The following events occurred in the 1930s:

Events

• Early 1930s: The Pure-Blood Directory is published by an anonmyous author (presumed to be Cantankerus Nott).^[1]
• 1931: Puddlemere United plays a match against the Ballycastle Bats. Puddlemere Chaser Joscelind Wadcock scores the highest number of goals of any Chaser in the 20th century during this match.^[2]
• 1932: The Ilfracombe Incident occurs.^[3]
• 1932: The Vratsa Vultures are defeated by the Appleby Arrows in a sixteen-hour match, considered by many Arrow fans to be their finest hour.^{[citation needed]}
• 1933: Arthur Osborn writes Shrubs & Trees for the Garden (published by Ward Lock & Co.)
• 1934: McSpratts is established.^{[citation needed]}
• 1935: The first Atlantic broom crossing by Jocunda Sykes.^{[citation needed]}
• 1938: Tom Marvolo Riddle starts at Hogwarts and is sorted into Slytherin house.^{[citation needed]}
• 1938: The Comet Trading Company release the Comet 180.^[4]
• 1939: The Muggle world becomes engaged in the Second World War.^{[citation needed]}

Births

• 15 May, 1931 or 1941: Pomona Sprout^[5][6]
• 1932: Erica Stainwright^{[citation needed]}
• 1935: Bertie Bott^{[citation needed]}
• 4 October, 1935: Minerva McGonagall^[6]
• 1936: Hambledon Quince^{[citation needed]}
• 1937: Caractacus Phelps^{[citation needed]}
• 1938: Cygnus Black III to Pollux Black and Irma Crabbe^[7]
• 1939: Lucy Evans^[8]

Deaths

• 1931: Elladora Black^[7]
• 1932: Oswald Beamish^{[citation needed]}
• 10 February, 1932: Edgar Wallace.

Behind the scenes

• 1 October, 1930 - Richard Harris, who plays Dumbledore in the first and second film, is born.^[9]
• 28 December 1934 - Maggie Smith, who plays Minerva McGonagall in the films is born.^[10]

See also

• Dating conventions

External links

• 1930s on Wikipedia

Notes and references