Explore 4336 historical events from 1930–1939.
Allen E. Fox is an American former tennis player in the 1960s and 1970s who went on to be a college coach and author. He was ranked as high as U.S. No. 4 in 1962, and was in the to…
Allen Fox, American tennis player and coach
Charles Spittal Robb is an American former U.S. Marine Corps officer and politician who served as the 64th governor of Virginia from 1982 to 1986 and a United States senator repres…
Chuck Robb, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 64th Governor of Virginia
Zainuddin bin Maidin was a Malaysian politician and the former Information Minister in the Malaysian cabinet representing United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the Barisan …
Zainuddin Maidin, Malaysian politician (died 2018)
Rahul Dev Burman was an Indian music director and singer, who is considered to be one of the greatest and most successful music directors of the Hindi film music industry. From the…
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Neil James Napier Hawke was an Australian Test cricketer and leading Australian rules footballer.
Neil Hawke, Australian cricketer and footballer (died 2000)
Brereton Chandler Jones was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. From 1991 to 1995, he was the state's 58th governor, and had served from 1987 to 1991 as the 5…
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Klaus Schmiegel, is a German chemist best known for his work in organic chemistry, which led to the invention of Prozac, a widely used antidepressant.
Klaus Schmiegel, German chemist
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)