Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
October 30th
227 Notable deaths
Arthur Moreira Lima
Brazilian musician (1940–2024).
Born July 16th, 1940 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 30th, 2024 at 84 years old in Santa Catarina (colon cancer). [ref]
Heinrich Ritter von Gontermann
German flying ace (1896–1917).
Born February 25th, 1896 in Siegen.
Died October 30th, 1917 at 21 years old in Marle (aircraft crash).
Stephen Bekassy
Hungarian actor (1907-1995).
Born February 10th, 1907 in Nyíregyháza.
Died October 30th, 1995 at 88 years old in Budapest.
María Teresa Ferrari
Argentinian educator, physician and activist for women's rights (1887–1956).
Born October 11th, 1887 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 30th, 1956 at 69 years old in Buenos Aires.
Alfred Landé
American physicist (1888-1976).
Born December 13th, 1888 in Elberfeld.
Died October 30th, 1976 at 87 years old in Columbus.
Dora Kallmus
Austrian photographer (1881-1963).
Born March 20th, 1881 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1963 at 82 years old in Frohnleiten. [ref]
Leonid Kreutzer
German musician (1884–1953).
Born March 13th, 1884 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 30th, 1953 at 69 years old in Tokyo.
John Campbell Merriam
American paleontologist (1869–1945).
Born October 20th, 1869 in Hopkinton.
Died October 30th, 1945 at 76 years old in Oakland.
Élie Faure
French art historian and essayist (1873-1937).
Born April 4th, 1873 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.
Died October 30th, 1937 at 64 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Wallace MacDonald
Canadian actor and film producer (1891-1978).
Born May 5th, 1891 in Mulgrave. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1978 at 87 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Qeysar Aminpour
Iranian poet.
Born April 23rd, 1959 in Shushtar.
Died October 30th, 2007 at 48 years old in Tehran.
Charles Despiau
French sculptor (1874-1946).
Born November 4th, 1874 in Mont-de-Marsan.
Died October 30th, 1946 at 71 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Harold MacGrath
American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter (1871–1932).
Born September 4th, 1871 in Syracuse.
Died October 30th, 1932 at 61 years old in Syracuse.
Junji Kinoshita
Japanese writer (1914–2006).
Born August 2nd, 1914 in Tokyo.
Died October 30th, 2006 at 92 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Andrés Mazali
Uruguayan footballer (1902–1975).
Born July 22nd, 1902 in Guruyú.
Died October 30th, 1975 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
Georg Alexander
German actor (1888–1945).
Born April 3rd, 1888 in Hanover.
Died October 30th, 1945 at 57 years old in Berlin.
Heinrich Danckelmann
Luftwaffe admiral.
Born August 2nd, 1887 in Hardehausen Abbey.
Died October 30th, 1947 at 60 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).
Ferdynand Ruszczyc
Polish artist (1870-1936).
Born December 10th, 1870 in Bahdanava.
Died October 30th, 1936 at 65 years old in Bahdanava.
Valentin Bubukin
Russian footballer (1933-2008).
Born April 23rd, 1933 in Moscow.
Died October 30th, 2008 at 75 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Yakov Polonsky
Russian writer (1819–1898).
Born December 6th, 1819 in Ryazan.
Died October 30th, 1898 at 78 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Erik Clausen
Danish actor, film director, screenwriter.
Born March 7th, 1942 in Copenhagen.
Died October 30th, 2024 at 82 years old in Enghave Plads (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Abbas Zandi
Iranian wrestler.
Born June 3rd, 1930 in Tehran. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2017 at 87 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Francisco Rodrigues
Brazilian footballer and manager (1925-1988).
Born June 27th, 1925 in São Paulo.
Died October 30th, 1988 at 63 years old in São Paulo.
Davyd Cherkaskyi
Soviet and ukrainian animation director, screenwriter, animator (1931–2018).
Born August 23rd, 1932 in Shpola.
Died October 30th, 2018 at 86 years old in Kyiv (stroke). [ref]
Pauli Jørgensen
Danish footballer (1905-1993).
Born December 4th, 1905 in Frederiksberg.
Died October 30th, 1993 at 87 years old in Frederiksberg.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 227
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder