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October 30th
164 Notable deaths
Sinan Şamil Sam
Turkish boxer.
Born June 23rd, 1974 in Hamburg.
Died October 30th, 2015 at 41 years old in Istanbul (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Vladimir Filatov
Russian ophthalmologist (1875-1956).
Born February 27th, 1875 in Mikhaylovka.
Died October 30th, 1956 at 81 years old in Odesa (cerebral hemorrhage).
Chu Berry
American musician.
Born September 13th, 1908 in Wheeling. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1941 at 33 years old in Conneaut (car collision). [ref]
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger (1922-2013).
Born January 4th, 1922 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2013 at 91 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [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).
Jan Myrdal
Swedish writer (1927–2020).
Born July 19th, 1927 in Stockholm.
Died October 30th, 2020 at 93 years old in Varberg. [ref]
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).
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]
Beatrice Hastings
British writer.
Born January 27th, 1879 in London. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1943 at 64 years old in Worthing (asphyxia).
Avel Enukidze
Soviet politician (1877-1937).
Born May 19th, 1877 in Kutaisi Governorate.
Died October 30th, 1937 at 60 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 164
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