Decade retrospective

The 1930s

The 1930s was the decade that began on January 1, 1930 and ended on December 31, 1939. In the United States, the Dust Bowl led to the nickname the "Dirty Thirties".

Years covered

10

Featured people

12

Starts

Jan 1, 1930

Ends

Dec 31, 1939

Year by year

Each year in the 1930s

1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

People of the decade

Born in the 1930s

Silvio Berlusconi 1936–2023 Italian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (born 1936) Abner Haynes 1937–2024 American football player (born 1937) Adolfo Azcuna 1939– Filipino lawyer and judge Ahmad Shah of Pahang (died 2019) 1930– Alain Badiou 1937– French philosopher and academic Alan Bond 1938–2015 English-Australian businessman (died 2015) Albert DeSalvo 1931– American serial killer known as the Boston Strangler (died 1973) Alberto Fujimori 1938–2024 Peruvian engineer, academic, and politician, President of Peru (died 2024) Alex Delvecchio 1931–2025 Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2025) Alfonso Arau 1932– Mexican actor and director Alfred Balk 1930–2010 American journalist and author (died 2010) Alice Coltrane 1937–2007 American pianist and composer (died 2007)

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