Explore 1255 historical events from 1930–1939.
Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he s…
Pete Domenici, American lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of Albuquerque (died 2017)
Derek Wyn Taylor was a British journalist, writer, publicist and record producer. He is best known for his role as press officer to the Beatles, with whom he worked in 1964 and the…
Derek Taylor, English journalist and author (died 1997)
Geraldine McEwan was an English actress, who had a long career in film, theatre and television. Michael Coveney described her, in a tribute article, as "a great comic stylist, with…
Geraldine McEwan, English actress (died 2015)
Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani, known mononymously as Valentino, was an Italian fashion designer who founded Valentino S.p.A., a luxury fashion house, in 1960 and served as i…
Valentino Garavani, Italian fashion designer (died 2026)
Sir Rodric Quentin Braithwaite, is a British former diplomat and author.
Rodric Braithwaite, English soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia
Peter John Parnell Burge was an Australian cricketer who played in 42 Test matches between 1955 and 1966. After retiring as a player he became a highly respected match referee, ove…
Peter Burge, Australian cricketer (died 2001)
Osvaldo José Virgil Pichardo was a Dominican professional baseball player and coach. He was the first person from the Dominican Republic to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) post…
Ozzie Virgil Sr
Alma Angela Cohen Cogan was an English singer of traditional pop in the 1950s and early 1960s. Dubbed the "Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice", she was the highest paid British fema…
Alma Cogan, English singer (died 1966)
Paul Emil Erdman was a Canadian-born American economist and banker who became known for writing novels based on monetary trends and international finance.
Paul Erdman, American economist and author (died 2007)
William Charles Fitch was an American professional basketball coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He developed multiple teams into playoff contenders and won an NBA…
Bill Fitch, American basketball player and coach (died 2022)
Inese Jaunzeme was a Latvian javelin thrower who won a gold medal at the 1956 Olympics.
Inese Jaunzeme, Latvian javelin thrower and surgeon (died 2011)
Leonidas Vasilikopoulos was a Greek Navy officer, who served as Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff in 1986–1989 and then as head of the Greek National Intelligence Service in…
Leonidas Vasilikopoulos, Greek admiral and intelligence chief (died 2014)
Robert Leopold Spitzer was a psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at Columbia University in New York City. He was a major force in the development of the Diagnostic and Statist…
Robert Spitzer, American psychiatrist and academic (died 2015)
Hélène Elizabeth Louise Amélie Paula Dolores Poniatowska Amor, known professionally as Elena Poniatowska, is a French-born Mexican journalist and author, specializing in works on s…
Elena Poniatowska, Mexican intellectual and journalist
Kevork Vartani Ajemian (Adjemian) was a prominent Syrian-Armenian writer, journalist, novelist, theorist and public activist, and long-time publisher of the Beirut-based literary, …
Kevork Ajemian, Syrian-French journalist and author (died 1998)
Sir Arnold Wesker was an English dramatist. He was the author of 50 plays, four volumes of short stories, two volumes of essays, much journalism and a book on the subject, a childr…
Arnold Wesker, English playwright and producer (died 2016)
John Gregory Dunne was an American writer. He began his career as a journalist for Time magazine before expanding into writing criticism, essays, novels, and screenplays. He often …
John Gregory Dunne, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (died 2003)
K.C. Jones Jr. was an American professional basketball player and coach. He is best known for his association with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA), …
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Ronald Timothy Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, was a British Conservative Party politician.
Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, English politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industrie
Paul Ralph Ehrlich was an American biologist, author, and environmentalist known for his predictions and warnings about the consequences of population growth, including famine and …
Paul R
Richard Vincent Guerin is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) New York Knicks from 1956 to 1963 …
Richie Guerin, American basketball player and coach
Raymond George Alfred Cooney OBE is a retired English playwright, actor, and director.
Ray Cooney, English actor and playwright
Pauline Oliveros was an American composer and accordionist.
Pauline Oliveros, American accordion player and composer (died 2016)
Ivor Seward Richard, Baron Richard, was a British Labour politician who served as a member of Parliament (MP) from 1964 until 1974. He was also a member of the European Commission …
Ivor Richard, Baron Richard, Welsh politician and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations (died 2018)