Explore 2180 historical events from 1930–1939.
Aranka Siegal is a writer, Holocaust survivor, and recipient of the Newbery Honor and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, both awarded to her in 1982. She is the author of three books, t…
Aranka Siegal, Czech-American author and Holocaust survivor
Carmen Louis Cozza was an American football and baseball player and coach of football. He served as the head football coach at Yale University from 1965 to 1996, winning ten Ivy Le…
Carmen Cozza, American baseball and football player (died 2018)
Theo Sommer was a German newspaper editor and intellectual. He began working for Die Zeit in 1958, rising to an editor-in-chief and publisher. His editorials for Die Zeit shaped th…
Theo Sommer, German journalist (died 2022)
Chen Xitong was a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party and the Mayor of Beijing until he was removed from office on charges of corruption in 1995.
Chen Xitong, Chinese politician, 8th Mayor of Beijing (died 2013)
James Wallace Burke was an Australian cricketer who played in 24 Test matches from 1951 to 1959. Burke holds the record for the most innings in a complete career without scoring a …
Jim Burke, Australian cricketer (died 1979)
Charles Bernard Rangel was an American politician who served as U.S. representative for districts in New York City for 46 years. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second…
Charles Rangel, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2025)
Donald Byrne was an American university professor and chess player. He held the title International Master, and competed for his country in the Chess Olympiad on several occasions.
Donald Byrne, American chess player (died 1976)
Robert McGregor Innes Ireland was a British racing driver and journalist, who competed in Formula One from 1959 to 1966. Ireland won the 1961 United States Grand Prix with Lotus.
Innes Ireland, Scottish racing driver and engineer (died 1993)
James Thurston Nabors was an American actor, singer, and comedian, widely known for his signature character, Gomer Pyle.
Jim Nabors, American actor and singer (died 2017)
Gotthard Graubner was a German painter, born in Erlbach, in Saxony, Germany.
Gotthard Graubner, German painter and educator (died 2013)
Ryszard Jerzy Kukliński was a Polish Army colonel and Cold War spy for NATO. He was posthumously promoted to brigadier general by Polish President Andrzej Duda.
Ryszard Kukliński, Polish colonel and spy (died 2004)
Paul Veyne was a French historian and a specialist of Ancient Rome. A student of the prestigious École Normale Supérieure in Paris and member of the École française de Rome in the…
Paul Veyne, French archaeologist, historian, and academic (died 2022)
Miguel Méndez was the pen name for Miguel Méndez Morales, a Mexican American author best known for his novel Peregrinos de Aztlán. He was a leading figure in the field of Chicano l…
Miguel Méndez, American author and academic (died 2013)
Joseph René Marcel Pronovost was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played in 1,206 games over 20 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons for the Detroit Red Wing…
Marcel Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)
Vilmos Zsigmond was a Hungarian-American cinematographer. His work helped shape the look of American movies in the 1970s, making him one of the leading figures in the American New …
Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian-American cinematographer and producer (died 2016)
Clifton E. Gallup was an American guitarist. He was the lead guitarist for Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps in the 1950s. Gallup's recording career was brief, recording 35 songs with…
Cliff Gallup, American guitarist (died 1988)
John Brian Statham, was an English professional cricketer from Gorton, in Manchester, who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club from 1950 to 1968 and for England from 1951 to 1…
Brian Statham, English cricketer (died 2000)
Joyce "Shatzi" Weisberger was an American death educator, activist, and nurse based in New York City. After a 47-year career in nursing, she began engaging in public death educatio…
Shatzi Weisberger, Jewish-American nurse, educator, and activist (died 2022)
Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands was an American actress, whose career in film, stage, and television spanned nearly seven decades. She was a four-time Emmy Award and two-time Gold…
Gena Rowlands, American actress (died 2024)
Boris Dmitrievitch Parygin was a Soviet and Russian philosopher, sociologist and one of the founders of social psychology and member of a wide range of international academies. Par…
Boris Parygin, Soviet philosopher, psychologist, and author (died 2012)
Magdalena Abakanowicz was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist. Known for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium and for outdoor installations, Abakanowicz has been considered am…
Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish sculptor and academic (died 2017)
John Waine was Bishop of Chelmsford from 1986 to 1996; and previously Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich from 1978 to 1986, Bishop of Stafford, 1975–1978. He also served as Clerk…
John Waine, English bishop (died 2020)
Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman was a British politician and author who served as a minister throughout the Labour government of 1974 to 1979. Elected as a member of parliament (MP) at …
Gerald Kaufman, English journalist and politician, Shadow Foreign Secretary (died 2017)
Michael Joseph McCormack Jr. was an American professional football player, coach, and executive in the National Football League (NFL). He played as an offensive tackle with the Cle…
Mike McCormack, American football player and coach (died 2013)