Explore 2180 historical events from 1930–1939.
Michael O'Dwyer was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player. He most famously managed the senior Kerry county team between 1974 and 1989, during which time he became the county…
Mick O'Dwyer, Irish Gaelic footballer and manager (died 2025)
Sir George Charles Radda was a Hungarian-British chemist.
George Radda, Hungarian chemist and academic
Renaldo "Obie" Benson was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He was best known as a founding member and the bass singer of Motown group the Four Tops, which he joined …
Renaldo Benson, American singer-songwriter (died 2005)
Rut Irmelin Sandman Lilius is a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer.
Irmelin Sandman Lilius, Finnish author, poet, and translator
William Joseph Levada was an American Catholic prelate who served as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 2005 to 2012. During that time, he was the highe…
William Levada, American cardinal (died 2019)
Vern Harper Vernon Harper born on June 17, 1936 in Regent Park Toronto, Ontario – May 12, 2018) was a Canadian First Nations Cree Elder, medicine man, and Aboriginal rights activis…
Vern Harper, Canadian tribal leader and activist (died 2018)
Kenneth Charles Loach is a retired English filmmaker. His socially critical directing style and socialist views are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty, …
Ken Loach, English director, producer, and screenwriter
Denis Clive Hulme was a New Zealand racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1965 to 1974. Nicknamed "the Bear", Hulme won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 196…
Denny Hulme, New Zealand race car driver (died 1992)
Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan was a Surinamese politician who served as President of Suriname between 1991 and 1996, and between 2000 and 2010.
Ronald Venetiaan, Surinamese politician, 6th President of Suriname (died 2025)
Marisa Galvany is an American soprano who had an active international career performing in operas and concerts up into the early 2000s. Known for the great intensity of her perform…
Marisa Galvany, American soprano and actress
Billy Guy was an American singer, best known as a lead singer for the Coasters. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Billy Guy, American singer (died 2002)
Enn Vetemaa was an Estonian writer sometimes referred to as a "forgotten classic", as well as "the unofficial master of the Estonian Modernist short novel".
Enn Vetemaa, Estonian author and screenwriter (died 2017)
Kristoffer Kristofferson was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished Nash…
Kris Kristofferson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2024)
Ferran Olivella Pons was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.
Ferran Olivella, Spanish footballer (died 2023)
Hermeto Pascoal was a Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. Pascoal was best known in Brazilian music for his orchestration and improvisation, as well as for being a record…
Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian accordion player and composer
Richard David Bach is an American writer. He has written numerous flight-related works of fiction and non-fiction. His works include Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) and Illusion…
Richard Bach, American novelist and essayist
Konstantinos Simitis was a Greek politician who led the 'Modernization' movement of Greece. He succeeded in leadership Andreas Papandreou, the founder of the Panhellenic Socialist …
Costas Simitis, Greek economist, lawyer, and politician, 180th Prime Minister of Greece (died 2025)
Robert John Downey Sr. was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. He was known for writing and directing the underground films Putney Swope (1969), a satire on the New…
Robert Downey Sr
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie was an Indonesian statesman, engineer, scientist and inventor who served as the third president of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999. A little over two months a…
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Berthold Karl Hölldobler BVO is a German zoologist, sociobiologist and evolutionary biologist who studies evolution and social organization in ants. He is the author of several boo…
Bert Hölldobler, German biologist and entomologist
Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle was a Nigerian military officer and prominent military figure during the Nigerian Civil War.
Benjamin Adekunle, Nigerian general (died 2014)
Harold Everett Greer was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played for the Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA…
Hal Greer, American basketball player (died 2018)
Robert Adam Ross "Bob" Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, was a British Liberal Democrat politician and life peer.
Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, Scottish politician (died 2020)
Edith Ann Pearlman was an American short story writer.
Edith Pearlman, American short story writer (died 2023)