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In the year 1930
334 Notable deaths
Gaetano Reina
Sicilian-born american gangster and founder of the lucchese crime family in new york city.
Born September 27th, 1889 in Corleone.
Died February 26th, 1930 at 40 years old in The Bronx (gunshot wound).
Prince Leopold of Bavaria
German general (1846-1930).
Born February 9th, 1846 in Munich.
Died September 28th, 1930 at 84 years old in Munich.
Peter Warlock
British composer and music critic (1894-1930).
Born October 30th, 1894 in Savoy Hotel.
Died December 17th, 1930 at 36 years old in London (coal gas poisoning).
Shyamji Krishna Varma
An indian revolutionary, lawyer and journalist who founded the indian home rule society, india house and the indian sociologist in london (1857-1930).
Born October 4th, 1857 in British Raj, Mandvi, Cutch State.
Died March 30th, 1930 at 72 years old in Switzerland, Geneva.
Eugen Goldstein
German physicist and the great science-history maker (1850-1930).
Born September 5th, 1850 in Gliwice.
Died December 26th, 1930 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Arthur Wharton
Ghanaian footballer (1865-1930).
Born October 28th, 1865 in Accra.
Died December 13th, 1930 at 65 years old in Edlington.
Mary Harrison McKee
Daughter of president benjamin harrison (1858-1930).
Born April 3rd, 1858 in Indianapolis.
Died October 28th, 1930 at 72 years old in Indianapolis.
Frank P. Ramsey
British mathematician, philosopher, and economist (1903–1930).
Born February 22nd, 1903 in Cambridge.
Died January 19th, 1930 at 26 years old in London (liver disease).
F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead
British politician (1872–1930).
Born July 12th, 1872 in Birkenhead.
Died September 30th, 1930 at 58 years old in London.
Herbert Henry Dow
Canadian american chemical industrialist (1866–1930).
Born February 26th, 1866 in Ontario.
Died October 16th, 1930 at 64 years old in Midland (liver cirrhosis).
Edward Stratemeyer
American book packager, publisher and writer (1862–1930).
Born October 4th, 1862 in Elizabeth.
Died May 10th, 1930 at 67 years old in Newark.
William Archibald Spooner
British priest known for his spoonerisms (1844-1930).
Born July 22nd, 1844 in London.
Died August 29th, 1930 at 86 years old
Waldemar Haffkine
Bacteriologist (1856–1930).
Born March 15th, 1856 in Berdiansk. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1930 at 74 years old in Lausanne.
Mary Whiton Calkins
American philosopher and psychologist (1863–1930).
Born March 30th, 1863 in Hartford.
Died February 26th, 1930 at 66 years old in Newton (cancer).
Luigi Facta
Italian politician (1861-1930).
Born September 13th, 1861 in Pinerolo.
Died November 5th, 1930 at 69 years old in Pinerolo.
Adolf Wölfli
Swiss painter (1864-1930).
Born February 29th, 1864 in Bowil.
Died November 30th, 1930 at 66 years old in Bern.
José Carlos Mariátegui
Peruvian writer and academic (1894–1930).
Born June 14th, 1895 in Moquegua.
Died April 16th, 1930 at 34 years old in Lima.
Wilfrid Voynich
Polish revolutionary, antiquarian, bibliophile, historian and eponym of voynich manuscript (1865-1930).
Born November 12th, 1865 in Telšiai.
Died March 19th, 1930 at 64 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Siegfried Wagner
German opera producer and composer, son of richard wagner and cosima liszt.
Born June 6th, 1869 in Tribschen. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1930 at 61 years old in Bayreuth. [ref]
Valeriano Weyler
Spanish general (1838-1930).
Born September 17th, 1838 in Palma. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1930 at 92 years old in Madrid. [ref]
James K. Vardaman
American politician (1861–1930).
Born July 26th, 1861 in Jackson County.
Died June 25th, 1930 at 68 years old in Birmingham.
Harvey Washington Wiley
American chemist (1844–1930).
Born October 18th, 1844 in Kent.
Died June 30th, 1930 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
Horace Smith-Dorrien
British soldier (1858–1930).
Born May 26th, 1858 in Berkhamsted.
Died August 12th, 1930 at 72 years old in Chippenham (traffic collision).
Robert Bridges
British writer (1844-1930).
Born October 23rd, 1844 in Kent.
Died April 21st, 1930 at 85 years old in Oxford.
Giulio Douhet
Italian general (1869–1930).
Born May 30th, 1869 in Caserta. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1930 at 60 years old in Rome. [ref]
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