Explore 4337 historical events from 1930–1939.
Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson was an Anglo-Irish political scientist and historian who lived and taught in the United States. Anderson is best known for his 1983 book Imagine…
Benedict Anderson, American political scientist and academic (died 2015)
Donald Anton Denkinger was an American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB) who worked in the American League (AL) from 1969 to 1998. Denkinger wore uniform number 11, when the AL…
Don Denkinger, American baseball player and umpire (died 2023)
Warren Morton Washington was an American atmospheric scientist, a chair of the National Science Board, and a Distinguished Scholar at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (…
Warren M. Washington, American atmospheric scientist
Patrick Tse Yin was a Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director in Hong Kong cinema.
Patrick Tse, Chinese-Hong Kong actor, director, producer and screenwriter (died 2026)
John Sidney McCain III was an American politician and naval officer who represented Arizona in the United States Congress for over 35 years, first as a U.S. representative from 198…
John McCain, American captain and politician (died 2018)
Sir Peter Machin North is a British academic lawyer who served as Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, from 1984 to 2005 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1993 to…
Peter North, English scholar and academic
Vladimir Viktorovich Orlov was a Russian novelist, notable for his fantasy novel Danilov, the Violist.
Vladimir Orlov, Russian journalist and author (died 2014)
Valery Alekseyevich Legasov was a Soviet inorganic chemist, professor at Moscow State University, first deputy director of the Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, and a member of…
Valery Legasov, Soviet inorganic chemist, chief of the commission investigating the Chernobyl disaster (died 1988)
Andrew "Andy" Stephen Grove was a Hungarian-American businessman and engineer who served as the third CEO of Intel Corporation. He left Hungary during the 1956 revolution at the ag…
Andrew Grove, Hungarian-American businessman, engineer, and author (died 2016)
Károly Krajczár was a Hungarian Slovene teacher and writer. He was born in Apátistvánfalva. He wrote Slovene textbooks and collected ethnological objects.
Károly Krajczár, Hungarian-Slovene author and educator (died 2018)
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, commonly known as Ben Ali or Ezzine, was a Tunisian politician, military officer and dictator who served as the second President of Tunisia from 1987 to 20…
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Tunisia (died 2019)
María del Pilar Pallette Alvarado, known professionally as Pilar Pallette, is a Peruvian-born American painter and occasional actress. She became well-known through her marriage to…
Pilar Pallete, Peruvian-American actress
Robert Burns was a Canadian politician, attorney and union activist from Quebec, Canada.
Robert Burns, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2014)
John Claggett Danforth is an American politician, attorney, diplomat, and Episcopal priest who served as the attorney general of Missouri from 1969 to 1976 and as a United States s…
John Danforth, American politician and diplomat, 24th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Jonathan Kozol is an American writer, progressive activist, and educator, best known for his books on public education in the United States.
Jonathan Kozol, American sociologist, author, and educator
William Stanley Mazeroski, nicknamed "Maz" and "the Glove", was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire career for the Pittsburgh Pirates fr…
Bill Mazeroski, American baseball player and coach (died 2026)
Knuts Skujenieks was a Latvian poet, journalist, and translator from fifteen European languages.
Knuts Skujenieks, Latvian poet, journalist, and translator (died 2022)
Brian Roger Hart was a British racing driver and engineer with a background in the aviation industry. He founded Brian Hart Limited, a company that developed and built engines for …
Brian Hart, English race car driver and engineer, founded Brian Hart Ltd. (died 2014)
Charles Hardin Holley, known professionally by his stage name Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and rol…
Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1959)
Apostolos Kaklamanis is a Greek politician and member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) for the Athens B constituency.
Apostolos Kaklamanis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice
Vice-admiral Sir Roy Thomas Newman, is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth.
Roy Newman, English admiral
George Cassidy was a Northern Irish jazz musician and music teacher from Bloomfield, Belfast, Northern Ireland, specializing in the tenor saxophone. He was also noted for teaching …
George Cassidy, Northern Irish jazz musician (died 2023)
William Peter Bradshaw, Baron Bradshaw, commonly known as Bill Bradshaw, is a British academic and politician. A Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, he was formerly also…
William Bradshaw, Baron Bradshaw, English academic and politician
Peter Harmer Lovesey, also known by his pen name Peter Lear, was a British writer of historical and contemporary detective novels and short stories. His best-known series character…
Peter Lovesey, British writer (died 2025)