Explore 4336 historical events from 1930–1939.
Wilton Jameson "Jamey" Aebersold is an American publisher, educator, and jazz saxophonist. His Play-A-Long series of instructional books and CDs, using the chord-scale system, the …
Jamey Aebersold, American saxophonist and educator
Kim Vincent Fowley was an American record producer, songwriter, and musician who was behind a string of novelty and cult pop rock singles in the 1960s, and managed the Runaways in …
Kim Fowley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and manager (died 2015)
S. Ramadoss is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. He is the founder and president of the Pattali Makkal Katchi. In 2025, following a months long dispute with his son, Dr. Anbuma…
S. Ramadoss, Indian politician
Mayumi Shimizu , known by her pen name Jun Henmi , was a Japanese writer and poet. She was known for her works of fiction and nonfiction about people affected by World War II.
Jun Henmi, Japanese author and poet (died 2011)
John Winston Howard is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007, holding office as leader of the Liberal Party of Austra…
John Howard, Australian lawyer and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Australia
John Dimitri Negroponte is an American diplomat. In 2018, he was a James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor at the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virgini…
John Negroponte, English-American diplomat, 23rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Walter Jones "The Big Bell" Bellamy was an American professional basketball player. He played 14 seasons as a center in the National Basketball Association, playing for four differ…
Walt Bellamy, American basketball player and coach (died 2013)
Robert Lewis Lilly, nicknamed "Mr. Cowboy", is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Da…
Bob Lilly, American football player and photographer
Richard Kenneth Marlow was an English choral conductor and organist.
Richard Marlow, English organist and conductor (died 2013)
William Eggleston is an American photographer. He is widely credited with increasing recognition of color photography as a legitimate artistic medium. Eggleston's books include Wil…
William Eggleston, American photographer and academic
Michael George Longley was a Northern Irish poet. In his later years Longley observed: "It's a mystery where poems come from. If I knew where poems came from I would go there ... W…
Michael Longley, Northern Irish poet and academic (died 2025)
Paulo Ricardo Campos Silvino was a Brazilian comedian, composer and actor.
Paulo Silvino, Brazilian comedian, composer and actor (died 2017)
Peter Bogdanovich was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian. He started out his career as a young actor studying under Stella Adler before worki…
Peter Bogdanovich, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2022)
Eleanor Marie Smeal is an American women's rights activist. She is the president and a cofounder of the Feminist Majority Foundation and has served as president of the National Org…
Eleanor Smeal, American activist, founded the Feminist Majority Foundation
Steuart John Rudolf Bedford was an English orchestral and opera conductor and pianist.
Steuart Bedford, English pianist and conductor (died 2021)
Susan Flannery is an American actress and director. She made her screen debut appearing in the 1965 Western film Guns of Diablo and later appeared in some television series. From 1…
Susan Flannery, American actress
France Nuyen is a French-American actress, model, and psychological counselor. She is known to film audiences for playing romantic leads in South Pacific (1958), Satan Never Sleeps…
France Nuyen, Vietnamese-French actress
Robert Timothy Stansfield "Bob" Frankford was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 who represent…
Bob Frankford, English-Canadian physician and politician (died 2015)
Terry Kiser is an American actor. While he has more than 140 acting credits to his name, with a career spanning more than 50 years, he is best known for portraying the deceased tit…
Terry Kiser, American actor
Stephen Whitefield Sykes was a Church of England bishop and academic specialising in divinity. He was Van Mildert Professor of Divinity at Durham University from 1974 to 1985, and …
Stephen Sykes, English bishop and theologian (died 2014)
Robert James Waller was an American author best known for The Bridges of Madison County. He was also a professor, photographer, and musician.
Robert James Waller, American author and photographer (died 2017)
Benjamin R. Barber was an American political theorist and author, perhaps best known for his 1995 bestseller, Jihad vs. McWorld, and for 2013's If Mayors Ruled the World. His 1984 …
Benjamin Barber, American theorist, author, and academic (died 2017)
Wesley Earl Craven was an American filmmaker. Amongst his prolific filmography, Craven worked primarily in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror clich…
Wes Craven, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015)
John William Snow is an American economist, attorney, and businessman who is the former CEO of CSX Corporation and served as the 73rd United States secretary of the treasury under …
John W. Snow, American businessman and politician, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury