Explore 3358 historical events from 1930–1939.
Fred Anderson was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
Fred Anderson, Australian-South African rugby league player (died 2012)
Chen Jingrun, also known as Jing-Run Chen, was a Chinese mathematician who made significant contributions to number theory, including Chen's theorem and the Chen prime.
Chen Jingrun, Chinese mathematician and academic (died 1996)
Jane Margaret Byrne was an American politician who served as the 50th mayor of Chicago from April 16, 1979, until April 29, 1983. Prior to her tenure as mayor, Byrne served as Chic…
Jane Byrne, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Chicago (died 2014)
Réal Giguère was a Canadian television host and broadcaster.
Réal Giguère, Canadian television host and actor (died 2019)
Aharon Lichtenstein was an Orthodox rabbi, Israel Prize laureate and rosh yeshiva who was an authority in Jewish law (Halakha).
Aharon Lichtenstein, French-Israeli rabbi and author (died 2015)
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins is an English actress, author and columnist. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a People's Choice Award, two Soa…
Joan Collins, English actress
Ove Fundin is a Swedish former professional motorcycle speedway rider. He competed in the Speedway World Championships from 1951 to 1970. Fundin is notable for winning the Speedway…
Ove Fundin, Swedish motorcycle racer
Sarah Lynne Marshall was a British actress. She received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Goodbye Charlie.
Sarah Marshall, English-American actress (died 2014)
Basdeo Panday was a Trinidadian statesman, lawyer, politician, trade unionist, economist, and actor, who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001…
Basdeo Panday, Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (died 2024)
Raymond Spencer was an English professional footballer who made 156 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half or centre half for Darlington and Torquay United. He b…
Ray Spencer, English footballer (died 2016)
Jógvan Sundstein was a Faroese politician and member of the Faroese People's Party.
Jógvan Sundstein, Faroese accountant and politician, 7th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (died 2024)
Edward Samuel "Ted" Rogers Jr., was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist who served as the president and CEO of Rogers Communications. He was the fifth-richest person in Canad…
Edward Samuel Rogers, Canadian businessman (died 2008)
Manfred Sommer was a Spanish comics artist, best known for the reporter comics series Frank Cappa.
Manfred Sommer, Spanish author and illustrator (died 2007)
John Karlen was an American actor. He was best known for his multiple roles on the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows from 1967 to 1971, most notably as Willie Loomis, and as Harvey La…
John Karlen, American actor (died 2020)
Tarquinio Provini was an Italian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time world champion in road racing. Provini was also a four-time Isle of Man TT winner …
Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle racer (died 2005)
Henry Bennion Eyring is an American religious leader and former educational administrator serving as the first counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of La…
Henry B
Haruo Ignacio Remeliik was the first President of Palau from 2 March 1981 until his assassination on 30 June 1985. He is buried at Kloulklubed in his home state of Peleliu. Remelii…
Haruo Remeliik, Palauan politician, 1st President of Palau (died 1985)
Sasao H. Gouland was the governor of Chuuk State, Micronesia from 1990 to June 1996.
Sasao Gouland, governor of Chuuk State, Micronesia (died 2011)
Lew Russell Robinson, nicknamed "Sneaky Pete", was an American drag racer.
Lew "Sneaky Pete" Robinson, drag racer (died 1971)
Zelda May Rubinstein was an American actress and human rights activist, known as eccentric medium Tangina Barrons in the Poltergeist film series. Playing "Ginny", she was a regular…
Zelda Rubinstein, American actress and activist (died 2010)
Helmuth Rilling was a German choral conductor and an academic teacher who was internationally known as an authority on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was the founder of the…
Helmuth Rilling, German conductor and educator (died 2026)
Velimir "Bata" Živojinović was a Yugoslav and Serbian actor and politician. He appeared in more than 340 films and TV series, and is regarded as one of the best actors in former Yu…
Bata Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician (died 2016)
Heinrich Rohrer was a Swiss physicist who shared half of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics with Gerd Binnig for the design of the scanning tunneling microscope (STM). The other half …
Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
Joan Alexandra Molinsky, known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, producer, writer and television host. She was noted for her blunt, often controvers…
Joan Rivers, American comedian, actress, and television host (died 2014)