Explore 3360 historical events from 1930–1939.
Jonathan Kozol is an American writer, progressive activist, and educator, best known for his books on public education in the United States.
Jonathan Kozol, American sociologist, author, and educator
William Stanley Mazeroski, nicknamed "Maz" and "the Glove", was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire career for the Pittsburgh Pirates fr…
Bill Mazeroski, American baseball player and coach (died 2026)
Knuts Skujenieks was a Latvian poet, journalist, and translator from fifteen European languages.
Knuts Skujenieks, Latvian poet, journalist, and translator (died 2022)
Brian Roger Hart was a British racing driver and engineer with a background in the aviation industry. He founded Brian Hart Limited, a company that developed and built engines for …
Brian Hart, English race car driver and engineer, founded Brian Hart Ltd. (died 2014)
Charles Hardin Holley, known professionally by his stage name Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and rol…
Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1959)
Apostolos Kaklamanis is a Greek politician and member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) for the Athens B constituency.
Apostolos Kaklamanis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice
Vice-admiral Sir Roy Thomas Newman, is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth.
Roy Newman, English admiral
William Peter Bradshaw, Baron Bradshaw, commonly known as Bill Bradshaw, is a British academic and politician. A Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, he was formerly also…
William Bradshaw, Baron Bradshaw, English academic and politician
Peter Harmer Lovesey, also known by his pen name Peter Lear, was a British writer of historical and contemporary detective novels and short stories. His best-known series character…
Peter Lovesey, British writer (died 2025)
George Cassidy was a Northern Irish jazz musician and music teacher from Bloomfield, Belfast, Northern Ireland, specializing in the tenor saxophone. He was also noted for teaching …
George Cassidy, Northern Irish jazz musician (died 2023)
Pavel Landovský, nicknamed Lanďák, was a Czech actor, playwright, and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia.
Pavel Landovský, Czech actor, director, and playwright (died 2014)
Stefano Delle Chiaie was an Italian neo-fascist terrorist. He was the founder of Avanguardia Nazionale, a member of Ordine Nuovo, and founder of Lega nazionalpopolare. He went on t…
Stefano Delle Chiaie, Italian activist, founded National Vanguard (died 2019)
Harry Danielsen was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Conservative Party, later independent.
Harry Danielsen, Norwegian educator and politician (died 2011)
Terence Daniel Donovan was an English photographer and film director, noted for his fashion photography of the 1960s. A book of his fashion work, Terence Donovan Fashion, was publi…
Terence Donovan, English photographer and director (died 1996)
Ferid Murad was an American physician and pharmacologist, His research demonstrated that nitroglycerin relaxes smooth muscle by releasing nitric oxide into the body. This work led …
Ferid Murad, American physician and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)
Lucas Samaras was a Greek-born American photographer, sculptor, and painter.
Lucas Samaras, Greek-American painter and photographer (died 2024)
Ashley John Cooper AO was an Australian tennis player who played between 1953 and 1968. He was ranked as the world's No. 1 amateur player during the years of 1957 and 1958. Cooper …
Ashley Cooper, Australian tennis player (died 2020)
Sara Jane Henderson was an Australian pastoralist and author who became an Australia household name after the publication of her autobiography From Strength to Strength in 1993 abo…
Sara Henderson, Australian farmer and author (died 2005)
Gerald Stanford "Gerry" Guralnik was the Chancellor’s Professor of Physics at Brown University. In 1964, he co-discovered the Higgs mechanism and Higgs boson with C. R. Hagen and T…
Gerald Guralnik, American physicist and academic (died 2014)
Michael Hennagin was an American composer and university professor.
Michael Hennagin, American composer and educator (died 1993)
Tom McBride, known as Big Tom, was an Irish country, traditional and easy listening singer, as well as a guitarist, and saxophone player.
Big Tom, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2018)
Martin Joseph Fay was an Irish fiddler and bones player, and a former member of The Chieftains.
Martin Fay, Irish fiddler (died 2012)
Milan Marcetta was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 54 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota North Stars between 1967 a…
Milan Marcetta, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2014)
Alfred Adolph Oerter Jr. was an American athlete and a four-time Olympic champion in the discus throw. He was the first athlete to win a gold medal in the same individual event in …
Al Oerter, American discus thrower (died 2007)