What is 1930s?
{{decadebox|193}} The '''1930s''' was the decade that began on January 1, 1930 and ended on December 31, 1939. It is distinct from the decade known as the <nowiki>'''194st decade'''</nowiki> which began on January 1, 1931 and ended on December 31, 1940. == Events == * [[Great Depression]] * [[Dust Bowl]] in the United States * 1930-1933 famine in Soviet Union kills millions * [[1930]] - [[Nancy Drew]] books debut * [[1930]] - The first [[FIFA World Cup]] held in [[Uruguay]]. * [[1933]] – [[Adolf Hitler]] becomes Chancellor of [[Germany]] * [[1933]] – [[Prohibition Era|Prohibition]] ends in the [[United States]] * [[1939]] – [[World War II]] starts in Poland == Important people == === Actor === * Actor [[Cary Grant]] ([[United States]]) * Actor [[Charles Boyer]] ([[France]]) * Actor [[Fred Astaire]] ([[United States]]) * Actor [[Fred MacMurray]] ([[United States]]) * Actor [[Gene Reynolds]] ([[United States]]) * Actor [[Humphrey Bogart]] ([[United States]]) * Actor [[James Stewart]] ([[United States]]) * Actor [[Lionel Barrymore]] ([[United States]]) * Actor [[Melvyn Douglas]] ([[United States]]) * Actor [[Robert Taylor]] ([[United States]]) * Actor [[Spencer Tracy]] ([[United States]]) * Actor [[William Holden]] ([[United States]]) === Actress === * Actress [[Barbara Stanwyck]] ([[United States]]) * Actress [[Deborah Kerr]] ([[United States]]) * Actress [[Doris Day]] ([[United States]]) * Actress [[Fay McKenzie]] ([[United States]]) * Actress [[Gene Tierney]] ([[United States]]) * Actress [[Ginger Rogers]] ([[United States]]) * Actress [[Gloria Swanson]] ([[United States]]) * Actress [[Greta Garbo]] ([[United States]]) * Actress [[Peggy Stewart]] ([[United States]]) === World Leaders === * President [[Paul von Hindenburg]] ([[Germany]]) * Führer [[Adolf Hitler]] ([[Germany]]) * King [[Faisal I of Iraq|Faisal I]] ([[Iraq]]) * President of the Executive Council [[W. T. Cosgrave]] ([[Ireland]]) * President of the Executive Council [[Éamon de Valera]] ([[Ireland]]) * Taoiseach [[Éamon de Valera]] ([[Ireland]]