Explore 2813 historical events from 1930–1939.
Sanjeev Kumar was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi and Gujarati cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest and finest actors in the history of Indian cinema, Kumar was known for hi…
Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor (died 1985)
Paul Andreu was a French architect, known for his designs of multiple airports such as Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, and multiple prestigious projects in China, including the…
Paul Andreu, French architect (died 2018)
Edward Lee Morgan was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s and a cornerstone of the Blue Note label, Morgan came to prominence in…
Lee Morgan, American trumpet player and composer (died 1972)
Rhoda Scott is an American soul jazz organist and singer. She is nicknamed "The Barefoot Lady".
Rhoda Scott, American soul and jazz Hammond organist
Michael T. Mainieri Jr. is an American vibraphonist, known for his work with the jazz fusion group Steps Ahead. He is married to the singer-songwriter and harpist Dee Carstensen.
Mike Mainieri, American jazz and session vibraphonist
Ronald Ray Fairly was an American professional baseball player and television sports presenter. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and right fielder from 1958 to…
Ron Fairly, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2019)
Wieger Emile Mensonides is a former Dutch swimmer, who won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1960 Summer Olympics. For forty years he was the only Dutch male swimme…
Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
Eiko Ishioka was a Japanese art director, costume designer, and graphic designer known for her work in stage, screen, advertising, and print media.
Eiko Ishioka, Japanese art director and graphic designer (died 2012)
Moshe Safdie is an Israeli-Canadian-American architect, urban planner, educator, theorist, and author. He is well known for incorporating principles of socially responsible design …
Moshe Safdie, Israel-Canadian-American architect
Tommy Vig is a percussionist, arranger, bandleader, and composer.
Tommy Vig, Hungarian vibraphone player, drummer, and composer
Jerry Clyde Rubin was an American social activist, anti-war leader, and counterculture icon during the 1960s and early 1970s. Despite being known for holding radical views when he …
Jerry Rubin, American activist, author, and businessman (died 1994)
Bill Alsup was an American race car driver. He was the first Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) Rookie of the Year in 1979 and competed in the 1981 Indianapolis 500, finishing 1…
Bill Alsup, American racing driver (died 2016)
Ernest Eugene Barnes Jr. was an American artist, well known for his unique style of elongated characters and movement. He was also a professional football player, actor and author.
Ernie Barnes, American football player, actor, and painter (died 2009)
Dame Carmen Thérèse Fakhry Callil, was an Australian publisher, writer and critic who spent most of her career in the United Kingdom. She founded Virago Press in 1973 and received …
Carmen Callil, Australian publisher, founded Virago Press (died 2022)
Barry Morris Goldwater Jr. is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California, serving from 1969 to 1983. He …
Barry Goldwater, Jr., American lawyer and politician
Cynthia Holden Enloe is an American political theorist, feminist writer, and a professor emeritus at Clark University. She is best known for her work on gender and militarism and f…
Cynthia Enloe, American author and academic
Anthony Paul Jackson was a British musician. He was known for being a member of the Merseybeat band The Searchers.
Tony Jackson, English singer and bass player (died 2003)
Hermann Huppen, better known by the pen-name Hermann, was a Belgian comic book creator. He is most famous for his post-apocalyptic comic Jeremiah which was made into a television s…
Hermann Huppen, Belgian author and illustrator (died 2026)
John Michael Connelly was an English footballer. He played as an outside forward and was capped 20 times for his country.
John Connelly, English footballer (died 2012)
Ian Andrew Robert Stewart was a Scottish keyboardist and co-founder of the Rolling Stones. He was removed from the lineup in May 1963 at the request of manager Andrew Loog Oldham w…
Ian Stewart, Scottish keyboard player and manager (died 1985)
Paul Verhoeven is a Dutch filmmaker, who has worked variously in the Netherlands, the United States, and in France. He is known for directing genre films with strong satirical elem…
Paul Verhoeven, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter
Jayant Vishnu Narlikar was an Indian astrophysicist who performed research on alternative cosmology. He was also an author who wrote textbooks on cosmology, popular science books, …
Jayant Narlikar, Indian astrophysicist and astronomer (died 2025)
Thomas Moore Raworth was an English-Irish poet, publisher, editor, and teacher who published over 40 books of poetry and prose during his life. His work has been translated and pub…
Tom Raworth, English poet and academic (died 2017)
Deniz Baykal was a Turkish politician, as well as a member of the Republican People's Party (CHP), who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to …
Deniz Baykal, Turkish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (died 2023)