1930

History of the Doctor Who Universe

 * The Doctor learns magic tricks from Jasper Maskelyne ("The Ribos Operation").


 * The Doctor visits the planet Tigella, where he sees the Dodecahedron and befriends the planet's leader, Zastor. Zastor remembers the Doctor as one who "can see the strings that bind the Universe together, and mend them when they break ("Meglos")."


 * Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart is born ("Blood Heat," "No Future").


 * Arthur Conan Doyle dies.


 * June - "The English Way of Death"


 * October - "Storm Warning"


 * November - "Daleks in Manhattan" / "Evolution of the Daleks"

January

 * 1 - Mohammad Shamsi is born.
 * 4 - Iain Cuthbertson is born.
 * 24 - Terence Bayler, who played Yendom in "The Ark" and Major Barrington in "The War Games," is born in Wanganui, New Zealand.

February

 * 23 - Gerry Davis is born.

March

 * 3 - Shirley Cooklin is born.
 * 7 - Brian Hayles is born.

April

 * 7 - Andrew Sachs is born.
 * 11 - Ronald Fraser is born.
 * 18 - Angus Lennie is born.

May

 * 9 - Joan Sims is born.

June

 * 4 - Lisa Daniely is born.

July

 * 3 - Robert Robertson is born.
 * 18 - Burt Kwouk is born.
 * 30 - Alan Curtis is born.

August

 * 8 - Terry Nation is born.
 * 28 - Windsor Davies is born.
 * Clifford Earl, who played the station sergeant in "The Daleks' Master Plan" and Major Branwell in "The Invasion," is born in England.

September

 * 1 - Emrys James is born.
 * 24 - Angelo Muscat is born.

October

 * 24 - Brian Peck is born.

November

 * 14 - Michael Robbins, known for his portrayal of Richard Mace in The Visitation is born in London, England, UK.
 * 20 - Bernard Horsfall is born.

December

 * 16 - Ronald Allen is born.

Unknown date

 * Don Houghton is born.
 * Edward Kelsey is born.
 * Edward Brayshaw, who played Léon Colbert in "The Reign of Terror" and the War Chief in "The War Games," is born.
 * Alan Haywood, who played Hector in "The Myth Makers," is born.