The year in history
1930
Someone born in 1930 turns 96 in 2026
1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1930th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 930th year of the 2nd millennium, the 30th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1930s decade.
What happened in 1930
The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at 356,397 km (221,455 mi) in recent history, and the next one will be on January 1, 2257, at 356,371 km (221,439 mi).
Mahatma Gandhi informs the British Viceroy of India that civil disobedience will begin the following week.
Heinrich BrΓΌning is appointed Chancellor of Germany.
The Chittagong Rebellion begins in India with the Chittagong armoury raid.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council is founded in Washington, D.C.
The Federal Bureau of Narcotics is established under the United States Department of the Treasury, replacing the Narcotics Division of the Prohibition Unit.
Australian cricketer Don Bradman scores a world record 309 runs in one day, on his way to the highest individual Test innings of 334, during a Test match against England.
August β The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau begins to form permanently in the Sunda Strait.
The huge 1930 San ZenΓ³n hurricane in the Caribbean demolishes most of the city of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
Δ°smet Δ°nΓΆnΓΌ forms a new government in Turkey (6th government).
The British Passfield white paper demands restrictions on Jewish immigration into Mandatory Palestine.
Cecil George Paine, a pathologist at the Sheffield Royal Infirmary in England, achieves the first recorded cure (of an eye infection) using penicillin.
Famous people born in 1930
Gaafar Nimeiry
4th President of Sudan (d. 2009)
January 1 β
HΓ©di Baccouche
Prime Minister of Tunisia (d. 2020)
January 15 β
Ikutaro Kakehashi
Japanese engineer and entrepreneur (d. 2017)
February 7 β
Ion Iliescu
2-time President of Romania (d. 2025)
March 3 β
Adam Maida
American Roman Catholic prelate; Archbishop of Detroit (1990β2009)
March 18 β
John Marshall
Australian swimmer (d. 1957)
March 29 β
Claude Bolling
French jazz pianist and composer (d. 2020)
April 10 β
Roger Moens
Belgian athlete and sportscaster
April 26 β
Vernon Shaw
5th president of Dominica (d. 2013)
May 13 β
Muhammad Lafir
Sri Lankan snooker player (d. 1981)
May 27 β
Grace Mirabella
American journalist, editor of Vogue 1971β88 (d. 2021)
June 10 β
Anthony Thwaite
English poet, critic, and academic (d. 2021)
June 23 β
Sylve Bengtsson
Swedish Olympic footballer (d. 2005)
July 2 β
Jack Alabaster
New Zealand cricketer (d. 2024)
July 11 β
Helen Merrill
American jazz vocalist
July 21 β
Neil Armstrong
American astronaut, first human to set foot on the Moon, commander of Apollo 11 (d. 2012)
August 5 β
Jan Olszewski
3rd Prime Minister of Poland (d. 2019)
August 20 β
Charles Correa
Indian architect (d. 2015)
September 1 β
David Huddleston
American actor (The Big Lebowski) (d. 2016)
September 17 β
Philippe Noiret
French actor (d. 2006)
October 1 β
Frank Carlucci
American politician (d. 2018)
October 18 β
Mabandla Dlamini
3rd prime minister of Swaziland (d. 2025)
November 11 β
Inge Feltrinelli
German-Italian publisher, photographer (d. 2018)
November 24 β
Jean-Louis Trintignant
French actor and director (d. 2022)
December 11 β