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Vasanti N
Vasanti N. Bhat-Nayak was a mathematician whose research concerned balanced incomplete block designs, bivariegated graphs, graceful graphs, graph equations and frequency partitions…
Vasanti N
The 1930s
Explore 1255 historical events from 1930–1939.
1938
Jean-Marie Doré, Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (died 2016)
Jean-Marie Doré was a Guinean politician who was the prime minister of Guinea from January 2010 until December 2010. Doré, who was the president of the Union for the Progress of Gu…
Jean-Marie Doré, Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (died 2016)
1938
Tom Oliver, English-Australian actor
Tom Oliver is a British-born naturalised Australian retired actor, known internationally for his long-running role in TV soap opera Neighbours as Lou Carpenter, a role he played fo…
Tom Oliver, English-Australian actor
1938
Julie Felix, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)
Julie Ann Felix was an American-British folk singer and recording artist who achieved success, particularly on British television, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She later perf…
Julie Felix, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)
1938
Billy Williams, American baseball player and coach
Billy Leo Williams is an American former left fielder and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played from 1959 to 1976, almost entirely for the Chicago Cubs. A six-time All-St…
Billy Williams, American baseball player and coach
1938
Thomas Boyd-Carpenter, English general
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Patrick John Boyd-Carpenter, is a former British Army officer who served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff.
Thomas Boyd-Carpenter, English general
1938
Torgny Lindgren, Swedish author and poet (died 2017)
Gustav Torgny Lindgren was a Swedish writer.
Torgny Lindgren, Swedish author and poet (died 2017)
1938
Joyce Carol Oates, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet
Joyce Carol Oates is an American writer. Oates published her first book in 1963, and has since published 58 novels, a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short storie…
Joyce Carol Oates, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet
1938
Kevin Murray, Australian footballer and coach
Kevin Joseph Murray MBE, commonly nicknamed "Bulldog", is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League in 333 game…
Kevin Murray, Australian footballer and coach
1938
Wahoo McDaniel, American football player and wrestler (died 2002)
Edward Hugh McDaniel was an American professional football player and professional wrestler better known by his ring name Wahoo McDaniel. He is notable for having held the NWA Unit…
Wahoo McDaniel, American football player and wrestler (died 2002)
1938
Joan Kirner, Australian educator and politician, 42nd Premier of Victoria (died 2015)
Joan Elizabeth Kirner was an Australian politician who was the 42nd Premier of Victoria, serving from 1990 to 1992. A Labor Party member of the Parliament of Victoria from 1982 to …
Joan Kirner, Australian educator and politician, 42nd Premier of Victoria (died 2015)
1938
Mickie Most, English music producer (died 2003)
Mickie Most was an English record producer behind acts such as the Animals, Herman's Hermits, the Nashville Teens, Donovan, Lulu, Suzi Quatro, Hot Chocolate, Arrows, Racey and the …
Mickie Most, English music producer (died 2003)
1938
Steve Bloomer, English footballer and manager (born 1874)
Stephen Bloomer was an England international footballer and manager who played for Derby County – becoming their record goalscorer – and Middlesbrough. The anthem "Steve Bloomer's …
Steve Bloomer, English footballer and manager (born 1874)
1938
George Bryant, American archer (born 1878)
George Philip "Phil" Bryant was an American archer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He later became President of the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games for the 193…
George Bryant, American archer (born 1878)
1938
Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani National philosopher and poet (born 1877)
Sir Muhammad Iqbal was an Islamic philosopher and poet. His poetry in Urdu is considered to be among the greatest of the 20th century, and his vision of a cultural and political id…
Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani National philosopher and poet (born 1877)
1938
George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (born 1863)
George Grey Barnard, often written George Gray Barnard, was an American sculptor who trained in Paris. He is especially noted for his heroic sized Struggle of the Two Natures in Ma…
George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (born 1863)
1938
Edmund Husserl, Czech mathematician and philosopher (born 1859)
Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl was an Austrian-German philosopher and mathematician who established the school of phenomenology.
Edmund Husserl, Czech mathematician and philosopher (born 1859)
1938
Kanō Jigorō, Japanese founder of judo (born 1860)
Kanō Jigorō was a Japanese judoka, educator, politician, and the founder of judo. Judo was one of the first Japanese martial arts to gain widespread international recognition, and…
Kanō Jigorō, Japanese founder of judo (born 1860)
1938
Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1889)
Carl von Ossietzky was a German journalist and pacifist. He was the recipient of the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in exposing the clandestine German rearmament.
Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1889)
1938
Octavian Goga, Romanian politician, former Prime Minister (born 1881)
Octavian Goga was a Romanian far-right politician, poet, and writer who served as Prime Minister of Romania.
Octavian Goga, Romanian politician, former Prime Minister (born 1881)
1938
Thomas B
Thomas Barfoed Thrige was a Danish entrepreneur, industrialist and businessman. In 1894, he started the company Thomas B. Thrige, a manufacturer of electric motors, now known as T-…
Thomas B
1938
George Lyon, Canadian golfer and cricketer (born 1858)
George Seymour Lyon was a Canadian golfer, an Olympic gold medalist in golf, an eight-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner, and a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. He wo…
George Lyon, Canadian golfer and cricketer (born 1858)
1938
Charles Édouard Guillaume, Swiss-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1861)
Charles-Édouard Guillaume was a Swiss physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1920 "for the service he had rendered to precision measurements in physics by his discove…
Charles Édouard Guillaume, Swiss-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1861)
1938
Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co designed The Golden Gate Bridge (born 1870)
Joseph Baermann Strauss was an American structural engineer who revolutionized the design of bascule bridges. He was the chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, …
Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co designed The Golden Gate Bridge (born 1870)