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December 30th
207 Notable deaths
Rowland S. Howard
Australian musician and songwriter (1959–2009).
Born October 24th, 1959 in Melbourne.
Died December 30th, 2009 at 50 years old in Melbourne (liver cancer). [ref]
Syd Mead
American concept artist (1933-2019).
Born July 18th, 1933 in Saint Paul.
Died December 30th, 2019 at 86 years old in Pasadena (lymphoma). [ref]
Carl Woese
American microbiologist.
Born July 15th, 1928 in Syracuse.
Died December 30th, 2012 at 84 years old in Urbana (pancreatic cancer).
Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Busaidi
Sultan of zanzibar (1929–2024).
Born September 16th, 1929 in Zanzibar Islands.
Died December 30th, 2024 at 95 years old in Muscat. [ref]
Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s (1929–1967).
Born November 8th, 1929 in New York City.
Died December 30th, 1967 at 38 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease).
Mohamed M. Atalla
Electrical engineer and "father of the pin".
Born August 4th, 1924 in Port Said.
Died December 30th, 2009 at 85 years old in Atherton.
Bernie Hamilton
Actor (1928-2008).
Born June 12th, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died December 30th, 2008 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Vincent Massey
Governor general of canada (1887-1967).
Born February 20th, 1887 in Toronto.
Died December 30th, 1967 at 80 years old in London.
Dorothy Comingore
American actress (1913-1971).
Born August 24th, 1913 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1971 at 58 years old in Stonington. [ref]
Fraser Stoddart
Scottish chemist and nobel laureate in 2016 for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.
Born May 24th, 1942 in Edinburgh.
Died December 30th, 2024 at 82 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
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