Explore 942 historical events from 1930–1939.
Randall Thomas Davidson, 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth, was an Anglican bishop who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1903 to 1928. He was the longest-serving holder of the office s…
Randall Davidson, Scottish-English archbishop (born 1848)
Frank Cowper was an English single-handed yachtsman, explorer, author, illustrator, artist, and journalist who was influential in popularizing single-handed cruising. He has been c…
Frank Cowper, English yachtsman, author and illustrator (born 1849)
Victoria Mary, Lady Nicolson, CH, usually known as Vita Sackville-West, was an English author and garden designer.
Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicolson purchased the Kent property they would transform into Sissinghurst C
The 1930 Salmas earthquake occurred on 7 May at 01:34:26 IRST in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The earthquake, which was among Iran's largest, measured 7.1 on the moment magnitud…
An earthquake struck northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey, killing up to 3,000 people
Amy Johnson was a pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia.
English aviator Amy Johnson landed in Darwin, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia
The Chrysler Building is a 1,046-foot-tall (319 m), Art Deco skyscraper in the East Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. Located at the intersection of …
Standing at 1,047 ft (319 m), New York City's Chrysler Building opened as the world's tallest building before it was sur