Explore 4336 historical events from 1930–1939.
Nora Kovach was a Hungarian ballerina who defected in 1953 together with her husband and fellow ballet dancer Istvan Rabovsky, the first highly publicized defection of individuals …
Nora Kovach, Hungarian-American ballerina (died 2009)
Philip Reed Scowen was a Canadian business executive, author and politician, living in Quebec.
Reed Scowen, Canadian politician (died 2020)
Irvin David Yalom is an American existential psychiatrist who is an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, as well as author of both fiction and nonfiction.
Irvin D
Marla Gibbs is an American actress, singer, comedian, writer, and television producer whose career spans seven decades. She is known for her role as George Jefferson's maid, Floren…
Marla Gibbs, American actress and comedian
Ross Higgins was an Australian vaudevillian, character actor, television host, comedian, singer and voice actor. He was best known for his role as Ted Bullpitt in the 1980s televis…
Ross Higgins, Australian actor (died 2016)
Autry DeWalt Mixon Jr., known professionally as Junior Walker, was an American multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who recorded for Motown during the 1960s. He also performed as a s…
Junior Walker, American saxophonist (died 1995)
Air Chief Marshal Sir Joseph Alfred Gilbert, is a former Royal Air Force officer who served as Deputy Commander of Strike Command from 1984 to 1986.
Joseph Gilbert, English air marshal
John Anthony Baldessari was an American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. He lived and worked in Santa Monica and Venice, Ca…
John Baldessari, American painter and illustrator (died 2020)
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, also known by his initials FHC, is a Brazilian sociologist, professor, and politician who served as the 34th president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 1…
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazilian sociologist, academic, and politician, 34th President of Brazil
Olympia Dukakis was an American actress. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, in some 60 films, and in approximately 50 television series. Best known as a screen actre…
Olympia Dukakis, American actress (died 2021)
James Stewart Tolkan was an American character actor. He was best known for portraying the strict high school vice‑principal Mr. Strickland in Back to the Future (1985) and Back to…
James Tolkan, American actor and director (died 2026)
Zlatko Grgić was a Croatian animator who emigrated to Canada in the late 1960s.
Zlatko Grgić, Croatian-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (died 1988)
Margaret Mary Heckler was an American politician and diplomat who represented Massachusetts's 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 un…
Margaret Heckler, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
David Kushnir was an Israeli Olympic long-jumper and track and field coach.
David Kushnir, Israeli Olympic long-jumper (died 2020)
Ruby Garrard Woodson was an educator and chemistry teacher who founded Cromwell Academy in Washington, D. C. and Florida Academy of African American Culture in Sarasota, Florida.
Ruby Garrard Woodson, American educator and cultural historian (died 2008)
Gunnar Uusi was an Estonian chess player who won the Estonian Chess Championship six times.
Gunnar Uusi, Estonian chess player (died 1981)
Stig Kjell Olof "Ola" Ullsten was a Swedish politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1978 to 1979 and leader of the Liberal People's Party from 1978 to 1983. H…
Ola Ullsten, Swedish politician and diplomat (died 2018)
William Earl Casper Jr. was an American professional golfer. He was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s.
Billy Casper, American golfer (died 2015)
Vishwanath Pratap Singh was an Indian politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990 and the Raja Bahadur of Manda.
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Colin Henry Wilson was an English existentialist philosopher-novelist. He also wrote widely on true crime, mysticism and the paranormal, eventually writing more than a hundred book…
Colin Wilson, English philosopher and author (died 2013)
Charles Bronfman, is a Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist and is a member of the Canadian Jewish Bronfman family. With an estimated net worth of $2.5 billion in 2023,…
Charles Bronfman, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist
Martinus Justinus Godefriedus "Tini" Veltman was a Dutch theoretical physicist. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with his former PhD student Gerardus 't Hooft for their wo…
Martinus J
Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson was a Swedish actor, film director, writer, and comedian. Born in Malmö, Sweden, he is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson as the duo Hass…
Hans Alfredson, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2017)
Robert Glenn Johnson Jr. , better known as Junior Johnson, was an American professional stock car racing driver, engineer, and team owner as well as an entrepreneur. He won 50 NASC…
Junior Johnson, American race car driver (died 2019)