Explore 2813 historical events from 1930–1939.
Gene Rodman Wolfe was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose, his fascination with memory and the strong influence of his Cathol…
Gene Wolfe, American author (died 2019)
Vance DeVoe Brand is a retired American naval officer, aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He served as command module pilot during the first U.S.-Sovie…
Vance D
Ettore Scola was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film A Special Day and over the course of his film care…
Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter (died 2016)
James Warren Jones was an American cult leader, preacher, and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978. Jones and the members of his inner circle …
Jim Jones, American cult leader, founder of the Peoples Temple (died 1978)
Alvin Augustus Lucier Jr. was an American experimental composer and sound artist. A long-time music professor at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, Lucier was a member…
Alvin Lucier, American composer and academic (died 2021)
Kenneth Paul Venturi was an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. In a career shortened by injuries, he won 14 events on the PGA Tour including a major, the U.S. Open …
Ken Venturi, American golfer and sportscaster (died 2013)
Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell was a Vincentian politician who served as the second Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 1984 to 2000 and as the second Premier of…
James Fitz-Allen Mitchell, Vincentian politician and agronomist, 2nd Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Marshall Herff Applewhite Jr., also known as Do, among other names, was an American religious leader who founded and led the Heaven's Gate new religious movement, and organized the…
Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader, founded Heaven's Gate (died 1997)
Walter Dewey Redman was an American saxophonist who performed free jazz as a bandleader, and as a member of bands including those led by Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett.
Dewey Redman, American saxophonist (died 2006)
Don Martin was an American cartoonist whose best-known work was published in Mad from 1956 to 1988. His popularity and prominence were such that the magazine promoted Martin as "Ma…
Don Martin, American cartoonist (died 2000)
Robert Alan Morse was an American actor. Known for his gap-toothed boyishness, he started his career as a star on Broadway acting in musicals and plays before expanding into film a…
Robert Morse, American actor (died 2022)
Kalju Pitksaar was an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Chess Championship.
Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (died 1995)
Clément Vincent was a Canadian politician and a Member of the House of Commons of Canada.
Clément Vincent, Canadian farmer and politician (died 2018)
Vujadin Boškov was a Yugoslavian football player and manager.
Vujadin Boškov, Serbian footballer, coach, and manager (died 2014)
Hana "Hanička" Brady was a Czechoslovak Jewish girl murdered in the gas chambers of the German concentration camp at Auschwitz, located in the occupied territory of Poland, during …
Hana Brady, Jewish-Czech Holocaust victim (died 1944)
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative, U.S. senator, and the 85th governor of Connecticut.
Lowell P
Robert Hugh Fearon Anderson was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1958 to 1960 and in Formula One from …
Bob Anderson, English race car driver (died 1967)
Trevor Edward Peacock was an English actor and songwriter. He made his name as a theatre actor, including for his roles in Shakespeare. He later became known for playing Jim Trott …
Trevor Peacock, English actor, screenwriter and songwriter (died 2021)
Kenton Lloyd Boyer was an American professional baseball third baseman and manager. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, …
Ken Boyer, American baseball player and manager (died 1982)
Edward Louis Smith was an American jazz trumpeter from Memphis, Tennessee.
Louis Smith, American trumpeter (died 2016)
Barbara Barrie is an American actress and author.
Barbara Barrie, American actress
Georgy Mikhaylovich Grechko was a Soviet cosmonaut. He flew to space on three missions, each bound for rendezvous with a different Salyut space station. Soyuz 17 was the first crew…
Georgy Grechko, Russian engineer and astronaut (died 2017)
Herbert Eser Gray was a Canadian lawyer who became a prominent federal politician. He was a Liberal member of parliament for the Windsor area over the course of four decades, from …
Herb Gray, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (died 2014)
Irwin Winkler is an American film producer and director. He is the producer or director of over 58 motion pictures, dating back to 1967's Double Trouble, starring Elvis Presley. Th…
Irwin Winkler, American director and producer