October 30th
227 Notable deaths
Boris Verlinsky
Soviet chess player (1888–1950).
Born January 8th, 1888 in Bakhmut.
Died October 30th, 1950 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Paul Ladmirault
French composer (1877–1944).
Born December 8th, 1877 in Nantes.
Died October 30th, 1944 at 66 years old in Camoël.
Maigonis Valdmanis
Soviet basketball player (1933–1999).
Born September 8th, 1933 in Riga.
Died October 30th, 1999 at 66 years old in Roja.
František Veselý
Czech footballer (1943-2009).
Born December 7th, 1943 in Prague.
Died October 30th, 2009 at 65 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ivan Akulov
Soviet politician (1888–1937).
Born April 24th, 1888 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 30th, 1937 at 49 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Đorđe Krstić
Serbian artist (1851-1907).
Born April 19th, 1851 in Kanjiža.
Died October 30th, 1907 at 56 years old in Belgrade.
Gustav Merkel
German musician (1827-1885).
Born November 12th, 1827 in Oderwitz.
Died October 30th, 1885 at 57 years old in Dresden.
Lydia Zinovieva-Annibal
Russian writer and dramatist (1865–1907).
Born March 1st, 1866 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1907 at 41 years old in Mogilev Governorate (infectious disease). [ref]
George Bonhag
Athlete (1882–1960).
Born January 31st, 1882 in Boston.
Died October 30th, 1960 at 78 years old in The Bronx.
Ernst Stadler
German poet (1883–1914).
Born August 11th, 1883 in Colmar.
Died October 30th, 1914 at 31 years old in Ypres.
Maria Matray
German actress (1907–1993).
Born July 14th, 1907 in Niederschönhausen.
Died October 30th, 1993 at 86 years old in Munich.
Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre
French botanist (1833-1905).
Born October 21st, 1833 in Champ Borne.
Died October 30th, 1905 at 72 years old in Paris.
Mathieu Crickboom
Belgian violinist (1871–1947).
Born March 2nd, 1871 in Hodimont.
Died October 30th, 1947 at 76 years old in Ixelles.
Josiah Latimer Clark
British electrical engineer (1822–1898).
Born March 10th, 1822 in Marlow.
Died October 30th, 1898 at 76 years old in London.
Alexei Korzukhin
Russian artist (1835-1894).
Born March 23rd, 1835 in Uktussky plant.
Died October 30th, 1894 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jonas Kubilius
Lithuanian mathematician (1921-2011).
Born July 27th, 1921 in Fermos.
Died October 30th, 2011 at 90 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Jan Skácel
Czech poet (1922–1989).
Born February 7th, 1922 in Vnorovy. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1993 at 71 years old in Brno. [ref]
Jafar al-Askari
3rd and 6th prime minister of iraq (1885–1936).
Born September 15th, 1885 in Baghdad.
Died October 30th, 1936 at 51 years old in Baghdad.
Žarko Knežević
Basketball player (1947-2020).
Born July 17th, 1947 in Podgorica.
Died October 30th, 2020 at 73 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Robert Thomas Moore
American ornithologist (1882–1958).
Born June 24th, 1882 in Haddonfield. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1958 at 76 years old in La Cañada Flintridge. [ref]
Malcolm Spence
Jamaican sprinter (1936-2017).
Born January 2nd, 1936 in Kingston.
Died October 30th, 2017 at 81 years old in Boca Raton.
Erika Mahringer
Austrian female alpine skier (1924–2018).
Born November 16th, 1924 in Linz. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2018 at 93 years old in Mayrhofen (heart failure). [ref]
Gustav Krklec
Croatian poet (1899–1977).
Born June 23rd, 1899 in Karlovac.
Died October 30th, 1977 at 78 years old in Zagreb.
Pentti Nikula
Finnish pole vaulter.
Born February 3rd, 1939 in Somero. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2025 at 86 years old [ref]
Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt
German politician (1901–1986).
Born January 7th, 1901 in Frankfurt.
Died October 30th, 1986 at 85 years old in Frankfurt.
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling