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
Henri Matisse
in 1930
4 moments here
French painter, sculptor, draughtsman, printmaker, and major figure of modern art. Born in Le Cateau-Cambresis, Matisse trained and worked…
Henry Ford
in 1930
1 moment here
American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…
H. G. Wells
in 1930
1 moment here
Herbert George Wells was an English novelist, journalist, historian, teacher, and social critic.…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1930
1 moment here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Jacques Derrida
in 1930
1 moment here
French philosopher, born Jackie Élie Derrida, associated with deconstruction. His career moved from Algeria and Paris to recurrent teaching and…
James Joyce
in 1930
1 moment here
Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1930
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Jiang Qing
in 1930
1 moment here
Jiang Qing (1914–1991), also known as Madame Mao, was a Chinese actress, revolutionary, and political figure.…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1930
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Jimmy Carter
in 1930
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
John F. Kennedy
in 1930
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
John Steinbeck
in 1930
3 moments here
American novelist, journalist, and war correspondent whose life and work ranged from California’s Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula to wartime…
Jomo Kenyatta
in 1930
1 moment here
Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897–1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became Kenya’s first prime minister in 1963 and first president…
J. R. R. Tolkien
in 1930
1 moment here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Katharine Hepburn
in 1930
1 moment here
American stage, film, and television actress whose career ran from 1928 to 1995. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, educated at Bryn Mawr…
Kwame Nkrumah
in 1930
1 moment here
Ghanaian nationalist leader, Pan-Africanist, and political theorist who led the Gold Coast to independence as Ghana in 1957.…
Lê Đức Thọ
in 1930
1 moment here
Vietnamese revolutionary, Communist Party leader, and diplomat. Born Phan Đình Khải, he was imprisoned by French colonial authorities, worked in…
Lee Kuan Yew
in 1930
1 moment here
Singaporean barrister and statesman who co-founded the People’s Action Party and served as Singapore’s first prime minister from 1959 to 1990.…
Lev Landau
in 1930
4 moments here
Soviet theoretical physicist Lev Davidovich Landau was born in Baku, educated in Baku and Leningrad, and undertook formative research travel in…
Louis Armstrong
in 1930
1 moment here
American jazz trumpeter, vocalist, bandleader, and entertainer whose career transformed jazz solo performance and made him an international cultural…
Lu Xun
in 1930
2 moments here
Lu Xun (Zhou Shuren; 1881–1936) was a Chinese writer, critic, translator, lecturer, and civil servant whose work was central to modern Chinese…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1930
3 moments here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Mao Zedong
in 1930
1 moment here
Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…
Marlene Dietrich
in 1930
1 moment here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Moments
- 1930 Coolidge Dam dedication Calvin Coolidge
- 1930 League of Left-Wing Writers founding meeting Lu Xun
- 1930 Begins Salt March and halts at Aslali Mahatma Gandhi
- 1930 Visits Antalya Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1930 Arrest at Ras Vallabhbhai Patel
- 1930 Burial at Arlington National Cemetery William Howard Taft
- 1930 Dies in Washington William Howard Taft
- 1930 First overseas tour: England Helen Keller
- 1930 First overseas tour: Ireland Helen Keller
- 1930 First overseas tour: Scotland Helen Keller
- 1930 Arrest on the Allahabad–Raipur journey Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1930 First Copenhagen stay at Niels Bohr's institute Lev Landau
- 1930 Breaks the salt law at Dandi Mahatma Gandhi
- 1930 Arrival in Saigon Prajadhipok
- 1930 Move to The Beeches Calvin Coolidge
- 1930 Delivers the Hibbert Lectures at Oxford Rabindranath Tagore
- 1930 Salt Satyagraha leadership at Dharasana Sarojini Naidu
- 1930 Visit to Amanohashidate Yosano Akiko
- 1930 Stays with Eddington in Cambridge Albert Einstein
- 1930 Arrival in Singapore and Batavia Pablo Neruda
- 1930 Death at Windlesham Manor Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1930 Marriage to María Agoncillo Emilio Aguinaldo
- 1930 Birth in El Biar Jacques Derrida
- 1930 Opening at Frank Sebastian's Cotton Club Louis Armstrong
- 1930 Departure from Bombay for Europe Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- 1930 Presiding over Nagpur congress B. R. Ambedkar
- 1930 Birth near Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong
- 1930 Settles at Portlligat Salvador Dalí
- 1930 Arrival in London Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- 1930 Colonial trial in Bandung Sukarno
- 1930 Marriage to Max Mallowan Agatha Christie
- 1930 Retirement address David Hilbert
- 1930 Visit to Germany Henry Ford
- 1930 Boarded at Canterbury School John F. Kennedy
- 1930 Return to Mombasa Jomo Kenyatta
- 1930 Second Copenhagen research stay Lev Landau
- 1930 Fiftieth-birthday gathering Lu Xun
- 1930 Whittier College enrollment Richard Nixon
- 1930 First Round Table Conference journey B. R. Ambedkar
- 1930 Revolutionary headquarters at Ponta Grossa Getúlio Vargas
- 1930 Revolutionary visit to Curitiba Getúlio Vargas
- 1930 Train movement into São Paulo during the Revolution Getúlio Vargas
- 1930 Birth at Saint Simon's Church Chinua Achebe
- 1930 Arrives in San Francisco Diego Rivera
- 1930 Hospitalization after Billings car accident Ernest Hemingway
- 1930 Arrival in Rio de Janeiro and assumption of power Getúlio Vargas
- 1930 Imperial coronation Haile Selassie
- 1930 Sent to Côn Đảo prison Lê Đức Thọ
- 1930 First Round Table Conference Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 1930 Returns to Trabzon Mustafa Kemal Atatürk