1930
From top to bottom, left to right: The Salt March, led by Mahatma Gandhi, begins as nonviolent civil disobedience against the British salt monopoly, inspiring the Indian independence movement; the 1930 FIFA World Cup in Uruguay inaugurates the world’s premier international football tournament, with the host nation defeating Argentina; Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto at Lowell Observatory, expanding knowledge of the solar system; the Revolution of 1930 overthrows Brazilian President Washington Luís, bringing Getúlio Vargas to power; the 1930 Argentine coup d'état deposes President Hipólito Yrigoyen, starting the "Infamous Decade"; and the Musha Incident sees the Seediq people rise against Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan, resulting in a brutal suppression.
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1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1930th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 930th year of the 2nd millennium, the 30th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1930s decade.