1930
| January | Astounding first published by Clayton under Harry Bates' editorship. |
| May | The first fanzine: The Comet begins publication. |
| September 27 | The First Feud: The Scienceers split in two and cease to function as an organized club |
| October 27 | Ilford Science Literary Circle founded in the UK |
| Fandom (Eofandom) starts in NYC |
Births and Deaths:
Agnes Harook - Ardath Mayhar - Arthur Conan Doyle - Bob Briggs - Cherry Wilder - D. G. Compton - Darko Suvin - Dean Dickensheet - Dick Ellington - Doll Gilliland - Doreen Parker Rogers - Edward D. Hoch - Erwin Scudla - Florence Russell - Fred Saberhagen - Gahan Wilson - Hal Shapiro - Ivor Rogers - J. G. Ballard - Jack Gaughan - Jim Warren - Joe Schaumburger - Larry Stewart - Lin Carter - Marion Zimmer Bradley - Norb Reinsel - Noreen Shaw - Paul Lehr - Robert Stallman - Roger Sims - Russ Woodman - Ruth Kyle - Stephen Fabian - Steven Schultheis - Tom Boardman - Walter Breen
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Miscellaneous:
Asia:
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Europe:
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US:
Agnes Harook - Ardath Mayhar - Astounding Science Fiction - Bob Briggs - Boys' Scientifiction Club - Cosmology - Dean Dickensheet - Dick Ellington - Doll Gilliland - Edward D. Hoch - Fantasy Fictioneer - Florence Russell - Fred Saberhagen - Gahan Wilson - Hal Shapiro - Ivor Rogers - Jack Gaughan - Jim Warren - Joe Schaumburger - Larry Stewart - Lin Carter - Marion Zimmer Bradley - Norb Reinsel - Noreen Shaw - Paul Lehr - Robert Stallman - Roger Sims - Russ Woodman - Ruth Kyle - Stephen Fabian - Steven Schultheis - The Asteroid - The Asteroid - The Planet - The Scienceers - Walter Breen - Which Was the First Club? - Wonder Stories Quarterly
Rest of the World:
| 1929 | 1930 | 1931 |
