Explore 3361 historical events from 1930–1939.
Ronald Ernest Paul is an American author, activist, medical doctor, and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to…
Ron Paul, American captain, physician, and politician
Sir Roy Colin Strong, is an English art historian, museum curator, writer, broadcaster and landscape designer. He has served as director of both the National Portrait Gallery and t…
Roy Strong, English historian, curator, and author
Charles Wright is an American poet. He shared the National Book Award in 1983 for Country Music: Selected Early Poems and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for Black Zodiac. From 2014…
Charles Wright, American poet
Geraldine Anne Ferraro was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, representing New Y…
Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician (died 2011)
Karen Ida Boalth Spärck Jones was a self-taught programmer and a pioneering British computer and information scientist responsible for the concept of inverse document frequency (ID…
Karen Spärck Jones, English computer scientist and academic (died 2007)
Ernest Gilbert Broglio was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs from 1959 to 1966.
Ernie Broglio, American baseball player (died 2019)
Sir Michael de Courcy Fraser Holroyd is an English biographer.
Michael Holroyd, English author
Frank Yablans was an American studio executive, film producer, and screenwriter. Yablans served as an executive at Paramount Pictures, including President of the studio, in the 196…
Frank Yablans, American screenwriter and producer (died 2014)
Melvin Charney C.Q. was a Canadian artist and architect.
Melvin Charney, Canadian sculptor and architect (died 2012)
Gilles Rocheleau was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. He co-founded the Bloc Québécois with Lucien Bouchard in 1990.
Gilles Rocheleau, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1998)
Hugo Brandt Corstius was a Dutch author, known for his achievements in both literature and science.
Hugo Brandt Corstius, Dutch linguist and author (died 2014)
William David Friedkin was an American director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documen…
William Friedkin, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023)
László Garai was a Hungarian scholar of psychology, specialising in the fields of theoretical psychology, social psychology and economic psychology.
László Garai, Hungarian psychologist and scholar (died 2019)
John Edmund Andrew Phillips was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was the leader of the vocal group the Mamas & the Papas and remains frequently referred to as Papa …
John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2001)
Alexandra Bellow was a Romanian-American mathematician who made contributions to the fields of ergodic theory, probability and analysis.
Alexandra Bellow, Romanian-American mathematician (died 2025)
Leroy Eldridge Cleaver was an African American writer and political activist. He was an early leader of the Black Panther Party, serving as Minister of Information and, while in ex…
Eldridge Cleaver, American activist and author (died 1998)
Bryan Organ is a British artist considered one of the leading and most innovative English portrait painters of the 20th century. His paintings have included portraits of prominent …
Bryan Organ, English painter
Frank Robinson, nicknamed "the Judge", was an American professional baseball outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for five teams over 21 seasons: the Ci…
Frank Robinson, American baseball player and manager (died 2019)
Seiji Ozawa was a Japanese conductor known internationally for his work as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, and especially the Boston …
Seiji Ozawa, Japanese conductor and director (died 2024)
Guy William Rodgers Jr. was an American professional basketball player born in Philadelphia. He spent twelve years (1958–1970) in the NBA, and was one of the league's best playmake…
Guy Rodgers, American basketball player (died 2001)
Darrell Wayne Lukas was an American horse trainer and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. He won 20 Breeders' Cup races, 15 Triple Crown races, received five Eclipse Awards for hi…
D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer (died 2025)
Helmut Clasen is a Canadian motorcycle racer. He is an active motorcycle enduro competitor since 1957, called "Speedy" by family and friends alike.
Helmut Clasen, German-Canadian motorcycle racer
Charles Alfonso Hines was an American Army major general, university administrator, and sociology professor.
Charles A. Hines, American general and academic (died 2013)
Dallas Albert Willard was an American philosopher also known for his writings on Christian spiritual formation. Much of his work in philosophy was related to phenomenology, particu…
Dallas Willard, American philosopher and academic (died 2013)