Explore 1255 historical events from 1930–1939.
The Pact of Steel, formally known as the Pact of Friendship and Alliance between Germany and Italy, was a military and political alliance between Germany and Italy, signed in 1939.
Germany and Italy signed the Pact of Steel, a military and political alliance
Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among many Indians, but his wartime alliances with Nazi Ger…
Subhas Chandra Bose formed the All India Forward Bloc, a faction within the Indian National Congress, in opposition to G
Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru, as well as a primate city. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coas…
In Lima, Peru, Lina Medina became the youngest confirmed mother in history, giving birth at the age of five years, seven
USS Sailfish (SS-192) was a Sargo-class submarine of the United States Navy, originally named Squalus. As Squalus, the submarine sank off the coast of New Hampshire during test div…
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Henry Louis Gehrig was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Gehrig was renowned for his pr…
American baseball player Lou Gehrig (pictured) was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, now commonly known in t
The Douglas DC-4E was an American experimental airliner that was developed before World War II. The DC-4E never entered production due to being superseded by an entirely new design…
The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight
Richard John Rollins was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins (1961–68), Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Bre…
Rich Rollins, American baseball player
Robert Gordon Wilson was a Scottish politician and solicitor. He was the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 1979 to 1990, and was SNP Member of Parliament (MP) for Du…
Gordon Wilson, Scottish lawyer and politician (died 2017)
Benny Frank Barnes is an American real estate magnate, politician, and crisis manager who served as the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1965 to 1969 and as the 3…
Ben Barnes, American businessman and politician, 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Douglas Grinslade Lewis, is a Canadian accountant, lawyer and former politician.
Doug Lewis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 41st Canadian Minister of Justice
Stanley Eugene Fish is an American literary theorist, legal scholar, author and public intellectual. He is the Floersheimer Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Yeshiva Unive…
Stanley Fish, American theorist, author, and scholar
Manfred Kinder is a West German former sprinter. He won a silver and a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 and 1968 Summer Olympics, respectively, and finished in fifth…
Manfred Kinder, German runner
Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, first appearing in issue #1 of Action Comics, published in the United States on April 18, 1938. Super…
Superman debuts in Action Comics #1 (cover dated June 1938)
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal cou…
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The Spanish Civil War was fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalist rebels. Republicans were loyal to the left-leaning Popular Front government of the Se…
Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people
Eszter Tamási was a Hungarian actress and TV announcer.
Eszter Tamási, Hungarian actress (died 1991)
Johnny Tillotson was an American singer-songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored nine top-ten hits on the pop, country, and adult contemporary…
Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter (died 2025)
Alan Bond was an English-born Australian businessman noted for his high-profile and often corrupt business dealings. These included his central role in the WA Inc scandals of the 1…
Alan Bond, English-Australian businessman (died 2015)
The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), popularly the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), was an investigative committee of the United States House of Repr…
In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session
The Second Sino-Japanese War, known in China as the War of Resistance Against Japan, was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan and its puppet states between …
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces
The Second Sino-Japanese War, known in China as the War of Resistance Against Japan, was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan and its puppet states between …
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts
Ronald H. Miller was professor of the Religion Department at Lake Forest College in Illinois. Miller earned a Ph.D. in Comparative Religions from Northwestern University, and a B.S…
Ronald H
Kerry Wendell Thornley was an American author. He is known as the co-founder of Discordianism, in which context he is usually known as Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst or simply Lord Omar. …
Kerry Wendell Thornley, American theorist and author (died 1988)
Chief Abdul-Ganiyu "Gani" Oyesola Fawehinmi,, SAN, was a Nigerian author, publisher, philanthropist, social critic, human and civil rights lawyer, and politician.
Gani Fawehinmi, Nigerian lawyer and activist (died 2009)