Explore 2180 historical events from 1930–1939.
Robert Ervin Howard was an American writer who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He created the character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sw…
Robert E
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall was an English Islamic scholar noted for his 1930 English translation of the Quran, called The Meaning of the Glorious Koran. His translation of the Qu…
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall, British Islamic scholar (born 1875)
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an English Christian apologist writer. Chesterton's wit, paradoxical style, and defence of tradition made him a dominant figure in early 20th-century l…
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Hans Poelzig was a German architect, painter and set designer.
Hans Poelzig, German architect, painter, and designer, designed the IG Farben Building (born 1869)
Julius Friedrich Seljamaa was an Estonian politician, diplomat and journalist. From 1933 to 1936, he was the Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1883)
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, popularly known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian and Soviet writer, journalist, and proponent of socialism. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize …
Maxim Gorky, Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright (born 1868)
Friedrich Albert Moritz Schlick was a German philosopher, physicist, and the founding father of logical positivism and the Vienna Circle. He was murdered by a former student, Johan…
Moritz Schlick, German-Austrian physicist and philosopher (born 1882)
Alexander Berkman was a Russian-American anarchist and author. He was a leading member of the anarchist movement in the early 20th century, famous for both his political activism a…
Alexander Berkman, American author and activist (born 1870)
János Szlepecz was a Slovene Roman Catholic priest, dean, and writer. He wrote in the Prekmurje Slovene dialect and also in Hungarian.
János Szlepecz, Slovene priest and missionary (born 1872)
Kojo Tovalou Houénou was a prominent African critic of the French colonial empire in Africa. Born in Porto-Novo to a wealthy father and a mother who belonged to the royal family of…
Kojo Tovalou Houénou, Beninese lawyer and politician (born 1887)
Dhan Gopal Mukerji was the first successful Indian man of letters in the United States and won a Newbery Medal in 1928. He studied at Duff School, and at Duff College, both with…
Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Indian-American author and scholar (born 1890)
Anna Ivanovna Abrikosova, later known as "Mother Catherine of Siena", was a Russian Greek Catholic religious sister and literary translator, who died after more than a decade of so…
Anna Abrikosova, Russian linguist (born 1882)
The Junkers Ju 52, best known in its Ju 52/3m form is a transport aircraft that was designed and manufactured by German aviation company Junkers. First introduced in 1930 as a civi…
A Junkers Ju 52 aircraft of Norwegian Air Lines crashed into a mountainside near Hyllestad, Norway, killing all seven pe
The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge is a complex of bridges and elevated expressway viaducts in New York City. The bridges link the boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx. The viadu…
New York City's Triborough Bridge, the "biggest traffic machine ever built", opened to traffic.
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a war of aggression waged by Italy against Ethiopia, which lasted from October 1935 to May …
Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italian troops (pictured) captured the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa unopposed
Sada Abe was a Japanese geisha and prostitute who murdered her lover, Kichizō Ishida , via strangulation on May 18, 1936, before cutting off his penis and testicles and carrying t…
In a crime that captivated Japan, Sada Abe (pictured) strangled her lover, cut off his genitals, and carried them around
Sada Abe was a Japanese geisha and prostitute who murdered her lover, Kichizō Ishida , via strangulation on May 18, 1936, before cutting off his penis and testicles and carrying t…
In a crime that captivated Japan, Sada Abe strangled her lover, cut off his genitals, and carried them around with her f
Remington Rand, Inc. was an early American business machine manufacturer, originally a typewriter manufacturer and in a later incarnation the manufacturer of the UNIVAC line of mai…
Employees of the Remington Rand company began an 11-month strike action, during which time the company executives develo
The Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal is a disused canal in Greater Manchester, England, built to link Bolton and Bury with Manchester. The canal, when fully opened, was 15 miles 1…
A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sent millions of gallons of water cascading 300 feet…
The July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona, also known as the Battle of Barcelona, was a mutiny that occurred in Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, from 19 to 20 July 1936. The…
The July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona begins.
The Nationalist faction, also called the Rebel faction and Francoist faction, was a major faction in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939. It was composed of a variety of right-wi…
Nationalist military officers launch a coup d'état against the Spanish Republic, beginning the Spanish Civil War
The Nationalist faction, also called the Rebel faction and Francoist faction, was a major faction in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939. It was composed of a variety of right-wi…
Nationalist rebels attempted a coup against the Second Spanish Republic, sparking the Spanish Civil War.
The July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona, also known as the Battle of Barcelona, was a mutiny that occurred in Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, from 19 to 20 July 1936. The…
The July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona is defeated by anarchist militias and Republican loyalists, beginning the…
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a war memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War. It also serv…
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial, dedicated to Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed in the First World War,…