Explore 942 historical events from 1930–1939.
Harvey Johannes Keitel is an American actor and producer. Known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" characters, he rose to prominence during the New Hollywood mo…
Harvey Keitel, American actor
Dorothy Ada Emerson is a former British athlete, who mainly competed in the women's high jump event.
Dorothy Shirley, English high jumper and educator
Hugh John Maxwell Dykes, Baron Dykes, is a British politician and member of the House of Lords. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 to 1997, and later d…
Hugh Dykes, Baron Dykes, English politician
Gary James Paulsen was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming-of-age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books…
Gary Paulsen, American author (died 2021)
Patrick Thomas Cormack, Baron Cormack, was a British politician, historian, journalist and author. He served as a member of Parliament (MP) for 40 years, from 1970 to 2010. Cormack…
Patrick Cormack, Baron Cormack, English historian, journalist, and politician (died 2024)
Giovanni Falcone was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate. From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, Sicily, he spent most of his professional life trying to over…
Giovanni Falcone, Italian lawyer and judge (died 1992)
Gordon James O'Connor, is a retired brigadier-general, businessman, and lobbyist, who served as Conservative Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2015.
Gordon O'Connor, Canadian general and politician, 38th Canadian Minister of Defence
Mariotto "Mario" Segni is a retired Italian politician and professor of civil law. He founded several parties, which focused on fighting for electoral reform through referendums. H…
Mario Segni, Italian professor and politician
Livio Berruti is an Italian former athlete who was the winner of the 200-meter dash in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Livio Berruti, Italian sprinter
James William Fox is an English actor, known for his work in film and television. He is a member of the Fox family of actors. Fox's career began in the 1960s through leading roles …
James Fox, English actor
Nancy Kwan Ka-shen is a Chinese-American actress whose career benefited from Hollywood's casting of more Asian roles in the 1960s, especially in comedies. She was considered an Eas…
Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong-American actress and makeup artist
Jānis Lūsis was a Latvian track and field athlete who competed in javelin throw.
Jānis Lūsis, Latvian javelin thrower and coach (died 2020)
Francis Richard Scobee was an American pilot, engineer, and astronaut. He was killed while commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, which suffered catastrophic booster fail…
Dick Scobee, American pilot, and astronaut (died 1986)
Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran, commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a Sri Lankan Tamil cinematographer, director, screenwriter, actor and film editor who worked in various Indian f…
Balu Mahendra, Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (died 2014)
Michel Colombier was a French composer, arranger, and conductor.
Michel Colombier, French-American composer and conductor (died 2004)
Reinhard Hauff is a German film director. His works, which were mostly carried out in the late 1960s to early 1990s, are known for their social and political commentary. Stammheim,…
Reinhard Hauff, German director and screenwriter
Dixie Virginia Carter was an American actress. She starred as Julia Sugarbaker on the sitcom Designing Women (1986–1993) and as Randi King on the drama series Family Law (1999–2002…
Dixie Carter, American actress and singer (died 2010)
Sir Ian Murray McKellen is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and scien…
Ian McKellen, English actor
Heinz Robert Holliger is a Swiss composer, virtuoso oboist, and conductor. Celebrated for his versatility and technique, Holliger is among the most prominent oboists of his generat…
Heinz Holliger, Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor
Paul Edward Winfield was an American actor. He was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landma…
Paul Winfield, American actor (died 2004)
Simon Dallas Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns,, styled Viscount Garmoyle between 1946 and 1989, is a British businessman.
Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns, English courtier and businessman
Yves Duhaime is a former politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Cabinet Member and Member of the National Assembly of Quebec.
Yves Duhaime, Canadian captain and politician
Sokratis Kokkalis is a Greek businessman, founder and principal shareholder of Intracom Holdings.
Sokratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman
Sir Gerald Maurice Ronson is a British businessman, philanthropist, and convicted criminal. In the 1980s, he was one of the 'Guinness Four' involved in a trading fraud, for which h…
Gerald Ronson, English businessman and philanthropist