1930s

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Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century

Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s - 1930s - 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s

Years: 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

Contents

1 Events and trends

1.1 Technology
1.2 Science
1.3 War, peace and politics
1.4 Economics
1.5 Culture, religion
1.6 Others

2 World leaders

3 Entertainers

4 Sports figures

Events and trends

Technology

Jet engine invented
Link Trainer invented

Science

Nuclear fission discovered by Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann
Pluto, the ninth planet from the Sun, is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh
British biologist Arthur Tansley coins term "ecosystem"

War, peace and politics

Socialists proclaim The death of Capitalism
Rise to power of Adolf Hitler in Germany
Under Joseph Stalin, millions die in famines. The Great Purges eliminate all Old Bolsheviks from the Soviet government, except for Molotov and Stalin himself.
Almost all of Continental Europe moves to Authoritarianism or Totalitarianism
Japan invaded China as a precursor to Japanese invasions in Southeast Asia
The Spanish Civil War
Start of World War II in Asia and Europe

Economics

Worldwide Great Depression

Culture, religion

Radio becomes dominant mass media in industrial nations.
First intercontinental commercial airline flights.
Height of the Art Deco movement in Europe and the US
The Wizard of Oz
"Big band" or "swing" music becomes popular (from 1935 onward)

Others

World leaders

Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett (Canada)
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King (Canada)
President Chiang Kai-shek (Republic of China)
President Lin Sen (Republic of China)
President Paul von Hindenburg (Germany)
Adolf Hitler (Germany)
King Victor Emmanuel III (Italy)
Prime Minister Benito Mussolini (Italy)
President Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (Turkey)
Emperor Hirohito (Japan)
Pope Pius XI
Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union)
King George V (United Kingdom)
King Edward VIII (United Kingdom)
King George VI (United Kingdom)
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald (United Kingdom)
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin (United Kingdom)
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (United Kingdom)
President Herbert Hoover (United States)
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (United States)
President W.T. Cosgrave (Irish Free State)
President Eamon de Valera (Irish Free State)
Taoiseach Eamon de Valera (Éire)

Entertainers

Sports figures

Donald Bradman (Australian cricketer)
Jack Dyer (Australian Australian Rules Football player)
Jesse Owens (U.S. track and field athlete)
Fred Perry (English tennis player)

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