Explore 2813 historical events from 1930–1939.
Alan Norman Connolly is a former Australian cricketer who played in 29 Tests and one ODI from 1963 to 1971. He played first-class cricket for Victoria and Middlesex from 1959 to 19…
Alan Connolly, Australian cricketer
Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, also known as Amarildo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker. He is the only living player who participated in the 1962 World Cup…
Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Brazilian footballer and coach
Anthony Peter Hatch is an English composer for musical theatre and television. He is also a songwriter, pianist, arranger and producer.
Tony Hatch, English pianist, composer, and producer
Melvin Barry Hines, FRSL was an English author, playwright and screenwriter. His novels and screenplays explore the political and economic struggles of working-class Northern Engla…
Barry Hines, English author and screenwriter (died 2016)
José Emilio Pacheco Berny was a Mexican poet, essayist, novelist and short story writer. He is regarded as one of the major Mexican poets of the second half of the 20th century. Th…
José Emilio Pacheco, Mexican poet and author (died 2014)
Delaine Alvin "Delaney" Bramlett was an American singer and guitarist. He was best known for his musical partnership with his wife Bonnie Bramlett in the band Delaney & Bonnie and …
Delaney Bramlett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer (died 2008)
Michael Newbold Castle was an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district from 1993 to 2011. A member of the…
Mike Castle, American politician, 69th Governor of Delaware (died 2025)
John Henry Sununu is a Cuban-born American politician who served as the 75th governor of New Hampshire from 1983 to 1989 and as the 14th White House chief of staff under President …
John H. Sununu, American engineer and politician, 14th White House Chief of Staff
Karen Blanche Black was an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence for her work in studio and independent films in the 1970s, frequently port…
Karen Black, American actress (died 2013)
Alexandros Panagoulis was a Greek politician and poet. He took an active role in the fight against the Regime of the Colonels (1967–1974) in Greece. He became famous for his attemp…
Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek poet and politician (died 1976)
Paul Williams was an American baritone singer. He was noted for being one of the founding members and the original lead singer of the Motown group the Temptations. Personal problem…
Paul Williams, American singer and choreographer (died 1973)
Brigitte Fassbaender, is a German mezzo-soprano opera singer and a stage director. From 1999 to 2012 she was intendant of the Tyrolean State Theatre in Innsbruck, Austria. She hold…
Brigitte Fassbaender, German soprano and director
László Kovács is a Hungarian politician and diplomat, former European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union. He was the foreign minister of Hungary twice, from 1994 to 1998 a…
László Kovács, Hungarian politician and diplomat, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs
José Alberto "Coco" Laboy is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball third baseman who played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was signed by the San Francisco Gi…
Coco Laboy, Puerto Rican baseball player
Terence "Jet" Harris was an English rock and roll musician. He was an original member of Cliff Richard's backing band the Shadows, serving as the bass guitarist from the group's in…
Jet Harris, English bass player (died 2011)
Lady Mary Elizabeth Peters is a Northern Irish former athlete and athletics administrator. She is best known as the 1972 Olympic champion in the pentathlon, for which she won the B…
Mary Peters, English-Irish pentathlete and shot putter
Richard Bruce Hunter was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Hunter swam in the men's 100-meter freestyle, advanc…
Bruce Hunter, American swimmer (died 2018)
Gérard Bourgoin was a French businessman, sports chairman and politician. He was the president of the French football club AJ Auxerre from 24 May 2011 to 19 April 2013.
Gérard Bourgoin, French sports executive, president of AJ Auxerre (2011–2013) and (Ligue de Football Professionnel)…
Elena Vasilyevna Obraztsova was a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano. She was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Hero of Socialist Labour in 1990.
Elena Obraztsova, Russian soprano and actress (died 2015)
Edward C. Lumley was a Canadian corporate executive and politician.
Ed Lumley, Canadian businessman and politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Communications (died 2025)
James Philip Vincent Kelly was an Irish footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a full back.
Phil Kelly, Irish-English footballer and manager (died 2012)
Ahmet Taner Kışlalı was a Turkish professor, politician, and commentator. He served in the Parliament of Turkey in 1977 and was minister of culture in 1978 and 1979. He was killed …
Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Turkish political scientist, journalist and educator (died 1999)
Mavis Staples is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band the Staple Singers, of which she is the…
Mavis Staples, American singer
Phillip Andrew Hedley Adams is an Australian humanist, social commentator, former broadcaster, public intellectual, and farmer. He hosted Late Night Live, an Australian Broadcastin…
Phillip Adams, Australian journalist and producer