Explore 4337 historical events from 1930–1939.
Valentín Toribio Demetrio Agustin Paniagua Corazao was a Peruvian lawyer and politician who briefly served as President of Peru from 2000 to 2001. Elected President of Congress on …
Valentín Paniagua, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 91st President of Peru (died 2006)
Sylvain Saudan was a Swiss extreme skier, dubbed "skier of the impossible." He was noted for skiing down large and steep mountains, including those in the Himalayas, North America,…
Sylvain Saudan, Swiss skier
Tareq Salah Attalla Suheimat, was a distinguished Jordanian physician, nephrologist, military General, and statesman. Born in the historic city of Al-Karak in southern Jordan, Suhe…
Tareq Suheimat, Jordanian physician, general, and politician (died 2014)
Sivanthi Adityan was an Indian media proprietor who ran Tamil newspapers Daily Thanthi and Maalaimalar. Sivanthi started the first evening Tamil daily Maalai Murasu at Tirunelveli…
Sivanthi Adithan, Indian businessman (died 2013)
James Maury Henson was an American puppeteer, creative producer, filmmaker and director who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well known …
Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, producer, and screenwriter, created The Muppets (died 1990)
Earl Kenneth Forsse was an American inventor, toymaker, and former Disney Imagineer. He was best known as the creator of the animatronic talking bear Teddy Ruxpin, which became the…
Ken Forsse, American toy creator and author, created Teddy Ruxpin (died 2014)
Juliet Anne Prowse was a British-American dancer and actress whose four-decade career included stage, television, and film. She was born in Bombay then part of British India, and r…
Juliet Prowse, South African-American actress, singer, and dancer (died 1996)
Moussa Traoré was a Malian military officer, politician, and dictator who served as the second President of Mali from 1968 to 1991. As a lieutenant, he led the military ousting of …
Moussa Traoré, Malian general and politician 2nd President of Mali (died 2020)
Leroy Maxey Drumm was an American bluegrass and country songwriter whose work became part of the recorded repertoire of several prominent artists in the genre. He is best known a…
Leroy Drumm, American sailor and songwriter (died 2010)
Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela-Mandela, also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African politician, anti-apartheid activist, and second wife of Nelson Mandela. During her po…
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South African academic and politician, 8th First Lady of South Africa (died 2018)
Donald Cortez Cornelius was an American television show host and producer widely known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show Soul Train, which he hosted …
Don Cornelius, American television host and producer (died 2012)
Ronald Gordon Honeycombe was a British newscaster, author, playwright and stage actor.
Gordon Honeycombe, English actor, playwright, and author (died 2015)
Emmett Chapman was an American jazz musician best known as the inventor of the Chapman Stick and maker of the Chapman Stick family of instruments.
Emmett Chapman, American guitarist, invented the Chapman Stick (died 2021)
Edmund Lumsden was an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He was a wing with the St. George Dragons during their eleven-year premiership winning run from 1956 to 1966,…
Eddie Lumsden, Australian rugby league player (died 2019)
Robert Wolders was a Dutch television actor known for his role in the US television series Laredo and appearing in series such as The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Bewitched and The Mary Ty…
Robert Wolders, Dutch television actor (died 2018)
Silvio Berlusconi was an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in three governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was…
Silvio Berlusconi, Italian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (died 2023)
James Fogle was the American author of the autobiographical novel Drugstore Cowboy, which became the basis for the film of the same name. He was born in Elcho, Wisconsin.
James Fogle, American author (died 2012)
Harold Arthur Trosky Jr. was an American professional baseball player who appeared as a pitcher in Major League Baseball in two games for the Chicago White Sox during the 1958 seas…
Hal Trosky, Jr., American baseball player (died 2012)
Sevgi Soysal was a Turkish writer.
Sevgi Soysal, Turkish author (died 1976)
Ruth Hesse was a German opera singer. A dramatic mezzo-soprano, she was a member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1962 to 1995, where she took part in the world premiere of Henze's…
Ruth Hesse, German mezzo-soprano (died 1924)
Conrad William Dierking was an American professional basketball player from 1958 to 1971.
Connie Dierking, American basketball player (died 2013)
James Ralph Sasser was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he served three terms as a member of the United States Senat…
Jim Sasser, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to China (died 2024)
Duncan Edwards was an English footballer who played as a left-half for Manchester United and the England national team. He was one of the Busby Babes, the young United team formed …
Duncan Edwards, English footballer (died 1958)
Richard Barnett was an American professional basketball player who was a shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Syracuse Nationals, Los Angeles Lakers,…
Dick Barnett, American basketball player (died 2025)