What Happened in 1930

Agatha Christie publishes The Murder at the Vicarage

The Murder at the Vicarage is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in October... Read more

William Faulkner purchases 'Rowan Oak'

Rowan Oak, also known as William Faulkner House, is William Faulkner's former home in Oxford, Mississippi. It is a primitive Greek Revival house... Read more

Volvo TR670 is First Produced

The Volvo TR670 Series was a taxicab manufactured by Volvo between 1930 and 1937. The model name stands for TRafikvagn ("taxicab"), 6 cylinders, 7... Read more

Villa Tugendhat Completed

Villa Tugendhat is considered a masterpiece, designed by the German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Built between the years 1928-1930 in Brno,... Read more

Tugendhat Chair Designed

The Tugendhat chair (model number MR70) is a modernist cantilever chair designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1929-1930 for the Tugendhat House... Read more

The Stone Spheres of Costa Rica Are Discovered

The stone spheres of Costa Rica are a collection of over three hundred petrospheres in the Diquis Delta and on Isla del Caño of Costa Rica. Known... Read more

'The Maltese Falcon' is Published

The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine "Black Mask". The story has been adapted... Read more

Sinclair Lewis Becomes the First American to be Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature

In 1930, Lewis won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first writer from the United States to receive the award. In the Swedish Academy's... Read more

Richard Nixon Attends Whittier College

Nixon initially attended Fullerton High School in Fullerton, but later transferred to Whittier High School, where he graduated second in his class... Read more

Nathan Söderblom Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Lars Olof Jonathan Söderblom (15 January 1866 – 12 July 1931) was a Swedish clergyman, Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden, and recipient... Read more

Mercedes-Benz 770 is First Produced

The Mercedes-Benz 770, also known as the Großer Mercedes (large Mercedes) was a luxury automobile built by Mercedes-Benz from 1930 to 1943. It is... Read more

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Runs Bauhaus at Dessau

In 1930 Mies was appointed to run the Dessau Bauhaus on Gropius's recommendation following the dismissal of Hannes Meyer, and emphasized... Read more

Cub Scout Program Begins

The national Executive Board heard the Hurt committee Report and approved the Cub program "controlled experiment" as of February 10. They... Read more

Brno Chair Designed

The Brno chair (model number MR50) is a modernist cantilever chair designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1929-1930 for the bedroom of the... Read more

"Little Caesar" Is Released

Little Caesar is a 1930 crime film made during the Pre-Code era which tells the story of a man who works his way up the ranks of the mob until he... Read more

Declaration of the Independence of India

The Declaration of the Independence of India was promulgated by the Indian National Congress on January 26, 1930, resolving the Congress and Indian... Read more

Pluto Discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh

In the 1840s, using Newtonian mechanics, Urbain Le Verrier predicted the position of the then-undiscovered planet Neptune after analysing... Read more

"Anna Christie" Is Released

Anna Christie is a 1930 MGM drama film adaptation of the 1922 play by Eugene O'Neill. It was adapted by Frances Marion, produced and directed by... Read more

Mahatma Gandhi Embarks on the Salt Satyagraha

The Salt Satyagraha was a campaign of nonviolent protest against the British salt tax in colonial India which began with the Salt March to Dandi on... Read more

Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup

The 1930 Stanley Cup Final championship series was played between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. In a best of three series, Montreal... Read more

2nd Academy Awards

The 2nd Academy Awards were presented on April 3, 1930 at an awards banquet in the Cocoanut Grove of The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, and... Read more

Mahatma Gandhi Arrives at Dandi, Gujarat, Concluding the Salt March

On March 12, 1930, Gandhi and 78 male satyagrahis set out on foot for the coastal village of Dandi, Gujarat, 390 kilometres (240 mi) from their... Read more

Ohio Penitentiary Fire

On April 21, 1930, the Ohio Penitentiary experienced the worst disaster in its history. A terrible fire broke out in the early evening, eventually... Read more

John B. King Drill Scow is Struck by Lightning

Thirty members of the drill scow JOHN B. KING of St. Catharines were either instantly killed or blow to death by drowning when a lightning bolt... Read more

Uruguay Defeats Argentina to Win First FIFA World Cup

The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural edition of the world championship for international association football teams – the FIFA World Cup. It... Read more