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October 30th
227 Notable deaths
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, 1904 in Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende.
Died October 30th, 1989 at 85 years old in Mexico City.
Jim Mollison
Scottish pioneer aviator (1905–1959).
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 (1974–2015).
Born June 23rd, 1974 in Hamburg.
Died October 30th, 2015 at 41 years old in Istanbul (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Michael Palmer
American novelist (1942–2013).
Born October 9th, 1942 in Springfield.
Died October 30th, 2013 at 71 years old in New York City, Queens (stroke, myocardial infarction).
Steve O'Rourke
British band manager and racecar driver (1940-2003).
Born October 1st, 1940 in Willesden. [ref]
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]
Vladimir Petrovich Filatov
Russian ophthalmologist (1875-1956).
Born February 27th, 1875 in Mikhaylovka.
Died October 30th, 1956 at 81 years old in Odesa (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jan Myrdal
Swedish writer (1927–2020).
Born July 19th, 1927 in Stockholm.
Died October 30th, 2020 at 93 years old in Varberg. [ref]
Peter Dodds McCormick
Australian schoolteacher and songwriter (1834–1916).
Born January 28th, 1833 in Port Glasgow.
Died October 30th, 1916 at 83 years old in Sydney.
Jacques Doucet
French fashion designer and art collector (1853-1929).
Born February 19th, 1853 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1929 at 76 years old in Paris.
Beatrice Hastings
British writer (1879–1943).
Born January 27th, 1879 in London. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1943 at 64 years old in Worthing (asphyxia).
Nise da Silveira
Brazilian psychiatrist (1905-1999).
Born February 15th, 1905 in Maceió.
Died October 30th, 1999 at 94 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia).
Alan Davidson
Australian cricketer (1929–2021).
Born June 14th, 1929 in Lisarow. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2021 at 92 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Amina Okueva
Ukrainian surgeon and servicewoman, people's hero of ukraine.
Died October 30th, 2017 at 34 years old in Hlevakha.
Domhnall Ua Buachalla
Irish politician (1866-1963).
Born February 5th, 1866 in Maynooth.
Died October 30th, 1963 at 97 years old in Dublin.
Irakli Bagration of Mukhrani
Head of the royal house of georgia (1909–1977).
Born April 3rd, 1909 in Tbilisi.
Died October 30th, 1977 at 68 years old in Madrid.
Xian Xinghai
Chinese composer (1905–1945).
Born June 13th, 1905 in Macau.
Died October 30th, 1945 at 40 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Alfred Sauvy
Demographer, anthropologist and historian of the french economy (1898–1990).
Born October 31st, 1898 in Villeneuve-de-la-Raho.
Died October 30th, 1990 at 91 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ozaki Kōyō
Japanese writer (1868-1903).
Born January 10th, 1868 in Shiba.
Died October 30th, 1903 at 35 years old in Yokoteramachi (stomach cancer).
Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen
British army officer (1845-1932).
Born September 1st, 1845 in Wiltshire.
Died October 30th, 1932 at 87 years old in Corsham Court.
Clifford Berry
American computer scientist (1918–1963).
Born April 19th, 1918 in Gladbrook.
Died October 30th, 1963 at 45 years old in New York City.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 227
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin