December 30th
250 Notable deaths
Saddam Hussein
Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of iraq from 1979 to 2003.
Born April 28th, 1937 in Tikrit.
Died December 30th, 2006 at 69 years old in Camp Justice (hanging to death). [ref]
Grigori Rasputin
Russian mystic (1869–1916).
Born January 21st, 1869 in Pokrovskoye.
Died December 30th, 1916 at 47 years old in Saint Petersburg (drowning, gunshot wound).
José Rizal
Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896).
Born June 19th, 1861 in Calamba.
Died December 30th, 1896 at 35 years old in Manila (gunshot wound).
Barbara Walters
American broadcast journalist (1929–2022).
Born September 25th, 1929 in Boston.
Died December 30th, 2022 at 93 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Samuel Little
American serial killer.
Born June 7th, 1940 in Reynolds.
Died December 30th, 2020 at 80 years old in Lancaster. [ref]
Tom Wilkinson
English actor (1948–2023).
Born February 5th, 1948 in Leeds. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2023 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Dawn Wells
American actress (1938–2020).
Born October 18th, 1938 in Reno. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2020 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (COVID-19). [ref]
Sonny Liston
American boxer.
Born May 8th, 1932 in St. Francis County.
Died December 30th, 1970 at 38 years old in Las Vegas (drug overdose).
Vikram Sarabhai
Father of indian space programme (1919–1971).
Born August 12th, 1919 in Ahmedabad.
Died December 30th, 1971 at 52 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Bobby Farrell
Dutch dancer and singer (1949–2010).
Born October 6th, 1949 in San Nicolas.
Died December 30th, 2010 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tatiana Schlossberg
American journalist and author (1990–2025).
Born May 5th, 1990 in Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Died December 30th, 2025 at 35 years old (acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Vishnuvardhan
Indian actor (1950–2009).
Born September 18th, 1952 in Mysore.
Died December 30th, 2009 at 57 years old in Mysore (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Maureen Starkey Tigrett
Wife of ringo starr (1946–1994).
Born August 4th, 1946 in Liverpool.
Died December 30th, 1994 at 48 years old in Seattle (leukemia).
Khaleda Zia
Prime minister of bangladesh (1991–1996, 2001–2006).
Born August 15th, 1946 in Jalpaiguri.
Died December 30th, 2025 at 79 years old in Evercare Hospital Dhaka. [ref]
Artie Shaw
American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (1910-2004).
Born May 23rd, 1910 in New York City.
Died December 30th, 2004 at 94 years old in Thousand Oaks (diabetes). [ref]
Richard Rodgers
American composer of songs and broadway musicals (1902–1979).
Born June 28th, 1902 in Queens.
Died December 30th, 1979 at 77 years old in New York City.
Jack Nance
American actor (1943–1996).
Born December 21st, 1943 in Boston.
Died December 30th, 1996 at 53 years old in South Pasadena (hematoma).
Cindy Morgan
American actress (1954–2023).
Born September 29th, 1954 in Chicago.
Died December 30th, 2023 at 69 years old in Lake Worth Beach. [ref]
Anita Mui
Hong kong singer and actress (1963–2003).
Born October 10th, 1963 in Mong Kok.
Died December 30th, 2003 at 40 years old in Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital (cervix uterine cancer).
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
American actor (1954–2025).
Born September 13th, 1954 in South Bend.
Died December 30th, 2025 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
Alfred North Whitehead
English mathematician and philosopher (1861–1947).
Born February 15th, 1861 in Ramsgate.
Died December 30th, 1947 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Isamu Noguchi
Japanese-american artist and landscape architect (1904–1988).
Born November 17th, 1904 in Los Angeles.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 84 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Lew Ayres
American actor (1908–1996).
Born December 28th, 1908 in Minneapolis.
Died December 30th, 1996 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Candy Barr
American pornographic actress, stripper (1935-2005).
Died December 30th, 2005 at 70 years old in Victoria (pneumonia). [ref]
Luise Rainer
German-born actress (1910–2014).
Born January 12th, 1910 in Düsseldorf.
Died December 30th, 2014 at 104 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
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The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson