Historical figures in 1930
The atlas holds 74 people and 111 moments here, in 1930. The most recorded lives are Albert Einstein, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Henri Matisse. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators.
Notable people
Agatha Christie
in 1930
2 moments here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Albert Einstein
in 1930
7 moments here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Arthur Conan Doyle
in 1930
1 moment here
Scottish-born British physician and writer best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh,…
Bảo Đại
in 1930
1 moment here
Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, known as Bảo Đại, was the final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and later chief of state of the State of Vietnam.…
B. R. Ambedkar
in 1930
3 moments here
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, politician, principal architect of India’s Constitution, and a leading…
Calvin Coolidge
in 1930
2 moments here
John Calvin Coolidge Jr. (1872–1933) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as governor of Massachusetts, vice president of the…
Chien-Shiung Wu
in 1930
1 moment here
Chinese-American experimental physicist whose career moved from Jiangsu and eastern China to California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,…
Chinua Achebe
in 1930
1 moment here
Nigerian novelist, poet, critic, editor, educator, and Biafran representative whose life moved between southeastern Nigeria, Lagos, East Africa,…
C. V. Raman
in 1930
1 moment here
Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970), known for research on light scattering and for the Raman effect.…
David Hilbert
in 1930
2 moments here
German mathematician and philosopher of mathematics whose career began in Königsberg and was centered at the University of Göttingen from 1895 until…
Derek Walcott
in 1930
1 moment here
Saint Lucian poet, playwright, painter, and teacher who won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature.…
Diego Rivera
in 1930
1 moment here
Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera was a central figure in Mexican muralism. His documented movements include study in Mexico and Europe, work…
Dolores del Río
in 1930
1 moment here
Mexican actress Dolores del Río (María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete) was a major star of silent-era Hollywood and the Golden Age of…
Édith Piaf
in 1930
1 moment here
French singer and lyricist Édith Giovanna Gassion, known as Édith Piaf, rose from street performance in Paris to international prominence in chanson…
Emilio Aguinaldo
in 1930
1 moment here
Filipino revolutionary, military leader, and political figure who led forces in the Philippine Revolution, headed the First Philippine Republic,…
Ernest Hemingway
in 1930
1 moment here
American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…
Errol Flynn
in 1930
2 moments here
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn was an Australian-born actor who became a major Hollywood star in swashbuckling and adventure films.…
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
in 1930
1 moment here
Ivorian physician and politician who became the first president of Côte d’Ivoire, serving from independence in 1960 until his death in 1993.…
Frida Kahlo
in 1930
1 moment here
Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was born in Coyoacán and spent much of her life in Mexico City.…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1930
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
George Orwell
in 1930
1 moment here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Getúlio Vargas
in 1930
4 moments here
Brazilian lawyer, military officer, and politician who led Brazil from 1930 to 1945 and again from 1951 until his death in 1954.…
Haile Selassie
in 1930
1 moment here
Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…
Helen Keller
in 1930
3 moments here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Moments
- 1930 Attends sixth Solvay Conference Albert Einstein
- 1930 Sciences Po studies and Paris residence Bảo Đại
- 1930 Kalaram Temple movement B. R. Ambedkar
- 1930 Physics studies at National Central University Chien-Shiung Wu
- 1930 Knighthood ceremony at Viceroy's House C. V. Raman
- 1930 Opening of the Mathematical Institute David Hilbert
- 1930 Birth in Castries Derek Walcott
- 1930 Meeting Cedric Gibbons at Hearst Castle Dolores del Río
- 1930 Street-singing residence at Grand Hôtel de Clermont Édith Piaf
- 1930 Purchase of Sirocco in Sydney Errol Flynn
- 1930 Tobacco-plantation manager at Laloki Errol Flynn
- 1930 Marriage in Abengourou Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- 1930 Move to San Francisco Frida Kahlo
- 1930 Courses and lectures at Barnard Gabriela Mistral
- 1930 Stay at Bramley George Orwell
- 1930 Visit to Baltimore Henri Matisse
- 1930 Visit to Merion Henri Matisse
- 1930 Visit to New York Henri Matisse
- 1930 Visit to Tahiti Henri Matisse
- 1930 Residence at Chiltern Court H. G. Wells
- 1930 Communist unification meeting Ho Chi Minh
- 1930 London residence James Joyce
- 1930 Theatrical work in Beijing Jiang Qing
- 1930 Lecture tour in New York City Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1930 Plains High School attendance Jimmy Carter
- 1930 Marriage in Los Angeles John Steinbeck
- 1930 Meeting Ed Ricketts in Monterey John Steinbeck
- 1930 Move to Pacific Grove John Steinbeck
- 1930 Summer-stock work at Berkshire Playhouse Katharine Hepburn
- 1930 Teacher training at Achimota Kwame Nkrumah
- 1930 Primary education at Telok Kurau Lee Kuan Yew
- 1930 Research visit to Cambridge Lev Landau
- 1930 Leads independence observance in Lahore Mahatma Gandhi
- 1930 Family move to Evanston Marlon Brando
- 1930 Rockefeller yellow-fever laboratory recruitment Max Theiler
- 1930 Spanish Republican-era visit Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1930 Family deportation to Nizhnyaya Mokhovaya Mikhail Kalashnikov
- 1930 Begins philosophy studies Naguib Mahfouz
- 1930 Raised at the Great Place Nelson Mandela
- 1930 Cottage near Mayfield P. L. Travers
- 1930 Stays at Dartington Hall Rabindranath Tagore
- 1930 Visits Moscow Rabindranath Tagore
- 1930 Move to Paris with Uday Shankar's dance group Ravi Shankar
- 1930 Schooling while living with relatives Robert Mugabe
- 1930 Summer residence at Nida Thomas Mann
- 1930 Imprisonment at Lao Bảo Võ Nguyên Giáp
- 1930 Rests in Asheville William Howard Taft
- 1930 Met Max Mallowan in Iraq Agatha Christie
- 1930 Move to 20 Northmoor Road J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1930 Southwest Jiangxi Soviet Government Mao Zedong