Explore 1930 historical events from 1980–1989.
Simone Sherise Battle was an American singer, dancer and actress. Beginning her career after appearing in the American series Zoey 101 and Everybody Hates Chris, she also starred i…
Simone Battle, American singer and actress (died 2014)
Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Gabon national team.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, French-born Gabonese footballer
Christopher Harris Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 12 seasons in the National Football League, primarily with the Denver Broncos. He…
Chris Harris Jr
Christopher Charles Mintz-Plasse is an American actor and musician, primarily known for his debut role as Fogell / McLovin in the movie Superbad (2007) and for portraying Chris D'A…
Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor
Javier Matías Pastore is an Argentine football agent and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Javier Pastore, Argentinian footballer
Terrelle Pryor Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Considered the most recruited h…
Terrelle Pryor, American football player
John Bertrand "Jocko" Conlan was an American baseball umpire who worked in the National League (NL) from 1941 to 1965. He had a brief career as an outfielder with the Chicago White…
Jocko Conlan, American baseball player and umpire (born 1899)
Kaoru Ishikawa was a Japanese organizational theorist and a professor in the engineering faculty at the University of Tokyo who was noted for his quality management innovations. H…
Kaoru Ishikawa Japanese author and educator (born 1915)
John Miles Lawrence played first-class cricket for Somerset in 18 matches between 1959 and 1961.
Miles Lawrence, English cricketer (born 1940)
Hakkı Yeten was a Turkish football player and president of the Istanbul-based football club Beşiktaş J.K., which he also coached. He is one of the most important names in Beşiktaş …
Hakkı Yeten, Turkish footballer, manager and president (born 1910)
Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumon…
Daphne du Maurier, English novelist and playwright (born 1907)
Emilio Gino Segrè was an Italian-American nuclear physicist and radiochemist who discovered the elements technetium and astatine, and the antiproton, a subatomic antiparticle, for …
Emilio G
Kōnosuke Matsushita was a Japanese industrialist who founded Panasonic, the largest Japanese consumer electronics company. Matsushita is referred to as the "God of Management" in …
Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese businessman, founded Panasonic (born 1894)
Feeliks Esaias "Esa" Pakarinen was a Finnish actor, singer, accordionist and comedian, best known for the role of Pekka Puupää in the Pekka and Pätkä films from 1953–1960. He was a…
Esa Pakarinen, Finnish actor and musician (born 1911)
Sergio Leone was an Italian filmmaker, credited as the pioneer of the spaghetti Western genre. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema.
Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1929)
Lucille Désirée Ball was an American comedian, actress, producer, and studio executive. She was recognized by Time in 2020 as one of the most influential women of the 20th century …
Lucille Ball, American model, actress, comedian, and producer (born 1911)
Sally Kathleen Kirkland was a manager at Lord & Taylor, a fashion editor at Vogue magazine, and served as the only fashion editor at Life magazine between 1947 and 1969.
Sally Kirkland, American journalist (born 1912)
Muthiah Panchalingam was a Sri Lankan civil servant. He was assassinated by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
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Patrice Tardif was a politician Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).
Patrice Tardif, Canadian farmer and politician (born 1904)
Veniamin Aleksandrovich Kaverin was a Soviet and Russian writer, dramatist and screenwriter associated with the early 1920s movement of the Serapion Brothers.
Veniamin Kaverin, Russian author (born 1902)
Giuseppe Siri was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Genoa from 1946 to 1987, and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1953. A protégé of Pop…
Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal (born 1906)
Christine Jorgensen was an American actress, singer, and transgender activist. A trans woman, she was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex re…
Christine Jorgensen, American trans woman (born 1926)
Earl Henry "Red" Blaik was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at Dartmouth Co…
Earl Blaik, American football player and coach (born 1897)
Jackie Keith Whitley was an American country music and bluegrass singer and songwriter. During his career, he released only two albums, but charted 12 singles on the Billboard coun…
Keith Whitley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1954)