1930 Facts for Kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century – 20th century – 21st century
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s – 1930s – 1940s 1950s 1960s
Years:	1927 1928 1929 – 1930 – 1931 1932 1933

The year 1930 was a time of exciting changes and important events around the world. New buildings reached for the sky, and many people who would become famous leaders, artists, and scientists were born.

Major Events of 1930
Famous People Born in 1930
Notable People Who Passed Away in 1930
Movies Released in 1930
Nobel Prizes in 1930
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Major Events of 1930

On November 2, Haile Selassie became the King of Ethiopia, an important country in Africa.
In New York City, two very tall buildings were completed. The Trump Building was finished and became the world's tallest building for a short time.
Soon after, the Chrysler Building was also completed in New York City. It was even taller than the Trump Building and took the title of the world's tallest building!

Famous People Born in 1930

Many people who would become very well-known were born in 1930. Here are some of them:

January 20 – Buzz Aldrin, an American astronaut who later walked on the Moon.
March 26 – Sandra Day O'Connor, who became the first female justice on the US Supreme Court.
April 3 – Helmut Kohl, who later served as the Chancellor of Germany.
April 15 – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, who became the 4th President of Iceland and the world's first democratically elected female president.
May 21 – Malcolm Fraser, who became the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia.
May 31 – Clint Eastwood, a famous American actor and director.
July 2 – Carlos Menem, who became the President of Argentina.
August 5 – Neil Armstrong, another American astronaut who was the first person to walk on the Moon.
August 21 – Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom, who was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II.
August 25 – Sean Connery, a famous Scottish actor known for playing James Bond.
August 30 – Warren Buffett, a very successful businessman and investor from the United States.
September 7 – Baudouin I, who became the King of Belgium.
September 23 – Ray Charles, a legendary American singer and musician.
October 14 – Mobutu Sese Seko, who became the leader of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo).
October 31 – Michael Collins, an American astronaut who flew on the Apollo 11 mission with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
November 16 – Chinua Achebe, a famous Nigerian writer.

Notable People Who Passed Away in 1930

Some important figures in history passed away in 1930:

March 8 – William Howard Taft, who was the 27th President of the United States.
July 7 – Arthur Conan Doyle, a famous Scottish writer who created the character Sherlock Holmes.
After November 2 – Alfred Wegener, a German geologist who developed the theory of continental drift, explaining how continents move over time.

Movies Released in 1930

The year 1930 saw the release of some classic movies:

All Quiet on the Western Front
Little Caesar

Nobel Prizes in 1930

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Landsteiner, an Austrian doctor. He won for discovering the main blood groups, which made blood transfusions much safer.