Explore 2180 historical events from 1930–1939.
Igor Davidovich Oistrakh was a Soviet and Russian violinist. He was described by Encyclopædia Britannica as "noted for his lean, modernist interpretations".
Igor Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist and educator (died 2021)
Frank Helmut Auerbach was a German-born British painter. Born in Germany to Jewish parents, he became a naturalised British subject in 1947. He is considered one of the leading nam…
Frank Auerbach, German-British painter (died 2024)
Christopher William Pearson was the second leader of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party and the first premier of Yukon.
Chris Pearson, Canadian politician, 1st Premier of Yukon (died 2014)
Anthony James "Lonnie" Donegan was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians. Bor…
Lonnie Donegan, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002)
Philip Bruns was an American television and movie actor and writer. He portrayed George Shumway, the father of Mary Hartman on the 1970s comedic series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, …
Phil Bruns, American actor and stuntman (died 2012)
Pulak Bandyopadhyay was a Bengali Indian lyricist and songwriter of Bengali cinema.
Pulak Bandyopadhyay, Indian lyricist (died 1999)
Willie Howard Mays Jr., nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Widely regarded as o…
Willie Mays, American baseball player and coach (died 2024)
Teresa Brewer was an American singer whose style incorporated pop, country, jazz, R&B, rock 'n roll, musicals, and novelty songs. She was one of the most prolific and popular femal…
Teresa Brewer, American singer (died 2007)
Gene Rodman Wolfe was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose, his fascination with memory and the strong influence of his Cathol…
Gene Wolfe, American author (died 2019)
Vance DeVoe Brand is a retired American naval officer, aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He served as command module pilot during the first U.S.-Sovie…
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Ettore Scola was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film A Special Day and over the course of his film care…
Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter (died 2016)
James Warren Jones was an American cult leader, preacher, and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978. Jones and the members of his inner circle …
Jim Jones, American cult leader, founder of the Peoples Temple (died 1978)
Alvin Augustus Lucier Jr. was an American experimental composer and sound artist. A long-time music professor at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, Lucier was a member…
Alvin Lucier, American composer and academic (died 2021)
Kenneth Paul Venturi was an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. In a career shortened by injuries, he won 14 events on the PGA Tour including a major, the U.S. Open …
Ken Venturi, American golfer and sportscaster (died 2013)
Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell was a Vincentian politician who served as the second Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 1984 to 2000 and as the second Premier of…
James Fitz-Allen Mitchell, Vincentian politician and agronomist, 2nd Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Marshall Herff Applewhite Jr., also known as Do, among other names, was an American religious leader who founded and led the Heaven's Gate new religious movement, and organized the…
Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader, founded Heaven's Gate (died 1997)
Walter Dewey Redman was an American saxophonist who performed free jazz as a bandleader, and as a member of bands including those led by Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett.
Dewey Redman, American saxophonist (died 2006)
Don Martin was an American cartoonist whose best-known work was published in Mad from 1956 to 1988. His popularity and prominence were such that the magazine promoted Martin as "Ma…
Don Martin, American cartoonist (died 2000)
Robert Alan Morse was an American actor. Known for his gap-toothed boyishness, he started his career as a star on Broadway acting in musicals and plays before expanding into film a…
Robert Morse, American actor (died 2022)
Kalju Pitksaar was an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Chess Championship.
Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (died 1995)
Clément Vincent was a Canadian politician and a Member of the House of Commons of Canada.
Clément Vincent, Canadian farmer and politician (died 2018)
Vujadin Boškov was a Yugoslavian football player and manager.
Vujadin Boškov, Serbian footballer, coach, and manager (died 2014)
Hana "Hanička" Brady was a Czechoslovak Jewish girl murdered in the gas chambers of the German concentration camp at Auschwitz, located in the occupied territory of Poland, during …
Hana Brady, Jewish-Czech Holocaust victim (died 1944)
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative, U.S. senator, and the 85th governor of Connecticut.
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