was a British playwright and screenwriter. He wrote for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covered the themes of human rig…
Tom Stoppard, Czech-English playwright and screenwriter (died 2025)
Thomas Nagel is an American postanalytic philosopher. He is a professor of philosophy, a professor of law, and University Professor of Philosophy and Law Emeritus at New York Unive…
Thomas Nagel, American philosopher and academic
Sonja is Queen of Norway as the wife of King Harald V. She is Norway's first queen consort since Queen Maud, the wife of King Haakon VII, who died in 1938.
Queen Sonja of Norway
Richard Lee Rhodes is an American historian, journalist, and author of both fiction and nonfiction, best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Making of the Atomic Bomb (1986).
Richard Rhodes, American journalist and historian
Eric Walters was an Australian journalist, media trainer and former television presenter. He was best known for his long-running stint as early morning anchor for the Nine Network,…
Eric Walters, Australian journalist (died 2010)
Nita Sue Lowey was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from New York from 1989 until 2021. She was a member of the Democratic Party. Lowey also served as co-…
Nita Lowey, American politician (died 2025)
Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy is a Soviet-born Icelandic pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. Ashkenazy has collaborated with well-known orchestras and soloists. In add…
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russian-Icelandic pianist and conductor
Gene Chandler is an American singer, songwriter, music producer, and record-label executive. Chandler is nicknamed "the Duke of Earl" or, simply, "the Duke." He is best known for h…
Gene Chandler, American singer-songwriter and producer
Bessie Amelia Emery Head was a South African writer who, though born in South Africa, is usually considered Botswana's most influential writer. She wrote novels, short fiction and …
Bessie Head, Botswanan writer (died 1986)
Michael Charles Chilufya Sata was a Zambian politician who served as the fifth president of Zambia from 2011 until his death in 2014. A social democrat, he led the Patriotic Front …
Michael Sata, Zambian police officer and politician, 5th President of Zambia (died 2014)
Ned Thomas Beatty was an American actor. In a career that spanned five decades, he appeared in more than 160 film and television roles. Throughout his career, Beatty gained a reput…
Ned Beatty, American actor (died 2021)
Tung Chee-hwa is a Hong Kong businessman and retired politician who served as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong between 1997 and 2005, upon the transfer of sovereignty on 1 Ju…
Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong businessman and politician, 1st Chief Executive of Hong Kong