Explore 3358 historical events from 1930–1939.
Judy Clay was an American soul and gospel singer, who achieved greatest success as a member of two recording duos in the 1960s.
Judy Clay, American soul and gospel singer (died 2001)
Claude Ruel was a professional ice hockey coach for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Claude Ruel, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)
Tatiana Troyanos was an American mezzo-soprano remembered as "one of the defining singers of her generation". Her voice, "a paradoxical voice — larger than life yet intensely human…
Tatiana Troyanos, American operatic soprano (died 1993)
John Smith was a British politician who was Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his death in May 1994. He was also Member of Parliament (MP…
John Smith, Scottish lawyer and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1994)
Francesco "Franco" Califano was an Italian singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. His songs sold about 20 million records during his career.
Franco Califano, Libya-born Italian singer-songwriter (died 2013)
Thomas Nicol Williamson was a British actor. He was described as "the greatest actor since Marlon Brando" and "touched by genius" by John Osborne and Samuel Beckett, respectively.
Nicol Williamson, Scottish actor (died 2011)
Gaylord Jackson Perry was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for eight teams from 1962 to 1983, becoming one of the most durable and success…
Gaylord Perry, American baseball player and coach (died 2022)
Paul Bernard Benedict was an American actor who made numerous appearances in television and films, beginning in 1965. He was known for his roles as The Number Painter on the PBS ch…
Paul Benedict, American actor (died 2008)
Perry Morris Robinson was an American jazz clarinetist and composer. He was the son of composer Earl Robinson.
Perry Robinson, American clarinet player and composer (died 2018)
Robert Paul Wine Sr. is an American former shortstop, coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). An excellent fielder who struggled as a hitter, Wine spent 12 seasons in the…
Bobby Wine, American baseball player and coach
William Alfred Robinson was an English professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, catch wrestler, and wrestling coach. Having trained at Billy Riley's gym, better known as "The Snake…
Billy Robinson, English-American wrestler and trainer (died 2014)
Eric Gale was an American jazz and jazz fusion guitarist.
Eric Gale, American guitarist and producer (died 1994)
Jane Marian Manning OBE was an English concert and opera soprano, writer on music, and visiting professor at Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Royal College of Music. A spe…
Jane Manning, English soprano and educator (died 2021)
Stephen Bloomer was an England international footballer and manager who played for Derby County – becoming their record goalscorer – and Middlesbrough. The anthem "Steve Bloomer's …
Steve Bloomer, English footballer and manager (born 1874)
George Philip "Phil" Bryant was an American archer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He later became President of the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games for the 193…
George Bryant, American archer (born 1878)
Sir Muhammad Iqbal was an Islamic philosopher and poet. His poetry in Urdu is considered to be among the greatest of the 20th century, and his vision of a cultural and political id…
Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani National philosopher and poet (born 1877)
George Grey Barnard, often written George Gray Barnard, was an American sculptor who trained in Paris. He is especially noted for his heroic sized Struggle of the Two Natures in Ma…
George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (born 1863)
Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl was an Austrian-German philosopher and mathematician who established the school of phenomenology.
Edmund Husserl, Czech mathematician and philosopher (born 1859)
Kanō Jigorō was a Japanese judoka, educator, politician, and the founder of judo. Judo was one of the first Japanese martial arts to gain widespread international recognition, and…
Kanō Jigorō, Japanese founder of judo (born 1860)
Carl von Ossietzky was a German journalist and pacifist. He was the recipient of the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in exposing the clandestine German rearmament.
Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1889)
Octavian Goga was a Romanian far-right politician, poet, and writer who served as Prime Minister of Romania.
Octavian Goga, Romanian politician, former Prime Minister (born 1881)
Thomas Barfoed Thrige was a Danish entrepreneur, industrialist and businessman. In 1894, he started the company Thomas B. Thrige, a manufacturer of electric motors, now known as T-…
Thomas B
George Seymour Lyon was a Canadian golfer, an Olympic gold medalist in golf, an eight-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner, and a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. He wo…
George Lyon, Canadian golfer and cricketer (born 1858)
Charles-Édouard Guillaume was a Swiss physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1920 "for the service he had rendered to precision measurements in physics by his discove…
Charles Édouard Guillaume, Swiss-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1861)