1939
Margaret Drabble, English novelist, biographer, and critic
Dame Margaret Drabble, Lady Holroyd is an English biographer, novelist and short story writer.
Margaret Drabble, English novelist, biographer, and critic
The 1930s
Explore 2180 historical events from 1930–1939.
1939
Louis Andriessen, Dutch pianist and composer (died 2021)
Louis Joseph Andriessen was a Dutch composer, pianist and academic teacher. Considered the most influential Dutch composer of his generation, he was a central proponent of The Hagu…
Louis Andriessen, Dutch pianist and composer (died 2021)
1939
Gary U
Gary U.S. Bonds is an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, known for his hits "New Orleans" and "Quarter to Three".
Gary U
1939
Yuli Turovsky, Russian-Canadian cellist, conductor and educator (died 2013)
Yuli Turovsky OC CQ was a Soviet-born Canadian cellist, conductor and music educator, known for founding the I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra.
Yuli Turovsky, Russian-Canadian cellist, conductor and educator (died 2013)
1939
Herb Adderley, American football player (died 2020)
Herbert Anthony Adderley was an American professional football cornerback who played for the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). In 1980…
Herb Adderley, American football player (died 2020)
1939
Ileana Cotrubaș, Romanian soprano and actress
Ileana Cotrubaș is a Romanian operatic soprano whose career spanned from the 1960s to the 1980s. She was much admired for her acting skills and facility for singing opera in many d…
Ileana Cotrubaș, Romanian soprano and actress
1939
Eric Fernie, Scottish historian and academic
Eric Campbell Fernie is a Scottish art historian.
Eric Fernie, Scottish historian and academic
1939
David Hobbs, English race car driver and sportscaster
David Wishart Hobbs is a British former racing driver. He worked as a commentator from the mid 1970s for CBS until 1996, Speed from 1996 to 2012 and NBC from 2013 to 2017. In 1969,…
David Hobbs, English race car driver and sportscaster
1939
Dick Vitale, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
Richard John Vitale, also known as "Dickie V", is an American basketball sportscaster and former head basketball coach. He is well known for his tenure since 1979 as a college bask…
Dick Vitale, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
1939
Charles Webb, American author (died 2020)
Charles Richard Webb was an American novelist. His most famous work is the 1963 novel The Graduate, which was made into a 1967 film of the same name.
Charles Webb, American author (died 2020)
1939
Eddie Giacomin, Canadian Hockey goaltender
Edward Giacomin was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1965 and 197…
Eddie Giacomin, Canadian Hockey goaltender
1939
Bill Watrous, American comedian, actress, and television host (died 2014)
William Russell Watrous III was an American jazz trombonist. He is perhaps best known for his rendition of Sammy Nestico's arrangement of the Johnny Mandel ballad "A Time for Love"…
Bill Watrous, American comedian, actress, and television host (died 2014)
1939
Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, English cricketer and journalist (died 2017)
Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, was an English cricketer, businesswoman, and philanthropist. She was best known for being captain of England from 1966 to 1978, and was…
Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, English cricketer and journalist (died 2017)
1939
Jackie Stewart, Scottish racing driver and sports presenter
Sir John Young Stewart is a British former racing driver, broadcaster and motorsport executive from Scotland who competed in Formula One from 1965 to 1973. Nicknamed "the Flying Sc…
Jackie Stewart, Scottish racing driver and sports presenter
1939
Ron Lynch, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2024)
Ron Lynch was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative forwar…
Ron Lynch, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2024)
1939
Frank McCloskey, American sergeant and politician (died 2003)
Francis Xavier McCloskey was an American journalist, lawyer, and politician from Indiana who served in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1983 to 1995.
Frank McCloskey, American sergeant and politician (died 2003)
1939
Steny Hoyer, American lawyer and politician
Steny Hamilton Hoyer is an American politician and retired attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district since 1981. From 2003 to 202…
Steny Hoyer, American lawyer and politician
1939
Peter Mayle, English author and screenwriter (died 2018)
Peter Mayle was a British businessman turned author who moved to France in the 1980s. He wrote a series of bestselling memoirs of his life there, beginning with A Year in Provence …
Peter Mayle, English author and screenwriter (died 2018)
1939
Colin Thubron, English journalist and author
Colin Gerald Dryden Thubron is a British travel writer and novelist. In 2008, The Times ranked him among the 50 greatest postwar British writers. He is a contributor to The New Yor…
Colin Thubron, English journalist and author
1939
Ward Connerly, American activist and businessman, founded the American Civil Rights Institute
Wardell Anthony "Ward" Connerly is an American political and anti-affirmative action activist, businessman, and former University of California Regent (1993–2005). He is also the f…
Ward Connerly, American activist and businessman, founded the American Civil Rights Institute
1939
Billy "Crash" Craddock, American singer-songwriter
Billy Wayne "Crash" Craddock is an American country and rockabilly singer. He first gained popularity in Australia in the 1950s with a string of rockabilly hits, including the Aust…
Billy "Crash" Craddock, American singer-songwriter
1939
Lou Brock, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2020)
Louis Clark Brock was an American professional baseball left fielder. He began his 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the 1961 Chicago Cubs but spent most of it as a l…
Lou Brock, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2020)
1939
Jean-Claude Germain, Canadian historian, author, and journalist
Jean-Claude Germain was a Canadian playwright, author, journalist and historian.
Jean-Claude Germain, Canadian historian, author, and journalist
1939
Brooks Firestone, American businessman and politician
Anthony Brooks Firestone is an American businessman and politician.
Brooks Firestone, American businessman and politician