Explore 2180 historical events from 1930–1939.
John Champlin Gardner Jr. was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic, and university professor, who wrote the popular 1971 novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth f…
John Gardner, American novelist, essayist, and critic (died 1982)
Raimund Johann Abraham was an Austrian architect.
Raimund Abraham, Austrian architect, designed the Austrian Cultural Forum (died 2010)
Bernard Whalen "Bert" Convy was an American actor, singer, game-show panelist, and host known for Tattletales, Super Password and Win, Lose or Draw.
Bert Convy, American actor, singer, and game show host (died 1991)
Julian Alexander Bream was an English classical guitarist and lutenist. Regarded as one of the most distinguished classical guitarists of the 20th century, he played a significant …
Julian Bream, English classical guitarist and lutenist (died 2020)
John Joseph Hopfield is an American physicist and emeritus professor of Princeton University, most widely known for his study of associative neural networks in 1982. He is known fo…
John Hopfield, American physicist and neuroscientist, 2024 Nobel laureate
Benedict Joseph Groeschel, C.F.R. was an American Franciscan friar, Catholic priest, retreat master, author, psychologist, activist, and television host. He hosted the television t…
Benedict Groeschel, American priest, psychologist, and talk show host (died 2014)
Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside was a British and Italian architect noted for his modernist and constructivist designs in high-tech architecture. He was the founde…
Richard Rogers, Italian-English architect, designed the Millennium Dome and Lloyd's building (died 2021)
George Douglas Sanders was an American professional golfer who won 20 events on the PGA Tour and had four runner-up finishes at major championships.
Doug Sanders, American golfer (died 2020)
Nicholas Wells Reynolds was an American folk musician and recording artist. Reynolds was one of the founding members of the Kingston Trio, whose folk and folk-style material captur…
Nick Reynolds, American singer and bongo player (died 2008)
Edward James Whitten Sr. OAM was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ted Whitten, Australian football player and journalist (died 1995)
Charles Edward Hodge was a Canadian ice hockey player who played as a goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, and Oakland Seals of the National Hockey League betw…
Charlie Hodge, Canadian ice hockey player and scout (died 2016)
Louis Vincent Albano was an Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor, who performed under the ring/stage name "Captain" Lou Albano. He was active as a professional…
Lou Albano, Italian-American wrestler, manager, and actor (died 2009)
Colin Charles Houghton Davis was a British racing driver from England, who won the 1964 Targa Florio.
Colin Davis, English race car driver (died 2012)
Robert Fuller is an American retired actor. Fuller was known for his deep "charcoal" voice, his roles on the popular Western series Laramie as Jess Harper and Wagon Train as Cooper…
Robert Fuller, American actor and rancher
Lloyd Arrington Sparks, known professionally as Randy Sparks, was an American musician, singer-songwriter, and founder of The New Christy Minstrels and The Back Porch Majority.
Randy Sparks, American folk singer-songwriter and musician (died 2024)
Konstantine "Kote" Marjanishvili, also known by the Russified name Konstantin Aleksandrovich Mardzhanov, was a Georgian theater director regarded as an important contributor to the…
Kote Marjanishvili, Georgian director and playwright (born 1872)
Sir Frederick Henry Royce, 1st Baronet was an English engineer famous for his designs of car and aeroplane engines that had a reputation for reliability and longevity. He and his t…
Henry Royce, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (born 1863)
Clay Stone Briggs was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1919 through his death in 1933.
Clay Stone Briggs, American politician (born 1876)
Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis, known, especially in English, as Constantine P. Cavafy and often published as C. P. Cavafy, was a Greek poet, journalist, and civil servant from Alexan…
Constantine P
John Arthur Jarvis was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in three Olympic Games, and was a well-known amateur athlete of the late 19th century and early …
John Arthur Jarvis, English swimmer (born 1872)
Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav was prime minister of Mongolia from 1930 to 1932.
Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav, Mongolian politician, 10th Prime Minister of Mongolia (born 1894)
Horatio William Bottomley was an English financier, journalist, editor, newspaper proprietor, swindler, and Member of Parliament. He is best known for his editorship of the popular…
Horatio Bottomley, English financier, journalist, and politician (born 1860)
James Charles Rodgers was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who rose to popularity in the late 1920s. Known as Jimmie Rodgers and widely regarded as the "Father of Count…
Jimmie Rodgers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1897)
Nicolas Achille Paroche was a French sport shooter who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and 1920 Summer Olympics.
Achille Paroche, French target shooter (born 1868)