1930
Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)
Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s - 1930s - 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Years: 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 - 1930 - 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935
Events:
- Neutron discovered by W. Bothe and H. Becker
- Pluto discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh
Births:
- February 11 - Alevtina Koltschina Soviet skier.
- February 11 - C. H. Dearnley, organist.
- August 5 - Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the moon
- August 25 - Sir Sean Connery, actor
- October 10 - Harold Pinter, playwright
Deaths:
- July 7 - Arthur Conan Doyle, British author and creator of Sherlock Holmes.
Sport
- Uruguay wins Football World Cup on home ground
- British Empire Games held in Hamilton, Canada