WORLD HISTORY · 1930 日本語
Events of 1930Showa 5 (Japan) · Year of the Horse
What happened in 1930?
In 1930, Prime Minister Hamaguchi Osachi's government lifted Japan's ban on gold exports and signed the London Naval Treaty limiting warships. Around the world, the dwarf planet Pluto was discovered, and Gandhi began the Salt March in India.
- Japan returns to gold standardAsia
- Pluto is discoveredNorth America
- Gandhi begins the Salt MarchAsia
- London Naval Treaty signedEurope
- Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act passes in United StatesNorth America
- First FIFA World Cup opensLatin America
- Musha Incident uprising in TaiwanAsia
- Prime Minister Hamaguchi shot at Tokyo StationAsia
Tap an event to jump to it in the timeline below.
1930 at a glance
| Japanese era | Showa 5 |
|---|---|
| Chinese zodiac | Year of the Horse |
| Age of people born in 1930 | Turn 96 in 2026 |
| Previous / next year | 1929 (Showa 4) ／ 1931 (Showa 6) |
| Events | 44 |
| AP World History | Unit 7 (Global Conflict) |
| AP U.S. History | Period 7 |
Famous people born in 1930
Our birthday pages list 631 people born in 1930. Here are some of them.
- Clint EastwoodBorn May 31 · turns 96 this year · American actor and director famous for Dirty Harry and Westerns, and an Oscar w…
- Sean ConneryBorn August 25 · turns 96 this year · Scottish actor who first brought James Bond to the screen and later won an Osca…
- Don ShulaBorn January 4 · turns 96 this year · American football coach who won more NFL games than any other and led the Miami…
- Buzz AldrinBorn January 20 · turns 96 this year · American astronaut and Air Force pilot who became the second person to walk on…
- Steve McQueenBorn March 24 · turns 96 this year · American actor known for cool, tough-guy roles in The Great Escape, Bullitt, an…
- Sandra Day O'ConnorBorn March 26 · turns 96 this year · American judge who became the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, f…
- Lorraine HansberryBorn May 19 · turns 96 this year · American playwright whose drama A Raisin in the Sun was the first play by a Bla…
- Ross PerotBorn June 27 · turns 96 this year · Texas billionaire who founded Electronic Data Systems and ran for U.S. presiden…
- Neil ArmstrongBorn August 5 · turns 96 this year · American astronaut and engineer who commanded Apollo 11 and became the first pe…
- Frank GiffordBorn August 16 · turns 96 this year · New York Giants football star and Hall of Famer who became a longtime voice of…
- Warren BuffettBorn August 30 · turns 96 this year · American investor and philanthropist known as the Oracle of Omaha, who built Be…
- Ray CharlesBorn September 23 · turns 96 this year · American singer, pianist, and bandleader nicknamed "the Genius," a pioneer of s…
Show 28 more
- Michael CollinsBorn October 31 · turns 96 this year · American astronaut who piloted Apollo 11's command module Columbia in lunar orb…
- Katherine JacksonBorn May 4 · turns 96 this year
- Frederick WisemanBorn January 1 · turns 96 this year
- Ty HardinBorn January 1 · turns 96 this year
- Robert LoggiaBorn January 3 · turns 96 this year
- Stephen FabianBorn January 3 · turns 96 this year
- Sorrell BookeBorn January 4 · turns 96 this year
- Kevin ConsidineBorn January 5 · turns 96 this year
- Vic TaybackBorn January 6 · turns 96 this year
- Roy E. DisneyBorn January 10 · turns 96 this year
- Rod TaylorBorn January 11 · turns 96 this year
- Ron MulockBorn January 11 · turns 96 this year
- Glenn YarbroughBorn January 12 · turns 96 this year
- Jennifer JohnstonBorn January 12 · turns 96 this year
- Tim HortonBorn January 12 · turns 96 this year
- Frances SternhagenBorn January 13 · turns 96 this year
- Johnny GrandeBorn January 14 · turns 96 this year
- Kenny WheelerBorn January 14 · turns 96 this year
- Eddie GrahamBorn January 15 · turns 96 this year
- Mary Ann McMorrowBorn January 16 · turns 96 this year
- Norman PodhoretzBorn January 16 · turns 96 this year
- Paula TilbrookBorn January 16 · turns 96 this year
- Esther CoopersmithBorn January 18 · turns 96 this year
- John WaiteBorn January 19 · turns 96 this year
- Tippi HedrenBorn January 19 · turns 96 this year
- Mainza ChonaBorn January 21 · turns 96 this year
- Valentin FilatyevBorn January 21 · turns 96 this year
- Daniel Camargo BarbosaBorn January 22 · turns 96 this year
Events of 1930 (timeline · 44)
Tip: the PC view is best for studying
On a computer, each region has its own vertical line, so you can follow the flow of events and see what was happening in different parts of the world at the same time.
