Explore 1255 historical events from 1930–1939.
Robert Arthur Moog was an American electronics engineer and electronic music pioneer. He was the founder of the synthesizer manufacturer Moog Music and the inventor of the first co…
Robert Moog, electronic engineer and inventor of the Moog synthesizer (died 2005)
Raymond Joseph Robert Daviault was a Canadian professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher, a native of Montreal, Quebec, had an 11-season (1953–63) professional career, …
Ray Daviault, Canadian-American baseball player (died 2020)
Harlan Jay Ellison was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. His published w…
Harlan Ellison, American author and screenwriter (died 2018)
William Nicholas Vander Zalm is a Dutch-born Canadian businessman and politician who served as the 28th premier of British Columbia and leader of the British Columbia Social Credit…
Bill Vander Zalm, Dutch-Canadian businessman and politician, 28th Premier of British Columbia
Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and aviator, Air Force major general, writer, and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the first person to conduct a spa…
Alexei Leonov, Russian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (died 2019)
Alketas 'Alkis' Panagoulias was a Greek association football player and manager. He managed the national teams of both Greece and the United States. He also managed several clubs, …
Alketas Panagoulias, Greek footballer and manager (died 2012)
Dana Scott James Hutton was an American actor in film and television best remembered for his role as Ellery Queen in the 1970s TV series of the same name, and his screen partnershi…
Jim Hutton, American actor (died 1979)
Patrick Charles Eugene Boone is an American singer, songwriter, actor, author, television personality, radio host, and philanthropist. One of the best-selling American recording ar…
Pat Boone, American singer-songwriter and actor
Peter Masterson was an American actor, director, producer, and writer. He made his Broadway debut in November 1967 in The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald, playing the title character. A…
Peter Masterson, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (died 2018)
Doris Buchanan Smith was an American author of award-winning Children's books, including A Taste of Blackberries.
Doris Buchanan Smith, American author (died 2002)
Dame Monica Jessie Dacon is a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines former schoolteacher, educator and politician. She is the widow of parliamentarian St. Clair Dacon.
Monica Dacon, Vincentian educator and politician, 6th Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Dame Daphne Marjorie Sheldrick, was a Kenyan author, conservationist and expert in animal husbandry, particularly the raising and reintegrating of orphaned elephants into the wild …
Daphne Sheldrick, Kenyan-British conservationist and author (died 2018)
Vilhjálmur Einarsson was an Icelandic track and field athlete, and triple-jump silver medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Vilhjálmur grew up in the East-I…
Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Icelandic triple jumper, painter, and educator (died 2019)
Billy Don Moyers was an American journalist and political commentator who served as the eleventh White House Press Secretary from 1965 to 1967 during the Lyndon B. Johnson administ…
Bill Moyers, American journalist, 13th White House Press Secretary (died 2025)
Albert II is a member of the Belgian royal family who reigned as King of the Belgians from 1993 until his abdication in 2013.
Albert II, King of the Belgians from 9 August 1993 to 21 July 2013 (abdicated)
Taichi Yamada was a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. His real name was Taichi Ishizaka .
Taichi Yamada, Japanese screenwriter and novelist (died 2023)
Millicent Mary Lillian Martin is an English actress, singer, and comedian. She was the singer of topical songs on the weekly BBC Television satirical show That Was the Week That Wa…
Millicent Martin, English actress and singer
Michael John Mates is a Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of East Hampshire from 1974 to 2010. He was a minister at the North…
Michael Mates, English colonel and politician
Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. was an American singer who was a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. Nicknamed "Mr. Excitement", he was considered a master show…
Jackie Wilson, American singer-songwriter (died 1984)
Sir Peter Leslie Gibson is a British former barrister and Lord Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, and was a judge of the Qatar International Court. Gibs…
Peter Gibson, English lawyer and judge
John Ayala Alonzo, ASC was an American cinematographer, television director, and actor.
John A
Kevin Billington was a British film director, who worked in the theatre, film and television from the 1960s.
Kevin Billington, English director and producer (died 2021)
Thomas Pendry, Baron Pendry, was a British Labour politician and member of the House of Lords. He was previously the Labour member of parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde from 1970 …
Tom Pendry, Baron Pendry, English politician (died 2023)
Billy Buie Blakeley was an American basketball coach. He coached at the high school, college, and professional levels.
Bill Blakeley, American basketball player and coach (died 2010)