Explore 2813 historical events from 1930–1939.
Michael Ballhaus, ASC was a German cinematographer and filmmaker, known for his collaborations with directors Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, and James L. …
Michael Ballhaus, German director and cinematographer (died 2017)
Field Marshal Peter Anthony Inge, Baron Inge was a senior British Army officer. He was the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, from 1992 to 1994 …
Peter Inge, Baron Inge, English field marshal (died 2022)
Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez was a United States Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in combat near Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam on Ma…
Roy Benavidez, American soldier, Medal of Honor Winner (died 1998)
Fortunato Baldelli was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was appointed a cardinal in 2010 after a career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1966 to 2009 tha…
Fortunato Baldelli, Italian cardinal (died 2012)
Octavio Getino was an Argentine film director and writer who is best known for co-founding, along with Fernando Solanas, the Grupo Cine Liberación and the school of Third Cinema.
Octavio Getino, Spanish-Argentinian director and screenwriter (died 2012)
Lee Richard Corso is an American former college football coach and analyst. He is best known for appearing on ESPN's College GameDay program from its inception in 1987 until his re…
Lee Corso, American college football coach and broadcaster
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, known earlier in his career simply as Roland Kirk, was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute, and many other instruments. He…
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, American saxophonist and composer (died 1977)
Donald Paul Bellisario is an American television producer and screenwriter who created and wrote episodes for the TV series Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988), Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982…
Donald P. Bellisario, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Richard John Sinclair Laws was an Australian radio announcer who had a broadcasting career spanning 71 years. His distinctive voice earned him the nickname Golden Tonsils.
John Laws, Papua New Guinean-born Australian singer and radio host (died 2025)
Beverlee McKinsey was an American actress. She is best known for her roles on daytime serials, including Iris Cory Carrington on Another World and the spin-off series Texas from 19…
Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (died 2008)
Bernard Harold Ian Halley Stewart, Baron Stewartby, was a British Conservative Party politician and numismatist. He was the Member of Parliament for Hitchin from February 1974 to 1…
Ian Stewart, Baron Stewartby, English politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces (died 2018)
Adrianus Herman (Ad) van Luyn, SDB, is a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Bishop of Rotterdam from 1994 to 2011 and President of the Commission of the Bishops' Conf…
Ad van Luyn, Dutch bishop
Alexander de Renzy was an American director and producer of pornographic movies.
Alex de Renzy, American director and producer (died 2001)
James Timothy "Mudcat" Grant Jr. was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota …
Mudcat Grant, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2021)
John Riley Brodie was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. He had a seco…
John Brodie, American football player
Jim Dale is an English actor, director, narrator, singer and songwriter. In the United Kingdom he is known as a pop singer of the 1950s who became a leading actor at the National T…
Jim Dale, English actor, narrator, singer, director, and composer
John Holland Cazale was an American actor. He appeared in five films over seven years. Cazale started as a theater actor in Boston, ranging from regional, to off-Broadway, to Broad…
John Cazale, American actor (died 1978)
Régine Deforges was a French author, editor, director, and playwright. Her book La Bicyclette bleue was the most popular book in France in 2000 and it was known by some to be offen…
Régine Deforges, French author, playwright, and director (died 2014)
George Clifford Fletcher, professionally known as Cliff Fletcher, was a Canadian National Hockey League executive. During an eight-decade long career which began as a scout in 1956…
Cliff Fletcher, Canadian businessman
Andreas Stamatiadis was a Greek professional footballer who played as a forward for AEK Athens and later a manager. He was the longest serving captain of the club from 1960 to 1969…
Andreas Stamatiadis, Greek footballer and coach
Gail Fisher was an American actress who was one of the first Black women to play substantive roles in American television. She was best known for playing the role of secretary Pegg…
Gail Fisher, American actress (died 2000)
Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba is a Namibian politician who served as the second president of Namibia from 21 March 2005 to 21 March 2015. He won the 2004 presidential election overwhel…
Hifikepunye Pohamba, Namibian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Namibia
Robert Clinton Richardson Jr. is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees from 1955 through 1966. …
Bobby Richardson, American baseball player and coach
Edna Ann Proulx is an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She has written most frequently as Annie Proulx but has also used the names E. Annie Proulx and E. A. P…
Annie Proulx, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist