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December 30th
207 Notable deaths
Xu Shuzheng
Chinese warlord (1880–1925).
Born November 11th, 1880 in Xiao County.
Died December 30th, 1925 at 45 years old in Anci District.
Dmitri Ivanenko
Physicist.
Born July 29th, 1904 in Poltava.
Died December 30th, 1994 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Jean-Claude Forest
French comics author.
Born September 11th, 1930 in Le Perreux-sur-Marne.
Died December 30th, 1998 at 68 years old in Lagny-sur-Marne.
Luboš Kohoutek
Czech astronomer (1935–2023).
Born January 29th, 1935 in Zábřeh. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2023 at 88 years old in Bergedorf. [ref]
Nora Heysen
Australian painter (1911-2003).
Born January 11th, 1911 in Hahndorf. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2003 at 92 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Gottfried Michael Koenig
German-dutch composer, producer and director (1926-2021).
Born October 5th, 1926 in Magdeburg.
Died December 30th, 2021 at 95 years old in Culemborg. [ref]
Wolfgang de Beer
German footballer (1964–2024).
Born January 2nd, 1964 in Dinslaken.
Died December 30th, 2024 at 60 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
Katarina Taikon
Swedish romani writer-actor.
Born July 29th, 1932 in Almby parish. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1995 at 63 years old in Ytterhogdal. [ref]
Mihail Manoilescu
Romanian politician and economist (1891–1950).
Born December 9th, 1891 in Tecuci.
Died December 30th, 1950 at 59 years old in Sighetu Marmației.
Curt von François
German cartographer and commissioner of german southwest africa, founder of windhoek (1852-1931).
Born October 2nd, 1852 in Luxembourg.
Died December 30th, 1931 at 79 years old in Königs Wusterhausen.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 207
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi