Explore 2813 historical events from 1930–1939.
William Brian "Digger" James was an Australian soldier and military physician who served in the Australian Army during the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
William James, Australian general and physician (died 2015)
Jasper Johns is an American painter, sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker. Considered a central figure in the development of American postwar art, he has been variously associated w…
Jasper Johns, American painter and sculptor
Warren Bruce Rudman was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from New Hampshire from 1980 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he was kno…
Warren Rudman, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2012)
Fred Thomas Saberhagen was an American science fiction and fantasy author most famous for his Berserker series of science fiction short stories and novels.
Fred Saberhagen, American soldier and author (died 2007)
Friedrich Gulda was an Austrian pianist and composer who worked in both the classical and jazz fields.
Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist and composer (died 2000)
Eugene Dominic Genovese was an American historian of the American South and American slavery. He was noted for bringing a Marxist perspective to the study of power, class and relat…
Eugene Genovese, American historian and author (died 2012)
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry was an American playwright and writer. She was the first Black American female author to have a play performed on Broadway. Hansberry's best-known work, t…
Lorraine Hansberry, American playwright and director (died 1965)
Samuel Etcheverry, nicknamed "the Rifle", was a professional American and Canadian football player and head coach. Etcheverry played the quarterback position, most famously with th…
Sam Etcheverry, American football player and coach (died 2009)
Thomas Bryant was an American jazz double-bassist.
Tommy Bryant, American bassist (died 1982)
Keith Davis was a New Zealand rugby union player who played for both New Zealand and New Zealand Māori. He played for Auckland, and won the Ranfurly Shield in his first ever provin…
Keith Davis, New Zealand rugby player (died 2019)
John Malcolm Fraser was an Australian farmer and politician who was the 22nd prime minister of Australia, serving from 1975 to 1983. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Par…
Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (died 2015)
Kenneth Daniel Ball was an English jazz musician, best known as the bandleader, lead trumpet player and vocalist in Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen.
Kenny Ball, English jazz trumpet player, vocalist, and bandleader (died 2013)
Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Harvey Milk, American lieutenant and politician (died 1978)
Friedrich Achleitner was an Austrian poet and architecture critic. As a member of the Wiener Gruppe, he wrote concrete poems and experimental literature. His magnum opus is a multi…
Friedrich Achleitner, German poet and critic (died 2019)
Sonia Rykiel was a French fashion designer and writer. She created the Poor Boy Sweater, which was featured on the cover of French Elle magazine. Her knitwear designs and new fashi…
Sonia Rykiel, French fashion designer (died 2016)
Karim Emami was an Iranian translator, editor, lexicographer, and literary critic.
Karim Emami, Indian-Iranian lexicographer and critic (died 2005)
Marisol Escobar, otherwise known simply as Marisol, was a Venezuelan-American sculptor born in Paris, who lived and worked in New York City. She became world-famous in the mid-1960…
Marisol Escobar, French-American sculptor (died 2016)
John Simmons Barth was an American writer best known for his postmodern and metafictional fiction. His most highly regarded and influential works were published in the 1960s, and i…
John Barth, American novelist and short story writer (died 2024)
William Steele Sessions was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and t…
William S
Eino Tamberg was an Estonian composer whose works are performed internationally. He composed operas such as Cyrano de Bergerac, four symphonies, and several concertos. He taught co…
Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer and educator (died 2010)
Edward Philip George Seaga was a Jamaican politician and record producer. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1980 to 1989, and the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party…
Edward Seaga, American-Jamaican academic and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica (died 2019)
Marcus Oswald Hornby Lecky Birley was a British entrepreneur known for his investments in the hospitality industry.
Mark Birley, English businessman, founded Annabel's (died 2007)
Robert Ryman was an American painter identified with the movements of monochrome painting, minimalism, and conceptual art. He was best known for abstract, white-on-white paintings.…
Robert Ryman, American painter (died 2019)
Clinton Eastwood Jr. is an American actor, filmmaker and musician. After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide, Eastwood rose to international fame with his role as th…
Clint Eastwood, American actor, director, musician, and producer