Explore 2813 historical events from 1930–1939.
James Thurston Nabors was an American actor, singer, and comedian, widely known for his signature character, Gomer Pyle.
Jim Nabors, American actor and singer (died 2017)
Gotthard Graubner was a German painter, born in Erlbach, in Saxony, Germany.
Gotthard Graubner, German painter and educator (died 2013)
Ryszard Jerzy Kukliński was a Polish Army colonel and Cold War spy for NATO. He was posthumously promoted to brigadier general by Polish President Andrzej Duda.
Ryszard Kukliński, Polish colonel and spy (died 2004)
Paul Veyne was a French historian and a specialist of Ancient Rome. A student of the prestigious École Normale Supérieure in Paris and member of the École française de Rome in the…
Paul Veyne, French archaeologist, historian, and academic (died 2022)
Miguel Méndez was the pen name for Miguel Méndez Morales, a Mexican American author best known for his novel Peregrinos de Aztlán. He was a leading figure in the field of Chicano l…
Miguel Méndez, American author and academic (died 2013)
Joseph René Marcel Pronovost was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played in 1,206 games over 20 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons for the Detroit Red Wing…
Marcel Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)
Vilmos Zsigmond was a Hungarian-American cinematographer. His work helped shape the look of American movies in the 1970s, making him one of the leading figures in the American New …
Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian-American cinematographer and producer (died 2016)
Clifton E. Gallup was an American guitarist. He was the lead guitarist for Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps in the 1950s. Gallup's recording career was brief, recording 35 songs with…
Cliff Gallup, American guitarist (died 1988)
John Brian Statham, was an English professional cricketer from Gorton, in Manchester, who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club from 1950 to 1968 and for England from 1951 to 1…
Brian Statham, English cricketer (died 2000)
Joyce "Shatzi" Weisberger was an American death educator, activist, and nurse based in New York City. After a 47-year career in nursing, she began engaging in public death educatio…
Shatzi Weisberger, Jewish-American nurse, educator, and activist (died 2022)
Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands was an American actress, whose career in film, stage, and television spanned nearly seven decades. She was a four-time Emmy Award and two-time Gold…
Gena Rowlands, American actress (died 2024)
Boris Dmitrievitch Parygin was a Soviet and Russian philosopher, sociologist and one of the founders of social psychology and member of a wide range of international academies. Par…
Boris Parygin, Soviet philosopher, psychologist, and author (died 2012)
Magdalena Abakanowicz was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist. Known for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium and for outdoor installations, Abakanowicz has been considered am…
Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish sculptor and academic (died 2017)
John Waine was Bishop of Chelmsford from 1986 to 1996; and previously Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich from 1978 to 1986, Bishop of Stafford, 1975–1978. He also served as Clerk…
John Waine, English bishop (died 2020)
Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman was a British politician and author who served as a minister throughout the Labour government of 1974 to 1979. Elected as a member of parliament (MP) at …
Gerald Kaufman, English journalist and politician, Shadow Foreign Secretary (died 2017)
Michael Joseph McCormack Jr. was an American professional football player, coach, and executive in the National Football League (NFL). He played as an offensive tackle with the Cle…
Mike McCormack, American football player and coach (died 2013)
Yuri Petrovich Artyukhin was a Soviet Russian cosmonaut and engineer who made a single flight into space.
Yuri Artyukhin, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut (died 1998)
Walter Bonatti was an Italian mountaineer, alpinist, explorer and journalist. He was noted for many climbing achievements, including a solo climb of a new alpine climbing route on …
Walter Bonatti, Italian journalist and mountaineer (died 2011)
Donn Fulton Eisele was a United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and later a NASA astronaut. He served as command module pilot for the Apollo 7 mission in 1968. After retiring…
Donn F
Sir John Huxtable Elliott was a British historian and Hispanist who was Regius Professor at the University of Oxford and honorary fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, and Trinity Colle…
John Elliott, English historian and academic (died 2022)
Francis Storer Eaton Newall, 2nd Baron Newall DL, is the son of Marshal of the Royal Air Force and Governor-General of New Zealand Sir Cyril Newall and his wife Olivia, and has ser…
Francis Newall, 2nd Baron Newall, English businessman and politician
Anthony Simon Thwaite OBE was an English poet and critic, widely known as the editor of his friend Philip Larkin's collected poems and letters.
Anthony Thwaite, English poet, critic, and academic (died 2021)
Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny is the former First Lady of Ivory Coast. Her husband was Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the first President of Ivory Coast from 1962 to 1993.
Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, former First Lady of Ivory Coast
Claude Henri Jean Chabrol was a French film director and a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s. Like his colleagu…
Claude Chabrol, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010)