Explore 2813 historical events from 1930–1939.
Viliam Schrojf was a Slovak footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He received 39 caps for Czechoslovakia.
Viliam Schrojf, Czech footballer (died 2007)
Narendra Shankar Tamhane was an Indian cricketer who played in 21 Test matches from 1955 to 1960. He was a wicket-keeper-batsman.
Naren Tamhane, Indian cricketer (died 2002)
Thomas Stanley Raymond Hafey was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He then became one of the VFL's lo…
Tom Hafey, Australian footballer and coach (died 2014)
Chalmers Ashby Johnson was an American political scientist specializing in comparative politics, and professor emeritus of the University of California, San Diego. He served in the…
Chalmers Johnson, American scholar and author (died 2010)
Sir Roger Penrose is an English mathematician, mathematical physicist, and philosopher of science. He is Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, a…
Roger Penrose, English physicist, mathematician, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate
James Freeman Gilbert was an American geophysicist, best known for his work with George E. Backus on inverting geophysical data, and also for his role in establishing an internatio…
James Freeman Gilbert, American geophysicist and academic (died 2014)
Paula Jane Meehan was an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She co-founded the Redken hair care products company. She briefly worked as an actress and fashion model.
Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (died 2014)
Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo was a Brazilian professional football player, coordinator and manager, who played as a forward.
Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and coach (died 2024)
Charles Abraham Essegian is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He appeared in 404 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) over six seasons (1958–1963) for the Phil…
Chuck Essegian, American baseball player and lawyer
Dolores Alexander was a journalist and lesbian feminist best known for her work as executive director in the National Organization for Women (NOW) from 1969 to 1970, as co-owner of…
Dolores Alexander, American journalist and activist (died 2008)
Thomas Robert Laughlin Jr. was an American actor, filmmaker, educator, activist, and perennial candidate. He was best known as the star and director of the Billy Jack tetralogy of …
Tom Laughlin, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013)
William Goldman was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright who wrote 16 novels and numerous screenplays in a career spanning seven decades. He received the Academy Award…
William Goldman, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 2018)
Frederic Michael Raphael is an American-born British novelist, biographer, journalist and Oscar-winning screenwriter, known for writing the screenplays for Darling, Far from the Ma…
Frederic Raphael, American journalist, author, and screenwriter
Ernest Cary Brace was the longest-held civilian prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War. A decorated Marine Corps fighter pilot and mustang, Brace was court-martialed in 1961 …
Ernest C. Brace, American captain and pilot (died 2014)
Richard Frederick Heck was an American chemist noted for the discovery and development of the Heck reaction, which uses palladium to catalyze organic chemical reactions that couple…
Richard F. Heck, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015)
Sir Edward Anthony Wrigley was a British historical demographer. Wrigley and Peter Laslett co-founded the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure in 1964…
Tony Wrigley, English historian, demographer, and academic (died 2022)
Bramwell Harold Tillsley was a Canadian salvationist and writer, who was the 14th General of The Salvation Army (1993–1994). General Tillsley died on Saturday, November 2, 2019, in…
Bramwell Tillsley, Canadian 14th General of The Salvation Army (died 2019)
Henricus Antonius Franciscus Maria Oliva "Hans" van Mierlo was a Dutch politician and journalist who co-founded Democrats 66 (D66).
Hans van Mierlo, Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 2010)
Grant Williams was an American film, theater, and television actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of Scott Carey in the science fiction film The Incredible Shrinking Man …
Grant Williams, American film, theater and television actor (died 1985)
William Lee Shoemaker, known as Bill Shoemaker, Willie Shoemaker, and The Shoe, was an American jockey and trainer. He won 8,833 races, a world record at the time of his retirement…
Bill Shoemaker, American jockey and author (died 2003)
Donald King is an American boxing promoter, known for his flamboyant and charismatic style, who was involved in some of the most famous boxing matches in history.
Don King, American boxing promoter
Barbara Eden is an American actress and singer, who starred as the title character in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970). Her other roles included Roslyn Pierce opposite Elv…
Barbara Eden, American actress and singer
Hamilton Othanel Smith was an American microbiologist and Nobel laureate.
Hamilton O. Smith, American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2025)
Regis Francis Xavier Philbin was an American television presenter, comedian, actor, and singer. Once called "the hardest-working man in show business", he held the Guinness World R…
Regis Philbin, American actor and television host (died 2020)