The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later.
The Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union orders the confiscation of lands belonging to the Kulaks in a campaign of Dekulakization, resulting in the executions and forced deportations of millions.
The Communist Party of Vietnam is founded at a "Unification Conference" held in Kowloon, British Hong Kong.
The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng launches the failed Yên Bái mutiny in hope of overthrowing French protectorate over Vietnam.
Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.
International Unemployment Day demonstrations globally initiated by the Communist Party USA.
Mahatma Gandhi begins the Salt March, a 200-mile (320 km) march to the sea to protest the British monopoly on salt in India.
The Motion Picture Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film, in the U.S., for the next thirty-eight years.
After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
At the end of the Salt March, Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire."
A fire kills 118 people at a wooden church in the small Romanian town of Costești, most of them schoolchildren, after starting during Good Friday services.
The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding.
The Independence Producers host the first night game in the history of Organized Baseball in Independence, Kansas.
The 1930 Bago earthquake, the first of two major earthquakes in southern Burma, kills as many as 7,000 in Yangon and Bago.
The 7.1 Mw Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to three-thousand people were killed.
Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight).
The 1,046 feet (319 m) Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public.
A Chicago Tribune reporter, Jake Lingle, is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a $100,000 gambling debt owed to Al Capone.
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam).
The Finnish far-right Lapua Movement organises the Peasant March demonstration in Helsinki to put pressure on the government to prohibit communist activities.
The last confirmed lynching of black people in the Northern United States occurs in Marion, Indiana; two men, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, are murdered.
The first British Empire Games are opened in Hamilton, Ontario, by the Governor General of Canada, the Viscount Willingdon.
The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.
Democratically elected Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen is deposed in a military coup.
British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage killing 48 people.
The former and first President of Finland, K. J. Ståhlberg, and his wife, Ester Ståhlberg, are kidnapped from their home by members of the far-right Lapua Movement.
A bloodless coup d'état in Brazil ends the First Republic, replacing it with the Vargas Era.
Ratifications are exchanged in London for the first London Naval Treaty go into effect immediately, further limiting the expensive naval arms race among its five signatories.
Getúlio Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24.
Patent number US1781541 is awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator.
Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.
W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts telecasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The telecast also includes the first television advertisement in the United States, for I.J. Fox Furriers, which also sponsored the radio show.
Sir Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the two-nation theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan.
Source: Wikipedia date pages ("January 1" … "December 31") / CC BY-SA 4.0. Regions are assigned by the site editors.
FAQ
What year was 1930 in the Japanese calendar?
1930 was Showa 5 in the Japanese era system.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1930?
1930 is the Year of the Horse.
How old is someone born in 1930?
They turn 96 on their birthday in 2026.
What happened in 1930?
In 1930, Prime Minister Hamaguchi Osachi's government lifted Japan's ban on gold exports and signed the London Naval Treaty limiting warships. Around the world, the dwarf planet Pluto was discovered, and Gandhi began the Salt March in India.
Dates and events are based on Wikipedia and other references. Summaries and regions are written by the site editors.