October 30th
175 Notable deaths
Jafar al-Askari
3rd and 6th prime minister of iraq (1885–1936).
Born September 15th, 1885 in Baghdad.
Died October 30th, 1936 at 51 years old in Baghdad.
Žarko Knežević
Basketball player (1947-2020).
Born July 17th, 1947 in Podgorica.
Died October 30th, 2020 at 73 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Malcolm Spence
Jamaican sprinter (1936-2017).
Born January 2nd, 1936 in Kingston.
Died October 30th, 2017 at 81 years old in Boca Raton.
Erika Mahringer
Austrian female alpine skier (1924–2018).
Born November 16th, 1924 in Linz. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2018 at 93 years old in Mayrhofen (heart failure). [ref]
Gustav Krklec
Croatian poet.
Born June 23rd, 1899 in Karlovac. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1977 at 78 years old in Zagreb.
Pentti Nikula
Finnish pole vaulter.
Born February 3rd, 1939 in Somero. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2025 at 86 years old [ref]
Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt
German politician (1901–1986).
Born January 7th, 1901 in Frankfurt.
Died October 30th, 1986 at 85 years old in Frankfurt.
Iryna Vilde
Ukrainian writer.
Born May 5th, 1907 in Chernivtsi.
Died October 30th, 1982 at 75 years old in Lviv.
Paul Grégoire
Canadian catholic cardinal (1911–1993).
Born October 24th, 1911 in Verdun.
Died October 30th, 1993 at 82 years old in Montreal (stomach cancer).
Srđan Mrkušić
Serbian footballer (1915-2007).
Died October 30th, 2007 at 92 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 175
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks