Explore 4336 historical events from 1930–1939.
Antonio Margheriti, also known under the pseudonyms Anthony M. Dawson and Antony Daisies, was an Italian filmmaker. Margheriti worked in many different genres in the Italian film i…
Antonio Margheriti, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2002)
Richard Merritt Montague was an American mathematician and philosopher who made contributions to mathematical logic and the philosophy of language. He is known for proposing Montag…
Richard Montague, American mathematician and philosopher (died 1971)
John Morgan was a Welsh-born Canadian comedian.
John Morgan, Welsh-Canadian actor and screenwriter (died 2004)
Robert Stokoe was an English footballer and manager who was able, almost uniquely, to transcend the traditional north-east animosity between the region's footballing rivals, Newcas…
Bob Stokoe, English footballer and manager (died 2004)
Giovanna Carmella Babbo, known professionally as Joni James, was an American singer of traditional pop.
Joni James, American singer (died 2022)
Thirugnana Sampanthar Sinnathuray, known professionally as T. S. Sinnathuray and to his friends as Sam Sinnathuray, was a judge of the High Court of Singapore. Educated at Universi…
T. S. Sinnathuray, Judge of the High Court of Singapore (died 2016)
Sehba Akhtar was a poet and a film songwriter in Pakistan.
Sehba Akhtar, Pakistani poet and songwriter (died 1996)
Colin George Edward Blakely was a Northern Irish stage and screen actor. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Sidney Lumet'…
Colin Blakely, Northern Irish actor (died 1987)
John Brian Francis "Jack" Gaughan, pronounced like 'gone', was an American science fiction artist and illustrator and multiple winner of the Hugo Award in the category of Best Prof…
Jack Gaughan, American illustrator (died 1985)
Józef Krupiński was a Polish poet. He spent the last days of his life in Orzesze, Poland. Prizewinner of the Edward Stachura Award and member of the Association of Polish Writers i…
Józef Krupiński, Polish poet and author (died 1998)
Ray Charles Robinson was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century and was often referred to by conte…
Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (died 2004)
Angelo Muscat was a Maltese-born British character actor. He is primarily remembered for his role as the silent butler in the 1967 television series The Prisoner.
Angelo Muscat, Maltese-English actor (died 1977)
Carlos Benjamin Orestes "Kokoy" Trinidad Romualdez was a Filipino politician who served as Governor of Leyte and later appointed as ambassador to the United States, China and Saudi…
Benjamin Romualdez, Filipino politician and diplomat (died 2012)
John Watts Young was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the ninth person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apo…
John W. Young, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (died 2018)
Nino Cerruti was an Italian businessman and stylist. He founded his own haute couture house, Cerruti 1881, in 1967 in Paris. He managed the Italian family business Lanificio Fratel…
Nino Cerruti, Italian fashion designer, founded Cerruti (died 2022)
Sheldon Allan Silverstein was an American writer, cartoonist, songwriter, and musician. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended college before being draf…
Shel Silverstein, American author, poet, illustrator, and songwriter (died 1999)
Philip Michael Bosco was an American actor. He was known for his Tony Award-winning performance as Saunders in the 1989 Broadway production of Lend Me a Tenor and for his starring …
Philip Bosco, American actor (died 2018)
Joseph Brown was an English mountaineer who was regarded as an outstanding pioneer of rock climbing during the 1950s and early 1960s. Together with his early climbing partner, Don …
Joe Brown, English mountaineer and author (died 2020)
Paul Reichmann was a Canadian businessman and member of the Reichmann family. He is best known for his leadership of the Olympia & York real estate development company.
Paul Reichmann, Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded Olympia and York (died 2013)
Leonard Raymond Sipes, better known as Tommy Collins, was an American country music singer and songwriter.
Tommy Collins, American country music singer-songwriter (died 2000)
Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein was an American sociologist and economic historian. He is perhaps best known for his development in sociology of world-systems approach. He was a Senio…
Immanuel Wallerstein, American sociologist, author, and academic (died 2019)
Richard Alan Bonynge is an Australian conductor and pianist. He is the widower of Australian dramatic coloratura soprano Dame Joan Sutherland. Bonynge conducted virtually all of Su…
Richard Bonynge, Australian pianist and conductor
Norman Colin Dexter was an English crime writer known for his Inspector Morse series of novels, which were written between 1975 and 1999 and adapted as an ITV television series, In…
Colin Dexter, English author and educator (died 2017)
Frank Gardner OAM was a racing driver from Australia. Born in Sydney, he was best known for touring car racing, winning the British Saloon Car Championship three times, and sports …
Frank Gardner, Australian race car driver and manager (died 2009)