Explore 4338 historical events from 1930–1939.
Kenneth Elton Kesey was an American novelist, essayist, and countercultural figure. He considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 196…
Ken Kesey, American novelist, essayist, and poet (died 2001)
Peter Clarke was a British cartoonist. Clarke's caricatures, described by one critic as “wicked perversions”, appeared in The Guardian newspaper where he was the staff cartoonist.
Peter Clarke, English cartoonist (died 2012)
John Spencer was an English professional snooker player. One of the most dominant players of the 1970s, he won the World Snooker Championship three times, in 1969, 1971 and 1977. H…
John Spencer, English snooker player and sportscaster (died 2006)
Rear Admiral Benjamin Thurman Hacker (1935–2003) was a U.S. Naval officer, who became the first Naval Flight Officer (NFO) to achieve Flag rank.
Benjamin Thurman Hacker, American admiral (died 2003)
David Pegg was an English footballer who played as an outside-left and one of the eight Manchester United players who died in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958.
David Pegg, English footballer (died 1958)
Keith John Kingston Roberts was an English science fiction author. He began publishing with two stories in the September 1964 issue of Science Fantasy magazine, "Anita" and "Escapi…
Keith Roberts, English author and illustrator (died 2000)
Prem Chopra is a Hindi film actor who has appeared in over 380 films in a career spanning more than six decades. He is best known for portraying villainous characters in Hindi cine…
Prem Chopra, Indian actor
Leslie Coleman McCann was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He is known for his innovations in soul jazz and his 1969 recording of the protest song "Compared to What". His mus…
Les McCann, American soul-jazz singer and pianist (died 2023)
James Charles Taylor was an American professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, with the Green Bay Packers from 1958 to …
Jim Taylor, American football player and sportscaster (died 2018)
James Christopher Armfield was an English professional football player and manager. He played the whole of his Football League career at Blackpool, usually at right-back. Between 1…
Jimmy Armfield, English footballer and manager (died 2018)
James Bateman, known professionally as Henry Gibson, was an American actor, comedian and poet. He played roles in the television sketch-comedy series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from…
Henry Gibson, American actor (died 2009)
Ronald Albert Ernest Tindall was an English footballer who played as a striker. He was also an accomplished cricketer, playing for Surrey.
Ron Tindall, English-Australian footballer, cricketer, and manager (died 2012)
Robert William "Bob" Barber is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, Lancashire and Warwickshire from 1954 to 1969. He also played 28 …
Bob Barber, English cricketer
Lewis Eddy Myers, also known professionally as Lou Myers or alternately as Lou Leabengula Myers, was an American actor and pianist.
Lou Myers, American actor (died 2013)
Joe Sherlock was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 2002 to 2007, 1987 to 1992 and 1981 to 1982. He was a Senator for the Labour Panel from 199…
Joe Sherlock, Irish politician (died 2007)
Bruce Crampton is an Australian professional golfer.
Bruce Crampton, Australian golfer
David Hugh Alexander Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick is a British diplomat.
David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick, English diplomat, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Ronald William Lacey was an English actor. He made numerous television and film appearances over a 30-year period. His roles included Harris in Porridge (1977), Frankie in the Bud …
Ronald Lacey, English actor (died 1991)
Carmen Delgado Votaw was a civil rights pioneer, a public servant, an author, and community leader. She earned an associate degree at the University of Puerto Rico and graduated fr…
Carmen Delgado Votaw, Puerto Rican civil rights pioneer (died 2017)
John Royce Mathis is an American singer. Starting his career with singles of standard music, Mathis is one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century. He became high…
Johnny Mathis, American singer and actor
Allister Wences MacNeil was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach and executive. MacNeil played 524 games in the National Hockey League and was a four-time Stanley Cup w…
Al MacNeil, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2025)
Jerry Lee Lewis was an American country music and rock and roll pianist, singer, and songwriter. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock 'n' roll's first great wild man".…
Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2022)
Dame Julie Andrews is an English actress, singer, author and theater director. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Grammy Awards, four Emmy Aw…
Julie Andrews, English actress and singer
Walter Joseph De Maria was an American artist, sculptor, illustrator and composer, who lived and worked in New York City. Walter de Maria's artistic practice is connected with mini…
Walter De Maria, American sculptor and drummer (died 2013)