1933
Sasao Gouland, governor of Chuuk State, Micronesia (died 2011)
Sasao H. Gouland was the governor of Chuuk State, Micronesia from 1990 to June 1996.
Sasao Gouland, governor of Chuuk State, Micronesia (died 2011)
The 1930s
Explore 2180 historical events from 1930–1939.
1933
Lew "Sneaky Pete" Robinson, drag racer (died 1971)
Lew Russell Robinson, nicknamed "Sneaky Pete", was an American drag racer.
Lew "Sneaky Pete" Robinson, drag racer (died 1971)
1933
Bata Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician (died 2016)
Velimir "Bata" Živojinović was a Yugoslav and Serbian actor and politician. He appeared in more than 340 films and TV series, and is regarded as one of the best actors in former Yu…
Bata Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician (died 2016)
1933
Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
Heinrich Rohrer was a Swiss physicist who shared half of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics with Gerd Binnig for the design of the scanning tunneling microscope (STM). The other half …
Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
1933
Joan Rivers, American comedian, actress, and television host (died 2014)
Joan Alexandra Molinsky, known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, producer, writer and television host. She was noted for her blunt, often controvers…
Joan Rivers, American comedian, actress, and television host (died 2014)
1933
Al Cantello, American javelin thrower and coach (died 2024)
Albert Anthony Cantello was an American javelin thrower as a member of the United States Marine Corps. He was the coach of the men's distance running program at the United States N…
Al Cantello, American javelin thrower and coach (died 2024)
1933
Chuck Fairbanks, American football player and coach (died 2013)
Charles Leo Fairbanks was an American football coach who was a head coach at the high school, college and professional levels. He served as the head coach at the University of Okla…
Chuck Fairbanks, American football player and coach (died 2013)
1933
Gene Wilder, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2016)
Gene Wilder was an American actor, author, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He was mainly known for his comedic roles, including his collaborations with Mel Brooks on the films The …
Gene Wilder, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2016)
1933
Eddie Adams, American photographer and journalist (died 2004)
Edward Thomas Adams was an American photographer and photojournalist noted for portraits of celebrities and politicians and for coverage of 13 wars. He is best known for his photog…
Eddie Adams, American photographer and journalist (died 2004)
1933
Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
Thomas Jeremy King, Baron King of Bridgwater, is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet from 1983 to 1992, and was the Member of Parliam…
Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
1933
Norman Lloyd-Edwards, Welsh lawyer and politician, Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan
Sir Norman Lloyd-Edwards served as the Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan from 1990 to 2008.
Norman Lloyd-Edwards, Welsh lawyer and politician, Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan
1933
Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist and screenwriter (died 1991)
Jerzy Kosiński was a Polish-born American writer and two-time president of the American chapter of PEN, who wrote primarily in English.
Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist and screenwriter (died 1991)
1933
Vladislav Rastorotsky, Russian gymnast and coach (died 2017)
Vladislav Stepanovich Rastorotsky was a Soviet and Russian female artistic gymnastics coach, Honoured Trainer of the USSR, who worked at the Dynamo sports society. Sportswomen trai…
Vladislav Rastorotsky, Russian gymnast and coach (died 2017)
1933
Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Iranian politician, 2nd President of Iran (died 1981)
Mohammad-Ali Rajai was an Iranian politician who served as the second president of Iran from 2 August 1981 until his assassination four weeks later. Before his presidency, Rajai ha…
Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Iranian politician, 2nd President of Iran (died 1981)
1933
Predrag Koraksić Corax, Serbian political caricaturist
Predrag Koraksić Corax was a Serbian political cartoonist.
Predrag Koraksić Corax, Serbian political caricaturist
1933
Harry Browne, American soldier and politician (died 2006)
Harry Edson Browne was an American writer, libertarian political activist, and investment advisor. He was the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee in the U.S. elections of 1996…
Harry Browne, American soldier and politician (died 2006)
1933
Christian Ferras, French violinist (died 1982)
Christian Ferras was a French violinist.
Christian Ferras, French violinist (died 1982)
1933
Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (died 1970)
Maurice Stokes was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Cincinnati/Rochester Royals of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1955 to 1958. Stokes …
Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (died 1970)
1933
Colin Brumby, Australian composer and conductor (died 2018)
Colin James Brumby was an Australian composer and conductor.
Colin Brumby, Australian composer and conductor (died 2018)
1933
Tommy Hunt, American singer (died 2025)
Charles James Hunt was an American soul and northern soul singer, and a 2001 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee as a member of famed R&B group the Flamingos.
Tommy Hunt, American singer (died 2025)
1933
Viktor Patsayev, Kazakh engineer and astronaut (died 1971)
Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 11 mission and was part of the third space crew to die during a space flight. On board the space station Saly…
Viktor Patsayev, Kazakh engineer and astronaut (died 1971)
1933
Claire Tomalin, English journalist and author
Claire Tomalin is an English journalist and biographer known for her biographies of Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Samuel Pepys, Jane Austen and Mary Wollstonecraft.
Claire Tomalin, English journalist and author
1933
Bernie Kopell, American actor and comedian
Bernard Morton Kopell is an American character actor known for his roles as Siegfried in Get Smart from 1966 to 1969 and as Dr. Adam Bricker ("Doc") on The Love Boat from 1977 to 1…
Bernie Kopell, American actor and comedian
1933
Dianne Feinstein, American politician (died 2023)
Dianne Emiel Feinstein was an American politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1992 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she pre…
Dianne Feinstein, American politician (died 2023)