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October 30th
175 Notable deaths
Bernard Slade
Canadian screenwriter (1930-2019).
Born May 2nd, 1930 in St. Catharines.
Died October 30th, 2019 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills (Lewy body dementia). [ref]
Conrad Richter
American novelist (1890–1968).
Born October 13th, 1890 in Pine Grove.
Died October 30th, 1968 at 78 years old in Pottsville.
Pedro Vargas
Mexican singer and actor (1906-1989).
Born April 29th, 1906 in San Miguel de Allende. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1989 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Jim Mollison
Scottish pioneer aviator.
Born April 19th, 1905 in Glasgow.
Died October 30th, 1959 at 54 years old in London.
Frank Wess
American saxophonist, flutist, composer and arranger.
Born January 4th, 1922 in Kansas City.
Died October 30th, 2013 at 91 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sinan Şamil Sam
Turkish boxer.
Born June 23rd, 1974 in Hamburg.
Died October 30th, 2015 at 41 years old in Istanbul (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Steve O'Rourke
Band manager and racecar driver (1940-2003).
Born October 1st, 1940 in Willesden.
Died October 30th, 2003 at 63 years old in Miami (stroke).
Anca Petrescu
Romanian architect and politician (1949-2013).
Born March 20th, 1949 in Sighișoara.
Died October 30th, 2013 at 64 years old in Bucharest (traffic collision). [ref]
Chu Berry
American musician (1908–1941).
Born September 13th, 1908 in Wheeling.
Died October 30th, 1941 at 33 years old in Conneaut (car collision).
Igor Kirillov
Soviet-russian radio announcer and television presenter (1932–2021).
Born September 14th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died October 30th, 2021 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 175
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