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October 30th
175 Notable deaths
Robert Lansing
American politician (1864-1928).
Born October 17th, 1864 in Watertown.
Died October 30th, 1928 at 64 years old in New York City.
Mesut Yılmaz
Prime minister of turkey (1947-2020).
Born November 6th, 1947 in Istanbul.
Died October 30th, 2020 at 72 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). [ref]
Juan Antonio Bardem
Spanish film director and screenwriter.
Born June 2nd, 1922 in Madrid. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2002 at 80 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
María Irene Fornés
American playwright and writer (1930-2018).
Born May 14th, 1930 in Havana.
Died October 30th, 2018 at 88 years old in Manhattan (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Kim Nam-chun
South korean footballer.
Born April 19th, 1989 in Incheon.
Died October 30th, 2020 at 31 years old in Seoul. [ref]
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
German physicist (1887-1975).
Born July 22nd, 1887 in Hamburg.
Died October 30th, 1975 at 88 years old in East Berlin.
Maurice Costello
American actor and film director (1877-1950).
Born February 22nd, 1877 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 30th, 1950 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Sangharakshita
British philosopher.
Born August 26th, 1925 in Tooting.
Died October 30th, 2018 at 93 years old in Hereford (pneumonia, sepsis).
George Hickenlooper
American film director (1963-2010).
Born May 25th, 1963 in St. Louis.
Died October 30th, 2010 at 47 years old in Denver (drug overdose). [ref]
Judy Martz
American speed skater and politician.
Born July 28th, 1943 in Big Timber. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2017 at 74 years old in Butte (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk