What Happened In December 1930 In History

Historical Events for December, 1930

• 2nd » Great Depression: In a State of the Union address or State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a US$150 million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.
• 7th » W1WX W1XAV in Boston Boston, Massachusetts telecasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, 'The Fox Trappers'. The telecast also includes the first Television advertisement television commercial in the United States, an advertisement for I.J. Fox Fu

Famous Birthdays on December in 1930

• 1st » Marie Bashir, Australian psychiatrist, academic, and politician, 37th Governor of New South Wales
• 1st » Joachim Hoffmann, German historian and author (d. 2002)
• 1st » Matt Monro, English singer (d. 1985)
• 2nd » Gary Becker, American economist and academic, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)
• 2nd » David Piper, English race car driver
• 3rd » Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss director and screenwriter
• 3rd » Raul M. Gonzalez, Filipino lawyer and politician, 42nd Secretary of Justice (Philippines) or Filipino Secretary of Justice (d. 2014)
• 3rd » Yves Trudeau (artist) or Yves Trudeau, Canadian sculptor
• 4th » Ronnie Corbett, Scottish actor
• 4th » Jim Hall (musician) or Jim Hall, American guitarist and composer (d. 2013)
• 6th » Daniel Lisulo, Zambian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Zambia (d. 2000)
• 7th » Christopher Nicole, Guyanese-English author
• 7th » Hal Smith (infielder) called Hal Smith, American baseball player
• 8th » Julian Critchley, English politician (d. 2000)
• 8th » Maximilian Schell, Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
• 9th » Buck Henry, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 10th » Wayne D. Anderson, American baseball player and coach (d. 2013)
• 10th » Michael Jopling, Baron Jopling, English politician
• 11th » Chus Lampreave, Spanish actress
• 11th » Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor, director, and screenwriter
• 12th » Bill Beutel, American journalist (d. 2006)
• 12th » Silvio Santos, Brazilian television host, founded Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
• 13th » Robert Prosky, American actor (d. 2008)
• 14th » David R. Harris, English geographer, anthropologist, archaeologist and academic (d. 2013)
• 16th » Bill Brittain, American author (d. 2011)
• 16th » Sam Most, American flute player and saxophonist (d. 2013)
• 16th » Bill Young, American sergeant and politician (d. 2013)
• 17th » Bob Guccione, American publisher, founded 'Penthouse (magazine) called Penthouse' (d. 2010)
• 17th » Armin Mueller-Stahl, German actor
• 17th » Dorothy Rowe, Australian psychologist and author
• 18th » Bill Skowron called Moose Skowron, American baseball player (d. 2012)
• 19th » Wally Olins, English businessman and academic (d. 2014)
• 24th » Robert Joffrey, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1988)
• 25th » Emmanuel Agassi, Iranian-American boxer
• 25th » Armenak Alachachian, Armenian basketball player and coach
• 25th » Salah Jahin, Egyptian poet and illustrator (d. 1986)
• 26th » Jean Ferrat, French singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
• 26th » Harry Gamble, American football player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
• 26th » Donald Moffat, English-American actor
• 27th » Marshall Sahlins, American anthropologist and academic
• 27th » Wilfrid Sheed, English-American author (d. 2011)
• 30th » Roy Yorke Calne, English surgeon and academic
• 31st » Odetta, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (d. 2008)
• 31st » Jaime Escalante, Bolivian-American educator (d. 2010)

Famous Deaths for December 1930

• 9th » Rube Foster, American baseball player and manager (b. 1879)
• 13th » Fritz Pregl, Slovenian-Austrian chemist and physician, Nobel Prize in Chemistry called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
• 16th » Herman Lamm, German-American bank robber (b. 1890)
• 17th » Peter Warlock, Welsh composer and critic (b. 1894)

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