Explore 2813 historical events from 1930–1939.
William Earl Casper Jr. was an American professional golfer. He was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s.
Billy Casper, American golfer (died 2015)
Vishwanath Pratap Singh was an Indian politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990 and the Raja Bahadur of Manda.
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Colin Henry Wilson was an English existentialist philosopher-novelist. He also wrote widely on true crime, mysticism and the paranormal, eventually writing more than a hundred book…
Colin Wilson, English philosopher and author (died 2013)
Charles Bronfman, is a Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist and is a member of the Canadian Jewish Bronfman family. With an estimated net worth of $2.5 billion in 2023,…
Charles Bronfman, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist
Martinus Justinus Godefriedus "Tini" Veltman was a Dutch theoretical physicist. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with his former PhD student Gerardus 't Hooft for their wo…
Martinus J
Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson was a Swedish actor, film director, writer, and comedian. Born in Malmö, Sweden, he is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson as the duo Hass…
Hans Alfredson, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2017)
Robert Glenn Johnson Jr. , better known as Junior Johnson, was an American professional stock car racing driver, engineer, and team owner as well as an entrepreneur. He won 50 NASC…
Junior Johnson, American race car driver (died 2019)
Lucien Victor was a road racing cyclist from Belgium. He won the gold medal in the men's team road race, alongside André Noyelle and Robert Grondelaers at the 1952 Summer Olympics.…
Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (died 1995)
Zeliha Sevim Burak was a Turkish author and playwright.
Sevim Burak, Turkish author (died 1983)
Pompeyo Antonio Davalillo Romero [da-va-LEE-yo] was a Venezuelan professional baseball player and minor league manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop for …
Yo-Yo Davalillo, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (died 2013)
Andrew Hill was an American jazz pianist and composer.
Andrew Hill, American pianist and composer (died 2007)
Ronald Rene Lagueux was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
Ronald Rene Lagueux, American judge (died 2023)
Charles Kaye Vaughan was an American-born Canadian professional football player, a lineman with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for twelve seasons. He…
Kaye Vaughan, American football player (died 2023)
Leslie Claire Margaret Caron is a French and American former actress and dancer. She is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addit…
Leslie Caron, French actress and dancer
Richard Jose Casares was an American professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for twelve seasons dur…
Rick Casares, American football player and soldier (died 2013)
Peter Edward Richardson was an English cricketer, who played for Worcestershire and Kent County Cricket Clubs and in 34 Test matches for the England cricket team.
Peter Richardson, English cricketer (died 2017)
Della Reese was an American singer, actress, television personality, author and ordained minister. As a singer, she recorded blues, gospel, jazz and pop. Several of her singles mad…
Della Reese, American actress and singer (died 2017)
William Millar, better known by his stage name Stephen Boyd, was an actor from Northern Ireland. He emerged as a leading man during the late 1950s with his role as the villainous M…
Stephen Boyd, Northern Ireland-born American actor (died 1977)
Sébastien Japrisot was a French author, screenwriter and film director. His pseudonym was an anagram of Jean-Baptiste Rossi, his real name. Renowned for subverting the rules of the…
Sébastien Japrisot, French author, director, and screenwriter (died 2003)
Ismail Mahomed SCOB SC was a South African lawyer and jurist who served as the first non-white Chief Justice of South Africa from January 1997 until his death in June 2000. He was …
Ismail Mahomed, South African lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Justice of South Africa (died 2000)
László Tábori was a Hungarian middle- and long-distance runner, best known for equalling the 1500 metres world record and placing 4th in that event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
László Tábori, Hungarian runner and coach (died 2018)
David Carroll Eddings was an American fantasy writer. With his wife Leigh, he authored several best-selling epic fantasy novel series, including The Belgariad (1982–84), The Mallor…
David Eddings, American author and academic (died 2009)
Haynes Bonner Johnson was an American journalist, author, and television analyst. He reported on most of the major news stories of the latter half of the 20th century and was widel…
Haynes Johnson, American journalist and author (died 2013)
Sylvia Adelaide Bacon was an American judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia who was considered by both Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan as a potential nominee to t…
Sylvia Bacon, American judge (died 2023)