Explore 4336 historical events from 1930–1939.
James George Nicol is an English drummer and business entrepreneur. He is best known for sitting in for Ringo Starr in the Beatles for eight concerts of the Beatles' 1964 world tou…
Jimmie Nicol, English drummer
Lieutenant General Apoorva Kumar Sengupta was an Indian army officer and cricketer who played in one Test in 1959. According to Christopher Martin-Jenkins, he was a "very good allr…
Apoorva Sengupta, Indian general and cricketer (died 2013)
John Anderson Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling, is a British politician who was a Labour Member of Parliament for over 30 years, serving for Whitehaven from 1970 to 1983 and…
Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling, English politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
Frankie Ford was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer, best known for his 1959 hit "Sea Cruise".
Frankie Ford, American R&B/rock and roll singer (died 2015)
Roger Albert Clark, MBE was a British rally driver during the 1960s and '70s, and the first competitor from his country to win a World Rally Championship (WRC) event when he triump…
Roger Clark, English race car driver (died 1998)
Carmen Salinas Lozano was a Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician, and theatre entrepreneur. She was associated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) duri…
Carmen Salinas, Mexican actress and politician (died 2021)
Jana Andrsová was a Czech ballerina and actress. In 1957 she graduated from the Dance Conservatory in Prague and began to work with the Vitus Nejedly Army Art Ensemble.
Jana Andrsová, Czech actress and ballerina (died 2023)
Viorica Viscopoleanu is a retired Romanian long jumper. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968, setting a new world record. At the European c…
Viorica Viscopoleanu, Romanian long jumper
Alexander Fletcher Watson is an American retired ambassador and diplomat. He served as United States Ambassador to Peru from 1986 to 1989.
Alexander Watson, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Peru
Hércules de Brito Ruas, known as Brito, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a centre-back for several clubs, and for the Brazil national team.
Hércules Brito Ruas, Brazilian footballer (died 2026)
Vincent Leo Martin Hanna was a Northern Irish television journalist known for his coverage of United Kingdom by-elections.
Vincent Hanna, Northern Irish journalist (died 1997)
James Timothy Shaw, known as The Mighty Hannibal, was an American R&B, soul, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his showmanship, and outlandish costumes of…
The Mighty Hannibal, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2014)
William Henderson was an American singer, best known for being an original member and founder of The Spinners, a soul vocal group.
Billy Henderson, American singer (died 2007)
Bulle Ogier is a French actress and screenwriter.
Bulle Ogier, French actress and screenwriter
Romano Prodi is an Italian politician who served as President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004 and twice as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1996 to 1998, and again from 2…
Romano Prodi, Italian academic and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Italy
Edward Rudolph "Butch" Warren Jr. was an American jazz bassist who was active during the 1950s and 1960s.
Butch Warren, American bassist (died 2013)
Kate O'Mara was an English film, stage and television actress, and writer. O'Mara made her stage debut in a 1963 production of The Merchant of Venice. Her other stage roles include…
Kate O'Mara, English actress (died 2014)
Charles Grandison Rose III was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina's 7th congressional distr…
Charlie Rose, American lawyer and politician (died 2012)
Sir James Richard Marie Mancham KBE was a Seychellois politician who founded the Seychelles Democratic Party and was the first President of Seychelles from 1976 to 1977.
James Mancham, first President of Seychelles (died 2017)
Ronald Monroe Dawson was an American rockabilly singer, guitarist and drummer, nicknamed The Blond Bomber. Although he achieved regional success in the 1950s, his popularity peaked…
Ronnie Dawson, American singer and guitarist (died 2003)
George Stevens Hamilton is an American actor. For his debut performance in Crime and Punishment U.S.A. (1959), Hamilton won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a BAFTA Award…
George Hamilton, American actor
David Arnold Jacobs was an American television writer, producer, and director. He is most well known as the creator of the CBS primetime series Dallas, Knots Landing, and Paradise.
David Jacobs, American television writer and producer (died 2023)
Shunmugam Jayakumar is a Singaporean former politician, diplomat, jurist and author who served as the 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 2004 and 2009. A member of the …
S. Jayakumar, Singaporean politician, 4th Senior Minister of Singapore
Pamela Kilborn, née Pamela Ryan, AM, MBE is an Australian former athlete who set world records as a hurdler. For three years, she was ranked as the world's top woman hurdler.
Pam Kilborn, Australian track and field athlete