Explore 4336 historical events from 1930–1939.
Richard St John Francis Harris was an Irish actor and singer. Having studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he rose to prominence as an icon of the British New Wa…
Richard Harris, Irish actor (died 2002)
Naimatullah Khan was a Pakistani politician who served as the City Nazim (Mayor) of Karachi from August 2001 to June 2005.
Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani lawyer and politician, Mayor of Karachi (died 2020)
Philippe Noiret was a French film actor.
Philippe Noiret, French actor (died 2006)
David Barrett was a Canadian politician and social worker in British Columbia. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BCNDP), he was the 26th premier of British Col…
Dave Barrett, Canadian social worker and politician, 26th Premier of British Columbia (died 2018)
Pavel Romanovich Popovich was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (died 2009)
Reinhard Justus Reginald Selten was a German economist, who won the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He is also well known for his work in bounded rationality and ca…
Reinhard Selten, German economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)
Richard Benaud was an Australian cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia. Following his retirement from international cricket in 1964, Benaud became a highly regarde…
Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 2015)
Curtis "Crawfish" Crider was an American stock car racing driver, and a pioneer in the early years of NASCAR.
Curtis Crider, American race car driver (died 2012)
Park Frederick "Pepper" Adams III was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer. He composed 42 pieces, was the leader on eighteen albums spanning 28 years, and participat…
Pepper Adams, American saxophonist and composer (died 1986)
Alasdair David Gordon Milne was a British television producer and executive. He had a long career at the BBC, where he was eventually promoted to Director-General, and was describe…
Alasdair Milne, Indian-English director and producer (died 2013)
Hafez al-Assad was a Syrian politician and military officer who served as the president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000. He was previously the prime minister from 1970 t…
Hafez al-Assad, Syrian general and politician, 20th President of Syria (died 2000)
Faith Ringgold was an American painter, author, mixed media sculptor, performance artist, and intersectional activist, perhaps best known for her narrative quilts.
Faith Ringgold, American painter and activist (died 2024)
Tōru Takemitsu was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music and writer on music. Largely self-taught, Takemitsu was admired for his subtle manipulation of instrumental …
Toru Takemitsu, Japanese composer and theorist (died 1996)
Eugenio Castellotti was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One at 14 Grands Prix from 1955 to 1957. Nicknamed "il Bello", Castellotti won the Mille Miglia and 12 Hou…
Eugenio Castellotti, Italian race car driver (died 1957)
Yves Chauvin was a French chemist and Nobel Prize laureate. He was honorary research director at the Institut français du pétrole and a member of the French Academy of Sciences. He…
Yves Chauvin, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015)
Harold Pinter was an English playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature, Pinter was one of the most influential modern dramatis…
Harold Pinter, English playwright, screenwriter, director Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008)
Sir Michael Owen Edwardes was a British-South African business executive who held chairmanships at several companies - most notably motor manufacturer British Leyland in the late 1…
Michael Edwardes, South African-English businessman (died 2019)
Samuel Robert Johnson was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He was a member of the …
Sam Johnson, American colonel and politician (died 2020)
Milica Kacin Wohinz was a Slovenian historian best known for her seminal study on the history of the forceful Italianization of the Slovene minority in Italy (1920–1947) that took …
Milica Kacin Wohinz, Slovenian historian and author (died 2021)
Bruce Bernard Geller was an American lyricist, screenwriter, director, and television producer. He was best known for the action series Mission: Impossible (1966–1973), and detecti…
Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and producer (died 1978)
Robert Parker was an American R&B singer. His sole hit was "Barefootin'" (1966), and he is considered a one-hit wonder.
Robert Parker, American singer and saxophonist (died 2020)
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III was an American attorney and politician from Illinois. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the United States Senate from 1970 to 19…
Adlai Stevenson III, American lawyer and politician (died 2021)
Reuben LaVell Edwards was an American college football head coach for Brigham Young University (BYU). With 257 career victories, he ranks as one of the most successful college foot…
LaVell Edwards, American football player and coach (died 2016)
Denis Joseph Germain Stanislaus Brodeur was a Canadian photographer, acknowledged as one of hockey's finest photographers and was the father of New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin …
Denis Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player and photographer (died 2013)