Arthur Conan Doyle died on 7 July 1930 in Windlesham Manor, aged 71. A British writer and physician born in Edinburgh, Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, the consulting detective who first appeared in A Study in Scarlet in 1887. The character, partly inspired by one of his medical professors, proved so popular that he wrote dozens of stories and novels, including The Hound of the Baskervilles. In 1893 he killed Holmes off at the Reichenbach Falls, but public demand forced him to bring him back. He also wrote historical novels and the science-fiction adventure The Lost World, served as a doctor in the Boer War and was knighted in 1902. In his later years he became a committed advocate of spiritualism.
Before and after
- 14 May 1930Establishment of Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- 31 May 1930Birth of Clint Eastwood
- 6 June 1930Founding of International Federation of Film Critics
- 4 July 1930Origins of Nation of Islam
- 7 July 1930Death of Arthur Conan Doyle
- from 13 July 1930 to 30 July 1930The first FIFA World Cup is played in Uruguay
- 5 August 1930Birth of Neil Armstrong
- 25 August 1930Birth of Sean Connery
- 30 August 1930Birth of Warren Buffett
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