Explore 3361 historical events from 1930–1939.
The Battle of Ballantyne Pier occurred in Ballantyne Pier during a docker's strike in Vancouver, British Columbia, in June 1935.
Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, clash with striking longshoremen, resulting in a total of 60 injuries and
Colombia–Russia relations are the bilateral relations between the Republic of Colombia and the Russian Federation. Colombia first established diplomatic relations on 25 June 1935 w…
Colombia–Soviet Union relations are established
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a monoplane fighter aircraft that was designed and initially produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW). Together with …
First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aeroplane
The Chaco War was fought from 1932 to 1935. It was between Bolivia and Paraguay over control of the northern part of the Gran Chaco region, which was thought to be rich in petroleu…
Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. Its geography primarily consists of an Andean region to the west a…
A ceasefire is negotiated between Bolivia and Paraguay, ending the Chaco War
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, after Saskatoon, and is a commercial centre for southern Saskat…
Regina, Saskatchewan, police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police ambush strikers participating in the On-to-Ottawa Trek.
The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, also known as the Wagner Act, is a foundational statute of United States labor law that guarantees the right of private sector employees t…
The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President…
A parking meter is a device used to collect money in exchange for the right to park a vehicle in a particular place for a limited amount of time. Parking meters can be used by muni…
The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The Neutrality Acts were a series of acts passed by the US Congress in 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939 in response to the growing threats and wars that led to World War II. They were sp…
In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of…
The Niagara Gorge Railroad was an interurban railway which ran at the bottom of the Niagara Gorge from Niagara Falls, New York to Lewiston, New York.
The Niagara Gorge Railroad ceases operations after a rockslide.
Marcel Carrière is a Canadian film director and sound engineer.
Marcel Carrière, Canadian director and screenwriter
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, or simply KLM, is the flag carrier of the Netherlands. KLM's headquarters are located in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It…
Switzerland: A Royal Dutch Airlines plane en route from Milan to Frankfurt crashes into a Swiss mountain, killing…
The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s. The phenomenon was caused …
The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109 °F (43 °C) in Chicago and 104 °F (40 °C) in…
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft that was developed in the mid-1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). A fast and high-…
First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving US president and the…
Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
William Penn Adair Rogers was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory, no…
Will Rogers and Wiley Post are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff in Barrow, Alaska.
Sarah Kirsch was a German poet.
Sarah Kirsch, German poet and author (died 2013)
Lennart Kurt Risberg was a Swedish boxer. He competed in the lightweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the first round.
Lennart Risberg, Swedish boxer (died 2013)
Dominique Venner was a French journalist and essayist. Venner was a member of the Organisation armée secrète and later became a European nationalist, founding the neo-fascist Europ…
Dominique Venner, French journalist and historian (died 2013)
Stanley Robert Vinton is an American singer and actor, who hosted his own self-titled TV show in the late 1970s. As a teen idol, he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his musi…
Bobby Vinton, American singer
Lowell White "Bud" Paxson was an American media executive. In 1982, Paxson and his business partner, Roy Speer, co-founded the Home Shopping Club. He established Pax TV in 1998, a …
Bud Paxson, American broadcaster, founded Home Shopping Network and Pax TV (died 2015)
The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was an extremely powerful and devastating Atlantic hurricane that struck the southeastern United States in early September 1935. For several decades, i…
The Labor Day Hurricane, the most intense hurricane to strike the United States, makes landfall at Long Key, Florida,…
Major Sir Malcolm Campbell was a British racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on land and on water at various times, using vehicles called Blue…
Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the…
Huey Pierce Long Jr., nicknamed "The Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 u…
US Senator from Louisiana Huey Long is fatally shot in the Louisiana State Capitol building.