Explore 2813 historical events from 1930–1939.
Gabriel Mary Byrne was an Irish presenter and host of radio and television. His most notable role was as the first host of The Late Late Show over a 37-year period spanning 1962 un…
Gay Byrne, Irish radio and television host (died 2019)
Tevfik Kış was a Turkish European, World and Olympic champion sports wrestler in the Light heavyweight class (87 kg) and a trainer. He won the gold medal in men's Greco-Roman wrest…
Tevfik Kış, Turkish wrestler and trainer (died 2019)
Sir Bob Alexander Hepple OLG was a South African-born legal academic and leader in the fields of labour law, equality and human rights.
Bob Hepple, South African lawyer and academic (died 2015)
Sir Robin Buchanan Nicholson was a British industrial metallurgist and academic, who served as Chief Scientific Adviser, Cabinet Office, from 1983 to 1985. He then joined the board…
Robin Nicholson, English metallurgist and academic (died 2024)
Bobby Howard Byrd was an American rhythm and blues, soul and funk singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, bandleader, pianist and talent dedicated. He played a part in the d…
Bobby Byrd, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2007)
Purushottam Upadhyay was an Indian musician, singer and composer who primarily worked in Gujarati and Hindi languages. He was well known in Gujarati semi-classical music and compos…
Purushottam Upadhyay, Indian musician, singer and composer (died 2024)
Reginald Osmond Scarlett was a West Indian cricketer who played in three Tests in 1960.
Reginald Scarlett, Jamaican cricketer and coach (died 2019)
Darrell K. Sweet was a professional illustrator best known for providing cover art for science fiction and fantasy novels, in which capacity he was nominated for a Hugo Award in 19…
Darrell K. Sweet, American illustrator (died 2011)
Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov was a Russian jet pilot who was selected for Air Force Group 1, the first intake of 20 cosmonaut candidates in 1960. After his disqualification from t…
Valentin Varlamov, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut instructor (died 1980)
Angela Buxton was a British tennis player. She won the women's doubles title at both the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1956 with her playing partner, Althea Gibson.
Angela Buxton, British tennis player (died 2020)
Douglas Morley Kirkland was a Canadian-born American photographer. He was noted for his photographs of celebrities, especially the ones he took of Marilyn Monroe several months bef…
Douglas Kirkland, Canadian-American photographer (died 2022)
Ketty Lester is an American singer and actress known for her 1961 hit single "Love Letters", which reached the top 5 of the charts in the US and the UK. She is also known for her r…
Ketty Lester, American singer and actress
Pierre Richard is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films. Richard is considered by some, such as Louis de F…
Pierre Richard, French actor, director, and screenwriter
Sir John Ronald Leon, 4th Baronet, known professionally as John Standing, is an English actor.
John Standing, English actor
Diana Wynne Jones was a British novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, and short story writer. She principally wrote speculative fiction novels for children and young adults. A…
Diana Wynne Jones, English author (died 2011)
Samuel Christy Trimble, was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for Queensland between 1959–60 and 1975–76.
Sam Trimble, Australian cricketer (died 2019)
João Donato de Oliveira Neto was a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist as well as a trombonist from Rio Branco. He first worked with Altamiro Carrilho and went on to perform with…
João Donato, Brazilian pianist and composer (died 2023)
Ronald Patrick Henry was a footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, and won one cap for England. His grandson, Ronnie, is also a professional footballer.
Ron Henry, English footballer (died 2014)
Vincent T. Bugliosi Jr. was an American prosecutor and author who served as Deputy District Attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office between 1964 and 1972. He…
Vincent Bugliosi, American lawyer and author (died 2015)
Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, primarily as a righ…
Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and soldier (died 1972)
Gulzar is an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as an important Urdu poet of this era. He start…
Gulzar, Indian poet, lyricist and film director
Rafer Lewis Johnson was an American decathlete and film and television actor. He was the 1960 Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon, having won silver in 1956. He had previously w…
Rafer Johnson, American decathlete and actor (died 2020)
Michael[1] May is a former racing driver and engineer from Switzerland. He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 14 May 1961. He scored no c…
Michael May, German-Swiss race car driver and engineer
David Ferdinand Durenberger was an American politician and attorney from Minnesota who served as a Republican member of the United States Senate from 1978 to 1995. He left the Repu…
David Durenberger, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2023)