Explore 1255 historical events from 1930–1939.
Trinidad López III, known as Trini Lopez, was an American singer and guitarist. His first album included a cover version of Pete Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer", which earned a gold d…
Trini Lopez, American singer, guitarist, and actor (died 2020)
Hazel Reid O'Leary is an American lawyer, politician, and university administrator who served as the 7th United States secretary of energy from 1993 to 1997. A member of the Democr…
Hazel R
Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. was an American professional baseball player who played his entire 23-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a third baseman for the Baltimore Or…
Brooks Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023)
James Baxter Hunt Jr. was an American politician and attorney who was the 69th and 71st governor of North Carolina. He was the longest-serving governor in the state's history.
Jim Hunt, American politician, 69th and 71st Governor of North Carolina (died 2025)
Francis Patrick Roach was an English professional wrestler, martial artist and actor. During an acting career between the 1970s and the 1990s, he appeared in multiple films, usuall…
Pat Roach, English wrestler (died 2004)
Jacques Louis Santer is a Luxembourgish politician who served as president of the European Commission from 1995 to 1999 before resigning amidst allegations of corruption. He served…
Jacques Santer, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Yvonne Joyce Craig was an American actress best known for her role as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in the 1960s television series Batman. Other notable roles in her career include Doroth…
Yvonne Craig, American ballet dancer and actress (died 2015)
James David Hill was an American professional golfer. He was the brother of Mike Hill who was also a professional golfer.
Dave Hill, American golfer (died 2011)
Derek Lampe is an English former professional footballer who played for Fulham and represented England Youth, playing in the position of centre half.
Derek Lampe, English footballer
Facundo Cabral was an Argentine singer-songwriter.
Facundo Cabral, Argentinian singer-songwriter (died 2011)
Tomáš Janovic was a Slovak writer, songwriter, journalist and poet. He was best known as an aphorist.
Tomáš Janovic, Slovak writer (died 2023)
Maryvonne Samson Dupureur, née Maryvonne Samson, was a French middle-distance runner. Competing in the 800 m event she won silver medals at the 1964 Olympics and 1967 European Indo…
Maryvonne Dupureur, French runner and educator (died 2008)
Archie Shepp is an American jazz saxophonist, educator and playwright who since the 1960s has played a central part in the development of avant-garde jazz.
Archie Shepp, American saxophonist and composer
Trevor Thomas Phillips was an English visual artist. He worked as a painter, printmaker and collagist.
Tom Phillips, English painter and academic (died 2022)
Gopishantha, better known by her stage name Manorama, also called Aachi, was an Indian actress, comedian and playback singer who had appeared in more than 1500 films and 5000 stage…
Manorama, Indian actress and singer (died 2015)
Paul Edward Patton is an American politician who served as the 59th governor of Kentucky from 1995 to 2003. Because of a 1992 amendment to the Kentucky Constitution, he was the fir…
Paul E
Allan Carr was an American producer and manager of stage and screen. He was nominated for numerous awards, winning a Tony Award and two People's Choice Awards, and was named Produc…
Allan Carr, American playwright and producer (died 1999)
Charles Willis Pickering Sr. is an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern Distr…
Charles W
Irmin Schmidt is a German keyboardist and composer, best known as a founding member of the Krautrock band Can and composer of numerous film scores. Following the death of Can's sec…
Irmin Schmidt, German keyboard player and composer
Alwin Schockemöhle is a former German show-jumper. He was a successful international show jumping equestrian in the 1960s and 1970s at individual and team events in Olympic Games a…
Alwin Schockemöhle, German show-jumper
Harry Statham is an American former basketball coach. He is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Basketball Hall of Fame. His 1,122 wins during …
Harry Statham, American basketball player and coach
Christopher Robin Haskins, Baron Haskins was an Irish-born businessman and life peer, who was a member of the British House of Lords from 1998 to 2020.
Christopher Haskins, Anglo-Irish businessman, life peer, and British politician
Rick Mather was an American-born architect working in England. Born in Portland, Oregon and awarded a B.arch. at the University of Oregon in 1961, he came to London in 1963 and wor…
Rick Mather, American-English architect (died 2013)
Morgan Freeman is an American actor, producer, and narrator. In a career spanning six decades, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Awa…
Morgan Freeman, American actor and producer