Explore 942 historical events from 1930–1939.
Fanny Searls, also known by her married name Fanny Gradle, was an American physician and botanical collector. Dalea searlsiae, Searls' prairie clover, is named after her. Born in W…
Fanny Searls, American biologist (born 1851)
Sir Frank Watson Dyson, KBE, FRS, FRSE was an English astronomer and the ninth Astronomer Royal. He is remembered today largely for introducing the Greenwich time signal to BBC rad…
Frank Watson Dyson, English astronomer and academic (born 1868)
Charles Horace Mayo was an American medical practitioner and was one of the founders of the Mayo Clinic along with his brother William James Mayo, Augustus Stinchfield, Christopher…
Charles Horace Mayo, American physician, co-founded Mayo Clinic (born 1865)
Moses Joseph Roth was a Austro-Hungarian journalist and novelist, best known for his family saga Radetzky March (1932), about the decline and fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, h…
Joseph Roth, Austrian-French journalist and author (born 1894)
Julia Ledóchowska, USAHJ, in religion Maria Ursula of Jesus, was a Polish Catholic religious sister who founded the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus.
Ursula Ledóchowska, Austrian-Polish nun and saint, founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of J
Floyd Marion Roberts was an American racing driver. He won the 1938 Indianapolis 500 with a then-record speed of 117.2 mph (188.6 km/h). He led for 92 laps. The following year, 193…
Floyd Roberts, American race car driver (born 1904)
Thomas James Ladnier was an American jazz trumpeter. Hugues Panassié – an influential French critic, jazz historian, and renowned exponent of New Orleans jazz – rated Ladnier, some…
Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (born 1900)
The Pact of Steel, formally known as the Pact of Friendship and Alliance between Germany and Italy, was a military and political alliance between Germany and Italy, signed in 1939.
Germany and Italy signed the Pact of Steel, a military and political alliance
Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday was celebrated as a national holiday throughout Nazi Germany on 20 April 1939. Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels made sure the events organised in…
Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday was celebrated as a national holiday in Nazi Germany
Billie Holiday was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made significant contributions to jazz music…
Billie Holiday (pictured) recorded the song "Strange Fruit", which later became an emblem of the civil rights movement
Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among many Indians, but his wartime alliances with Nazi Ger…
Subhas Chandra Bose formed the All India Forward Bloc, a faction within the Indian National Congress, in opposition to G
Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru, as well as a primate city. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coas…
In Lima, Peru, Lina Medina became the youngest confirmed mother in history, giving birth at the age of five years, seven
USS Sailfish (SS-192) was a Sargo-class submarine of the United States Navy, originally named Squalus. As Squalus, the submarine sank off the coast of New Hampshire during test div…
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Richard John Rollins was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins (1961–68), Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Bre…
Rich Rollins, American baseball player
Robert Gordon Wilson was a Scottish politician and solicitor. He was the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 1979 to 1990, and was SNP Member of Parliament (MP) for Du…
Gordon Wilson, Scottish lawyer and politician (died 2017)
Benny Frank Barnes is an American real estate magnate, politician, and crisis manager who served as the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1965 to 1969 and as the 3…
Ben Barnes, American businessman and politician, 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Douglas Grinslade Lewis, is a Canadian accountant, lawyer and former politician.
Doug Lewis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 41st Canadian Minister of Justice
Stanley Eugene Fish is an American literary theorist, legal scholar, author and public intellectual. He is the Floersheimer Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Yeshiva Unive…
Stanley Fish, American theorist, author, and scholar
Manfred Kinder is a West German former sprinter. He won a silver and a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 and 1968 Summer Olympics, respectively, and finished in fifth…
Manfred Kinder, German runner
Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, first appearing in issue #1 of Action Comics, published in the United States on April 18, 1938. Super…
Superman debuts in Action Comics #1 (cover dated June 1938)
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal cou…
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The Spanish Civil War was fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalist rebels. Republicans were loyal to the left-leaning Popular Front government of the Se…
Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people
The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), popularly the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), was an investigative committee of the United States House of Repr…
In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session
Eszter Tamási was a Hungarian actress and TV announcer.
Eszter Tamási, Hungarian actress (died 1991)