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December 30th
194 Notable deaths
Yuli Daniel
Soviet writer and poet (1925-1988).
Born November 15th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Shinichi Hoshi
Japanese artist and writer (1926-1997).
Born September 6th, 1926 in Tokyo City.
Died December 30th, 1997 at 71 years old in Minato-ku.
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]
Danilo Dolci
Italian author, sociologist, social activist (1924-1997).
Born June 28th, 1924 in Sežana. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1997 at 73 years old in Trappeto (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Giuseppe Occhialini
Italian physicist, who contributed to the discovery of the pion or pi-meson decay.
Born December 5th, 1907 in Fossombrone.
Died December 30th, 1993 at 86 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Dmitri Ivanenko
Physicist.
Born July 29th, 1904 in Poltava.
Died December 30th, 1994 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Harry Kupfer
German opera director.
Born August 12th, 1935 in Berlin.
Died December 30th, 2019 at 84 years old in Berlin (disease). [ref]
Ion G. Duca
Romanian politician (1879-1933).
Born December 20th, 1879 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1933 at 54 years old in Sinaia.
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.
Prosper Grech
Maltese cardinal (1925-2019).
Born December 24th, 1925 in Birgu.
Died December 30th, 2019 at 94 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 194
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