Explore 2813 historical events from 1930–1939.
Thomas Bing Kin Chong is a Canadian comedian, actor, musician and activist. He is known for his role/inspiration in the marijuana industry, his marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong come…
Tommy Chong, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Raymond Clevie Carver Jr. was an American short story writer and poet. He published his first collection of stories, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, in 1976. His breakout collec…
Raymond Carver, American short story writer and poet (died 1988)
Margaret Forster was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, historian and critic, best known for the 1965 novel Georgy Girl, made into a successful film of the same name, whic…
Margaret Forster, English historian, author, and critic (died 2016)
Geoffrey Robinson is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry North West for 43 years, from 1976 to 2019. He was Paymaster General from …
Geoffrey Robinson, English businessman and politician
Yury Nikolaevich Semyonov was a Russian economist and politician. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he served as first secretary of the Kaliningrad Regional Comm…
Yury Semyonov, Russian economist and politician (died 2024)
William Elden Bolcom is an American composer and pianist. He has received the Pulitzer Prize, the National Medal of Arts, a Grammy Award, and the Detroit Music Award, and was named…
William Bolcom, American pianist and composer
Andrew Clennel Palmer was a British engineer who worked on offshore geotechnical problems of submarine pipeline design and the study of the properties of ice. He spent much of his …
Andrew Clennel Palmer, British engineer (died 2019)
Lyudmila Stefanovna Petrushevskaya is a Russian writer, novelist and playwright. She began her career writing short stories and plays, which the Soviet government often censored an…
Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Russian author and playwright
K. Bikram Singh was an Indian politician and filmmaker, most known for his documentary film, Satyajit Ray Introspections (1991) and feature film, Tarpan (1994). After a short sti…
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Teresa Stratas is a retired Canadian operatic soprano and actress of Greek descent. She is especially well known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's Lulu.
Teresa Stratas, Canadian soprano and actress
Jerry Alan West was an American basketball player and executive. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is widely reg…
Jerry West, American basketball player, coach, and executive (died 2024)
Sir Francis Christopher Buchan Bland was a British businessman and politician. He was deputy chairman of the Independent Television Authority (1972), which was renamed the Independ…
Christopher Bland, English businessman and politician (died 2017)
Francis Thomas "Fay" Vincent Jr. was an American entertainment lawyer, securities regulator, and sports executive who served as the eighth commissioner of baseball from September 1…
Fay Vincent, American lawyer and businessman, 8th Commissioner of Baseball (died 2025)
Billie Dean Letts was an American novelist and educator. She was a professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
Billie Letts, American author and educator (died 2014)
Johnny Paycheck was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is a notable figure in the outlaw movement in country music.
Johnny Paycheck, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)
John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott was a British politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and as First Secretary of State from 2001 …
John Prescott, British sailor and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2024)
Peter Yarrow was an American singer and songwriter who found fame as a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary along with Paul Stookey and Mary Travers.
Peter Yarrow, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2025)
George William Penrose, Lord Penrose, PC was a Scottish judge and member of the Privy Council who sat in the Court of Session, the supreme civil court.
George William Penrose, Lord Penrose, Scottish lawyer and judge
John Harvard was a Canadian journalist and politician. He served as a federal Member of Parliament (MP) from 1988 to 2004, and was appointed the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitob…
John Harvard, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (died 2016)
Arthur Mahaffey Jr. is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the National League (NL) Philadelphia Phillies (1960…
Art Mahaffey, American baseball player
Kevin Brownlow is a British film historian, television documentary-maker, filmmaker, author, and film editor. He is best known for his work documenting the history of the silent er…
Kevin Brownlow, English historian and author
Moira Anderson is a Scottish singer.
Moira Anderson, Scottish singer
Karin Balzer was an East German hurdler who competed in the 80 m hurdles event at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics, and in the 100 m hurdles in 1972. She won a gold medal in 1964 a…
Karin Balzer, German hurdler (died 2019)
Roy Henry Higgins MBE was an Australian jockey who rode from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. His talent in the saddle was to later earn him the nickname "The Professor".
Roy Higgins, Australian jockey (died 2014)