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In the year 1930

258 Notable deaths

J. E. Casely Hayford

Ghanaian politician (1866-1930).

Born September 29th, 1866 in Cape Coast.

Died August 11th, 1930 at 63 years old in Accra.

Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera

Infante of spain, fourth duke of galliera (1866–1930).

Born February 23rd, 1866 in Seville.

Died December 24th, 1930 at 64 years old in Paris.

Guglielmo Plüschow

German photographer (1852-1930).

Born August 18th, 1852 in Wismar. [ref]

Died January 3rd, 1930 at 77 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Alexander Kutepov

Russian politician and general (1882-1930).

Born September 28th, 1882 in Cherepovets.

Died January 26th, 1930 at 47 years old in Moscow.

Elmer Ambrose Sperry

American mechanical engineer (1860–1930).

Born October 12th, 1860 in Cincinnatus.

Died June 16th, 1930 at 69 years old in Brooklyn.

Michele Bianchi

Italian revolutionary syndicalist leader (1883-1930).

Born July 22nd, 1883 in Belmonte Calabro.

Died February 3rd, 1930 at 46 years old in Rome.

Pierina Legnani

Italian ballerina (1863-1930).

Born September 30th, 1863 in Milan.

Died November 15th, 1930 at 67 years old in Milan.

Jules Pascin

French painter (1885-1930).

Born March 31st, 1885 in Vidin. [ref]

Died June 20th, 1930 at 45 years old in Paris (hanging). [ref]

Henry Segrave

Racecar driver (1896–1930).

Born September 22nd, 1896 in Baltimore.

Died June 13th, 1930 at 33 years old in Windermere (traffic collision).

Joseph Wright

British linguist (1855–1930).

Born October 31st, 1855 in Idle.

Died February 27th, 1930 at 74 years old in Oxford.

Christiaan Eijkman

Dutch physician.

Born August 11th, 1858 in Nijkerk. [ref]

Died November 5th, 1930 at 72 years old in Utrecht. [ref]

James D. Phelan

American politician, united states senator (1861–1930).

Born April 20th, 1861 in San Francisco.

Died August 7th, 1930 at 69 years old in Saratoga.

Tasker H. Bliss

8th chief of staff of the united states army (1917-1918).

Born December 31st, 1853 in Lewisburg.

Died November 9th, 1930 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..

Herbert Croly

American political writer (1869–1930).

Born January 23rd, 1869 in New York City.

Died May 17th, 1930 at 61 years old

Tan Yankai

Chinese politician (1880-1930).

Born January 25th, 1880 in Zhuzhou.

Died September 22nd, 1930 at 50 years old in Nan-ching (cerebral hemorrhage).

Edward Angle

American dentist.

Born June 1st, 1855 in Pennsylvania.

Died August 11th, 1930 at 75 years old in Pasadena.

Otto Mueller

German painter and printmaker of the expressionist movement (1874–1930).

Born October 16th, 1874 in Lubawka.

Died September 24th, 1930 at 55 years old in Wrocław, Oborniki.

Vladimir Arsenyev

Russian and soviet explorer, ethnographer and writer (1872-1930).

Born September 10th, 1872 in Saint Petersburg.

Died September 4th, 1930 at 57 years old in Vladivostok (bronchopneumonia).

Mona Rudao

Taiwanese chief of seedeq tribu (1880-1930).

Born May 21st, 1880 in Musha.

Died November 5th, 1930 at 50 years old in Musha.

Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

American novelist, short story writer, poet, children's author (1852-1930).

Born October 31st, 1852 in Randolph.

Died March 13th, 1930 at 77 years old in Metuchen.

Joseph Ward

New zealand politician (1856–1930).

Born April 26th, 1856 in Melbourne.

Died July 8th, 1930 at 74 years old in Wellington.

Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett

British politician (1868-1930).

Born October 23rd, 1868 in Farnworth.

Died December 27th, 1930 at 62 years old in London.

Thomas Walker Arnold

British orientalist and historian (1864–1930).

Born April 19th, 1864 in Devonport.

Died June 9th, 1930 at 66 years old in London.

Christopher Wood

English painter (1901-1930).

Born April 7th, 1901 in Knowsley.

Died August 21st, 1930 at 29 years old in Salisbury.

Emil Krebs

German polyglot and sinologist (1867–1930).

Born November 15th, 1867 in Świebodzice.

Died March 31st, 1930 at 62 years old in Berlin.

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