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November 30th
211 Notable deaths
Adolf Heusinger
German general.
Born August 4th, 1897 in Holzminden. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1982 at 85 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Ernst Lubitsch
German-american actor and film director (1892–1947).
Born January 29th, 1892 in Berlin. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1947 at 55 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kathy Acker
American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (1947–1997).
Born April 18th, 1947 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1997 at 50 years old in Tijuana (cancer, breast cancer). [ref]
Benegal Narsing Rau
Indian civil servant and jurist (1887-1953).
Born February 26th, 1887 in Mangaluru.
Died November 30th, 1953 at 66 years old in Zurich.
Wilhelm Furtwängler
German conductor and composer (1886–1954).
Born January 25th, 1886 in Schöneberg.
Died November 30th, 1954 at 68 years old in Baden-Baden (pneumonia).
Billy Bonds
English footballer (1946–2025).
Born September 17th, 1946 in Woolwich.
Died November 30th, 2025 at 79 years old [ref]
Joyce Grenfell
British comedian, singer, actress (1910-1979).
Born February 10th, 1910 in Knightsbridge.
Died November 30th, 1979 at 69 years old in Chelsea (cancer).
Lucian Pulvermacher
Pope.
Born April 20th, 1918 in Wisconsin.
Died November 30th, 2009 at 91 years old in Springdale.
Ray Kennedy
English footballer.
Born July 28th, 1951 in Northumberland.
Died November 30th, 2021 at 70 years old (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Terence Rattigan
British playwright, screenwriter (1911-1977).
Born June 10th, 1911 in London. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1977 at 66 years old in Hamilton (bone cancer). [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 211
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