Born in 1930
Turns 96 in 2026
Gifts for someone born in 1930
1930 Front PageTheir name. The news from their year.Unframed from $50.50Add their name
Their birth chartThe sky as astrology reads it, cast for one birth.Unframed from $50.50
The Years We Were BornThe whole family, together in years.Unframed from $50.50
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Front Page: Australia edition. The year is filled in; add their name in the editor. “Your name” is a placeholder. Light news is selected. A new keepsake, not an original newspaper.
BACK TO 1930 · Australia
A little history to go with their gift.
Mahatma Gandhi’s Salt March challenged British rule in India, Uruguay won the first FIFA World Cup, and physicist C. V. Raman received the Nobel Prize. The year joined civil resistance with milestones in sport and science.
What happened in 1930?
Uruguay hosts the first World Cup
The first FIFA World Cup took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930, creating the international tournament that would define football’s global calendar.
C V Raman wins the Physics Nobel
In Stockholm, C V Raman received the 1930 Physics Nobel for his research on light scattering.
Uruguay Wins The First World Cup
Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 in Montevideo to win the first FIFA World Cup in 1930.
Firsts and new ideas
Clyde Tombaugh finds Planet X
At Lowell Observatory in Arizona, Clyde Tombaugh found the object then called Planet X on February 18, 1930. It was later named Pluto.
Frank Whittle files a turbojet patent
Frank Whittle filed a British patent application in 1930 for an aircraft propulsion system using a turbine and jet exhaust.
Science Museum Group Collection · UK patent record hosted by Google Patents
Number ones and music in 1930
Chart positions belong to the country and chart named in each record.
A song moves from stage to record
Body and Soul appeared in Three's a Crowd and on multiple recordings.
Falling in Love Again becomes a film signature
Marlene Dietrich performed Falling in Love Again in The Blue Angel in 1930, making the song a defining part of her screen persona.
Prices and everyday money in 1930
Australia figures in the money of the time. Units and sources matter: these are not today's prices.
| Item or measure | Then | Unit and source |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary domestic letter postage | 2d | per letter State Library Victoria |
| Adult male basic minimum wage, Perth metropolitan area (Western Australia) | £4 6s 0d per week | per week Western Australian Industrial Gazette, Industrial Court of Western Australia |
| Domestic postcard postage | 1½d | per postcard Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, Philately from Australia |
| Domestic lettercard postage | 2d | per lettercard Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, Philately from Australia |
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