What happened in 1930

19 entries recorded for 1930, listed by date. That was 96 years ago.

1930 at a glance

February 3
Communist Party of Indochina
Historical event
The Communist Party of Indochina, the Communist Party of Annam and the Communist League of Indochina merged to form the Communist Party of Vietnam.
February 10
Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng
Historical event
The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng launched the failed Yên Bái mutiny in the hope of ending French colonial rule in Vietnam.

March 6
International Unemployment Day
Historical event
International Unemployment Day demonstrations globally initiated by the Communist Party USA.
March 6
Communist International
Historical event
Organized by the Communist International, hundreds of thousands of people in major cities around the world marched to protest mass unemployment associated with the Great Depression.
March 12
Mahatma Gandhi
Historical event
Mahatma Gandhi began the Salt March (pictured), a 24-day nonviolent walk to defy the British salt tax in colonial India.
March 31
Cinema of the United States
Historical event
To avoid government censorship, Hollywood movie studios instituted their own set of industry censorship guidelines, popularly known as the Hays Code.

April 11
Jim Corbett
Historical event
Anglo-Indian hunter Jim Corbett shot the second of the man-eating tigers of Chowgarh.
April 13
C. Rajagopalachari
Historical event
C. Rajagopalachari led the non-violent Vedaranyam March from Trichinopoly towards Vedaranyam.

May 6
Vita Sackville-West
Historical event
Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicolson purchased the Kent property they would transform into Sissinghurst Castle Garden.
May 7
1930 Salmas earthquake
Historical event
An earthquake struck northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey, killing up to 3,000 people.
May 24
Amy Johnson
Historical event
English aviator Amy Johnson landed in Darwin, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia.
May 27
Chrysler Building
Historical event
Standing at 1,047 ft (319 m), New York City's Chrysler Building opened as the world's tallest building before it was surpassed by the Empire State Building 11 months later.

July 13
1930 FIFA World Cup
Historical event
The first FIFA World Cup was opened in Uruguay.
July 30
Montevideo
Historical event
In Montevideo, the Uruguay national football team (team pictured) won the inaugural FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final.

August 6
New York Supreme Court
Historical event
New York Supreme Court judge Joseph Force Crater disappeared in Manhattan, in a case that was never solved.

September 6
Hipólito Yrigoyen
Historical event
Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen was deposed in a military coup by José Félix Uriburu.

October 24
Brazilian military junta of 1930
Historical event
The Pacification Junta deposed Brazillian president Washington Luís, ending the Brazilian Revolution of 1930.

December 16
Herman Lamm
Historical event
German-American gangster Herman Lamm killed himself during a botched robbery attempt in Clinton, Indiana, to avoid being captured by police.
December 29
Muhammad Iqbal
Historical event
Sir Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the two-nation theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan.

This site records 19 entries for 1930, including Communist Party of Indochina on February 3. They are listed below by date.

96 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 1930 turns 96 this year.

1930 falls in the 20th century, in the 1930s.

Silent Generation (1928–1945). Children of the Depression and war years.

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