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The 1930s (pronounced "nineteen-thirties" and commonly abbreviated as "the '30s" or "the Thirties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1930, and ended on December 31, 1939. In the United States, the Dust Bowl led to the nickname the "Dirty Thirties".
1930 - Sinclair Lewis is the first American to win Nobel Prize for Literature; 1931 – Empire State Building opens in New York. 1931 – Japanese invasion of Manchuria, start of World War II in the Pacific. 1931 – The Whitney Museum of American Art opens to the public in New York City.
September 25 – Shel Silverstein, American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter and children's book author (d. 1999) [65] September 26 – Philip Bosco, American actor (d. 2018) September 28. Tommy Collins, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2000) Johnny "Country" Mathis, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
Red Simpson, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2016) March 7. Gray Morrow, American comic book artist, book illustrator (d. 2001) Willard Scott, American television weather reporter (The Today Show) (d. 2021) March 9. Del Close, American actor, improviser, writer and teacher (d. 1999) Joyce Van Patten, American actress
January 30 – Charlie Chaplin comedy drama film City Lights receives its public premiere at the Los Angeles Theater with Einstein as guest of honor. Contrary to the current trend in cinema, it is a silent film , but with a score by Chaplin.
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