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October 30th
227 Notable deaths
Juan Antonio Bardem
Spanish film director and screenwriter (1922–2002).
Born June 2nd, 1922 in Madrid.
Died October 30th, 2002 at 80 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
Phyllis Love
American actress (1925–2011).
Born December 21st, 1925 in Des Moines.
Died October 30th, 2011 at 85 years old in Menifee. [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.
Serizawa Kamo
Samurai (1826-1863).
Born September 2nd, 1826 in Mito.
Died October 30th, 1863 at 37 years old in Shimabara (assassination).
Sangharakshita
Founder of the friends of the western buddhist order (1925–2018).
Born August 26th, 1925 in Tooting.
Died October 30th, 2018 at 93 years old in Hereford (sepsis, pneumonia).
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 (1943–2017).
Born July 28th, 1943 in Big Timber. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2017 at 74 years old in Butte (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Kurt Gerron
German jewish film actor, director and singer murdered at auschwitz (1897-1944).
Born May 11th, 1897 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1944 at 47 years old in Auschwitz, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Emmerich Kálmán
Hungarian-born composer of operettas (1882–1953).
Born October 24th, 1882 in Siófok.
Died October 30th, 1953 at 71 years old in Paris.
Harry Mulisch
Dutch writer (1927–2010).
Born July 29th, 1927 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2010 at 83 years old in Amsterdam (cancer). [ref]
Lebbeus Woods
American architect (1940-2012).
Born May 31st, 1940 in Michigan, Lansing. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2012 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
Al Lopez
American major league baseball players, catcher, major league baseball managers, baseball hall of fame member (1908-2005).
Born August 20th, 1908 in Florida.
Died October 30th, 2005 at 97 years old in Tampa.
Ricardo Blume
Peruvian actor (1933-2020).
Born August 16th, 1933 in Lima.
Died October 30th, 2020 at 87 years old in Santiago de Querétaro (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Amfilohije Radović
Montenegrin bishop (1938-2020).
Born January 7th, 1938 in Bare.
Died October 30th, 2020 at 82 years old in Podgorica (COVID-19). [ref]
Lorado Taft
American sculptor and writer (1860–1936).
Born April 29th, 1860 in Elmwood.
Died October 30th, 1936 at 76 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Peggy Ryan
American actress and dancer (1924-2004).
Born August 28th, 1924 in Long Beach.
Died October 30th, 2004 at 80 years old in Las Vegas (stroke). [ref]
Pío Baroja
Spanish writer (1872-1956).
Born December 28th, 1872 in San Sebastián.
Died October 30th, 1956 at 83 years old in Madrid (cardiovascular disease).
Rose Macaulay
English novelist and writer (1881–1958).
Born August 1st, 1881 in Rugby.
Died October 30th, 1958 at 77 years old in Greater London.
John Albion Andrew
Massachusetts governor during the civil war (1818-1867).
Born May 31st, 1818 in Windham. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1867 at 49 years old in Boston (stroke). [ref]
Karl Bodmer
Swiss-french artist (1809–1893).
Born February 11th, 1809 in Zurich. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1893 at 84 years old in Paris.
Julien Duvivier
French film director (1896–1967).
Born October 3rd, 1896 in Lille.
Died October 30th, 1967 at 71 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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]
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris