Explore 3358 historical events from 1930–1939.
John Joseph Hopfield is an American physicist and emeritus professor of Princeton University, most widely known for his study of associative neural networks in 1982. He is known fo…
John Hopfield, American physicist and neuroscientist, 2024 Nobel laureate
Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside was a British and Italian architect noted for his modernist and constructivist designs in high-tech architecture. He was the founde…
Richard Rogers, Italian-English architect, designed the Millennium Dome and Lloyd's building (died 2021)
George Douglas Sanders was an American professional golfer who won 20 events on the PGA Tour and had four runner-up finishes at major championships.
Doug Sanders, American golfer (died 2020)
Nicholas Wells Reynolds was an American folk musician and recording artist. Reynolds was one of the founding members of the Kingston Trio, whose folk and folk-style material captur…
Nick Reynolds, American singer and bongo player (died 2008)
Edward James Whitten Sr. OAM was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ted Whitten, Australian football player and journalist (died 1995)
Charles Edward Hodge was a Canadian ice hockey player who played as a goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, and Oakland Seals of the National Hockey League betw…
Charlie Hodge, Canadian ice hockey player and scout (died 2016)
Louis Vincent Albano was an Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor, who performed under the ring/stage name "Captain" Lou Albano. He was active as a professional…
Lou Albano, Italian-American wrestler, manager, and actor (died 2009)
Colin Charles Houghton Davis was a British racing driver from England, who won the 1964 Targa Florio.
Colin Davis, English race car driver (died 2012)
Robert Fuller is an American retired actor. Fuller was known for his deep "charcoal" voice, his roles on the popular Western series Laramie as Jess Harper and Wagon Train as Cooper…
Robert Fuller, American actor and rancher
Lloyd Arrington Sparks, known professionally as Randy Sparks, was an American musician, singer-songwriter, and founder of The New Christy Minstrels and The Back Porch Majority.
Randy Sparks, American folk singer-songwriter and musician (died 2024)
Cornelis Johannes Jacobus Maria "Cees" Nooteboom was a Dutch novelist, poet and journalist. After the attention received by his novel Rituals, which won the Pegasus Prize, it was t…
Cees Nooteboom, Dutch journalist, author, and poet (died 2026)
Norman Leroy Siebern was an American professional baseball player and scout. He appeared in 1,406 games over a 12-year career in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left f…
Norm Siebern, American baseball player (died 2015)
Dominick DeLuise was an American actor, comedian, director, musician, chef, and author. Known primarily for comedic roles, he rose to fame in the 1970s as a frequent guest on telev…
Dom DeLuise, American actor, singer, director, and producer (died 2009)
Masaichi Kaneda was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher of Zainichi Korean origin, one of the best-known pitchers in Japanese baseball history, and is the only Japanese pitch…
Masaichi Kaneda, Japanese baseball player and manager (died 2019)
Meena Kumari was an Indian actress and poet, who worked in Hindi films. Known as "The Tragedy Queen", she is regarded among the finest and greatest actresses in the history of Indi…
Meena Kumari, Indian actress (died 1972)
Theresia Anna Lilian Maria Shields was an American actress, who was the mother and manager of actress Brooke Shields.
Teri Shields, American actress, producer, and agent (died 2012)
Dušan Třeštík was a Czech historian. He specialized in medieval history of the Czech lands and theory of history.
Dušan Třeštík, Czech historian and author (died 2007)
Ioannis Varvitsiotis is a Greek politician and a former government minister of Greece. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for New Democracy from 2004 to 2009, part of…
Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Defence
William Patrick Anthony Crawford was an Australian cricketer who played in four Tests, including one in England at Lord's in 1956 and three in India in 1956–57. He was born in Dubb…
Pat Crawford, Australian cricketer (died 2009)
Amritsar Govindsingh Kripal Singh was an Indian Test cricketer.
A. G. Kripal Singh, Indian cricketer (died 1987)
Edwin Ronald Firmani is a former professional football player and manager. A former forward, he spent most of his playing career in Italy and England. He managed 13 different clubs…
Eddie Firmani, South African footballer and manager
Jerry Eugene Pournelle was an American scientist in the area of operations research and human factors research, a science fiction writer, journalist, and one of the first bloggers.…
Jerry Pournelle, American journalist and author (died 2017)
Alberto "Bert" Gatmaitan Romulo is a Filipino politician and diplomat. He served in the Philippines in various capacities as executive secretary, finance secretary, foreign affairs…
Alberto Romulo, Filipino politician and diplomat
Yusuf Hazziez, known professionally as Joe Tex, was an American singer and musician who gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the style…
Joe Tex, American soul singer-songwriter (died 1982)