1930 in History

1930

Curtis Crider, American race car driver (died 2012)

Curtis Crider, American race car driver (died 2012)

1930

Pepper Adams, American saxophonist and composer (died 1986)

Pepper Adams, American saxophonist and composer (died 1986)

1930

Alasdair Milne, Indian-English director and producer (died 2013)

Alasdair Milne, Indian-English director and producer (died 2013)

1930

Faith Ringgold, American painter and activist (died 2024)

Faith Ringgold, American painter and activist (died 2024)

1930

Toru Takemitsu, Japanese composer and theorist (died 1996)

Toru Takemitsu, Japanese composer and theorist (died 1996)

1930

Eugenio Castellotti, Italian race car driver (died 1957)

Eugenio Castellotti, Italian race car driver (died 1957)

1930

Yves Chauvin, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015)

Yves Chauvin, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015)

1930

Harold Pinter, English playwright, screenwriter, director Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008)

Harold Pinter, English playwright, screenwriter, director Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008)

1930

Adlai Stevenson III, American lawyer and politician (died 2021)

Adlai Stevenson III, American lawyer and politician (died 2021)

1930

Michael Edwardes, South African-English businessman (died 2019)

Michael Edwardes, South African-English businessman (died 2019)

1930

LaVell Edwards, American football player and coach (died 2016)

LaVell Edwards, American football player and coach (died 2016)

1930

Sam Johnson, American colonel and politician (died 2020)

Sam Johnson, American colonel and politician (died 2020)

1930

Denis Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player and photographer (died 2013)

Denis Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player and photographer (died 2013)

1930

Milica Kacin Wohinz, Slovenian historian and author (died 2021)

Milica Kacin Wohinz, Slovenian historian and author (died 2021)

1930

Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and producer (died 1978)

Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and producer (died 1978)

1930

Robert Parker, American singer and saxophonist (died 2020)

Robert Parker, American singer and saxophonist (died 2020)

1930

Mobutu Sese Seko, Congolese soldier and politician, President of Zaire (died 1997)

Mobutu Sese Seko, Congolese soldier and politician, President of Zaire (died 1997)

1930

Alan Williams, Welsh journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (died 2014)

Alan Williams, Welsh journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (died 2014)

1930

FM-2030, Belgian-Iranian basketball player, philosopher and diplomat (died 2000)

FM-2030, Belgian-Iranian basketball player, philosopher and diplomat (died 2000)

1930

Ned McWherter, American politician, 46th Governor of Tennessee (died 2011)

Ned McWherter, American politician, 46th Governor of Tennessee (died 2011)