Explore 2813 historical events from 1930–1939.
Zelda May Rubinstein was an American actress and human rights activist, known as eccentric medium Tangina Barrons in the Poltergeist film series. Playing "Ginny", she was a regular…
Zelda Rubinstein, American actress and activist (died 2010)
Helmuth Rilling was a German choral conductor and an academic teacher who was internationally known as an authority on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was the founder of the…
Helmuth Rilling, German conductor and educator (died 2026)
Tarquinio Provini was an Italian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time world champion in road racing. Provini was also a four-time Isle of Man TT winner …
Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle racer (died 2005)
Henry Bennion Eyring is an American religious leader and former educational administrator serving as the first counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of La…
Henry B
Haruo Ignacio Remeliik was the first President of Palau from 2 March 1981 until his assassination on 30 June 1985. He is buried at Kloulklubed in his home state of Peleliu. Remelii…
Haruo Remeliik, Palauan politician, 1st President of Palau (died 1985)
Sasao H. Gouland was the governor of Chuuk State, Micronesia from 1990 to June 1996.
Sasao Gouland, governor of Chuuk State, Micronesia (died 2011)
Lew Russell Robinson, nicknamed "Sneaky Pete", was an American drag racer.
Lew "Sneaky Pete" Robinson, drag racer (died 1971)
Velimir "Bata" Živojinović was a Yugoslav and Serbian actor and politician. He appeared in more than 340 films and TV series, and is regarded as one of the best actors in former Yu…
Bata Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician (died 2016)
Heinrich Rohrer was a Swiss physicist who shared half of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics with Gerd Binnig for the design of the scanning tunneling microscope (STM). The other half …
Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
Joan Alexandra Molinsky, known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, producer, writer and television host. She was noted for her blunt, often controvers…
Joan Rivers, American comedian, actress, and television host (died 2014)
Albert Anthony Cantello was an American javelin thrower as a member of the United States Marine Corps. He was the coach of the men's distance running program at the United States N…
Al Cantello, American javelin thrower and coach (died 2024)
Charles Leo Fairbanks was an American football coach who was a head coach at the high school, college and professional levels. He served as the head coach at the University of Okla…
Chuck Fairbanks, American football player and coach (died 2013)
Gene Wilder was an American actor, author, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He was mainly known for his comedic roles, including his collaborations with Mel Brooks on the films The …
Gene Wilder, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2016)
Edward Thomas Adams was an American photographer and photojournalist noted for portraits of celebrities and politicians and for coverage of 13 wars. He is best known for his photog…
Eddie Adams, American photographer and journalist (died 2004)
Thomas Jeremy King, Baron King of Bridgwater, is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet from 1983 to 1992, and was the Member of Parliam…
Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
Sir Norman Lloyd-Edwards served as the Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan from 1990 to 2008.
Norman Lloyd-Edwards, Welsh lawyer and politician, Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan
Jerzy Kosiński was a Polish-born American writer and two-time president of the American chapter of PEN, who wrote primarily in English.
Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist and screenwriter (died 1991)
Vladislav Stepanovich Rastorotsky was a Soviet and Russian female artistic gymnastics coach, Honoured Trainer of the USSR, who worked at the Dynamo sports society. Sportswomen trai…
Vladislav Rastorotsky, Russian gymnast and coach (died 2017)
Mohammad-Ali Rajai was an Iranian politician who served as the second president of Iran from 2 August 1981 until his assassination four weeks later. Before his presidency, Rajai ha…
Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Iranian politician, 2nd President of Iran (died 1981)
Predrag Koraksić Corax was a Serbian political cartoonist.
Predrag Koraksić Corax, Serbian political caricaturist
Harry Edson Browne was an American writer, libertarian political activist, and investment advisor. He was the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee in the U.S. elections of 1996…
Harry Browne, American soldier and politician (died 2006)
Christian Ferras was a French violinist.
Christian Ferras, French violinist (died 1982)
Maurice Stokes was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Cincinnati/Rochester Royals of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1955 to 1958. Stokes …
Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (died 1970)
Colin James Brumby was an Australian composer and conductor.
Colin Brumby, Australian composer and conductor (died 2018)