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January 30th
241 Notable deaths
Gottlieb Haberlandt
Austrian botanist (1854-1945).
Born November 28th, 1854 in Magyaróvár.
Died January 30th, 1945 at 90 years old in Berlin.
Gamal al-Banna
Egyptian writer and trade unionist (1920-2013).
Born December 15th, 1920 in Mahmoudiyah.
Died January 30th, 2013 at 92 years old in Cairo (pneumonitis). [ref]
Nigel De Brulier
English actor (1877-1948).
Born August 8th, 1877 in Bristol.
Died January 30th, 1948 at 70 years old in Los Angeles.
Boris Blacher
German composer (1903-1975).
Born January 19th, 1906 in Yingkou.
Died January 30th, 1975 at 69 years old in Berlin.
J. S. Fletcher
British journalist and author (1863-1935).
Born February 7th, 1863 in Halifax.
Died January 30th, 1935 at 71 years old in Dorking.
Christa Lang
German actress.
Born December 23rd, 1943 in Winterberg.
Died January 30th, 2026 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Herbert L. Clarke
American conductor (1867-1945).
Born September 12th, 1867 in Woburn.
Died January 30th, 1945 at 77 years old in Long Beach.
William Edward Barclay
English football manager (1857-1917).
Born June 14th, 1857 in Dublin.
Died January 30th, 1917 at 59 years old in Liverpool (exsanguination).
Chava Rosenfarb
Holocaust survivor and jewish-canadian author.
Born February 9th, 1923 in Łódź. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2011 at 87 years old in Lethbridge.
Malcolm Keen
British actor (1887-1970).
Born August 8th, 1887 in Bristol.
Died January 30th, 1970 at 82 years old in London.
Robert Sherard
British writer (1861–1943).
Born December 3rd, 1861 in England.
Died January 30th, 1943 at 81 years old
Wordsworth Donisthorpe
Anarchist and inventor (1847–1914).
Born March 24th, 1847 in Leeds.
Died January 30th, 1914 at 66 years old in England, Shottermill (heart failure).
Grigory Gagarin
Russian artist (1810-1893).
Born May 11th, 1810 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 30th, 1893 at 82 years old in Châtellerault.
Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff
German general and knight's cross recipients (1893–1946).
Born April 25th, 1893 in Kamenz.
Died January 30th, 1946 at 52 years old in Minsk (hanging to death).
Mutien-Marie Wiaux
Belgian christian brother, educator and saint (1841–1917).
Born March 20th, 1841 in Mellet. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1917 at 75 years old in Malonne. [ref]
Roger Holeindre
French resistance fighter, soldier and politician, cofounder of the national front.
Born March 21st, 1929 in Corrano.
Died January 30th, 2020 at 90 years old in Vaucresson (infarction). [ref]
Isser Be'eri
Director of the haganah intelligence service, israel (1901–1958).
Born January 30th, 1901 in Będzin.
Died January 30th, 1958 at 57 years old in Israel (myocardial infarction).
Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens
Belgian musician (1823–1881).
Born January 3rd, 1823 in Westerlo.
Died January 30th, 1881 at 58 years old in Zemst.
Hajime Kawakami
Japanese economist, activist and writer (1879–1946).
Born October 20th, 1879 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died January 30th, 1946 at 66 years old in Sakyō-ku.
Robert Bentley Todd
Irish physician (1809–1860).
Born April 9th, 1809 in Dublin.
Died January 30th, 1860 at 50 years old in London.
Piero Gamba
Italian musician.
Born September 16th, 1937 in Rome.
Died January 30th, 2022 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Vidya Bal
Indian writer (1937–2020).
Born January 12th, 1937.
Died January 30th, 2020 at 83 years old in Pune.
Anna Maria Hall
Irish novelist (1800-1881).
Born January 6th, 1800 in Dublin. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1881 at 81 years old in Molesey. [ref]
Peter Mikkelsen
Danish football referee (1960-2019).
Born May 1st, 1960 in Copenhagen.
Died January 30th, 2019 at 58 years old (cancer). [ref]
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld