Explore 2813 historical events from 1930–1939.
Denis Clive Hulme was a New Zealand racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1965 to 1974. Nicknamed "the Bear", Hulme won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 196…
Denny Hulme, New Zealand race car driver (died 1992)
Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan was a Surinamese politician who served as President of Suriname between 1991 and 1996, and between 2000 and 2010.
Ronald Venetiaan, Surinamese politician, 6th President of Suriname (died 2025)
Marisa Galvany is an American soprano who had an active international career performing in operas and concerts up into the early 2000s. Known for the great intensity of her perform…
Marisa Galvany, American soprano and actress
Billy Guy was an American singer, best known as a lead singer for the Coasters. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Billy Guy, American singer (died 2002)
Enn Vetemaa was an Estonian writer sometimes referred to as a "forgotten classic", as well as "the unofficial master of the Estonian Modernist short novel".
Enn Vetemaa, Estonian author and screenwriter (died 2017)
Kristoffer Kristofferson was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished Nash…
Kris Kristofferson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2024)
Ferran Olivella Pons was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.
Ferran Olivella, Spanish footballer (died 2023)
Hermeto Pascoal was a Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. Pascoal was best known in Brazilian music for his orchestration and improvisation, as well as for being a record…
Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian accordion player and composer
Richard David Bach is an American writer. He has written numerous flight-related works of fiction and non-fiction. His works include Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) and Illusion…
Richard Bach, American novelist and essayist
Konstantinos Simitis was a Greek politician who led the 'Modernization' movement of Greece. He succeeded in leadership Andreas Papandreou, the founder of the Panhellenic Socialist …
Costas Simitis, Greek economist, lawyer, and politician, 180th Prime Minister of Greece (died 2025)
Robert John Downey Sr. was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. He was known for writing and directing the underground films Putney Swope (1969), a satire on the New…
Robert Downey Sr
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie was an Indonesian statesman, engineer, scientist and inventor who served as the third president of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999. A little over two months a…
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Berthold Karl Hölldobler BVO is a German zoologist, sociobiologist and evolutionary biologist who studies evolution and social organization in ants. He is the author of several boo…
Bert Hölldobler, German biologist and entomologist
Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle was a Nigerian military officer and prominent military figure during the Nigerian Civil War.
Benjamin Adekunle, Nigerian general (died 2014)
Harold Everett Greer was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played for the Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA…
Hal Greer, American basketball player (died 2018)
Robert Adam Ross "Bob" Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, was a British Liberal Democrat politician and life peer.
Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, Scottish politician (died 2020)
Edith Ann Pearlman was an American short story writer.
Edith Pearlman, American short story writer (died 2023)
Jean-Claude Turcotte was a Canadian Roman Catholic cardinal who served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal from 1990 to 2012.
Jean-Claude Turcotte, Canadian cardinal (died 2015)
Nancy Willard was an American writer: novelist, poet, author and occasional illustrator of children's books. She won the 1982 Newbery Medal for A Visit to William Blake's Inn.
Nancy Willard, American author and poet (died 2017)
Lucille Clifton was an American poet, writer, and educator from Buffalo, New York. From 1979 to 1985 she was Poet Laureate of Maryland. Clifton was a finalist twice for the Pulitze…
Lucille Clifton, American author and poet (died 2010)
Shirley Anne Field was an English actress who performed on stage, film and television from 1955 until her death. She was prominent during the British New Wave.
Shirley Anne Field, English actress (died 2023)
Charles Louis Howley is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Dallas Cowboys…
Chuck Howley, American football player
Harmon Clayton Killebrew Jr., nicknamed "the Killer" and "Hammerin' Harmon", was an American professional baseball player as a first baseman, third baseman, and left fielder. He sp…
Harmon Killebrew, American baseball player (died 2011)
Nancy Dussault is an American actress and singer.
Nancy Dussault, American actress and singer