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December 30th
251 Notable deaths
Lawrence McCormick
Ice hockey player (1890-1961).
Born July 12th, 1890 in Buckingham.
Died December 30th, 1961 at 71 years old in Hyannis.
Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz
German pharmacist (1804-1876).
Born January 3rd, 1804 in Zweibrücken.
Died December 30th, 1876 at 72 years old in Wissembourg.
Axel Danielsson
Swedish politician (1863-1899).
Born December 15th, 1863 in Stavnäs church parish.
Died December 30th, 1899 at 36 years old in Elsterberg.
Oreste Giorgi
Catholic cardinal (1856–1924).
Born May 19th, 1856 in Valmontone.
Died December 30th, 1924 at 68 years old in Rome.
Gaston Aumoitte
French croquet player (1884–1957).
Born December 19th, 1884 in Hanoi.
Died December 30th, 1957 at 73 years old in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.
Gaztelu
Spanish association football player.
Born August 23rd, 1946 in Bergara.
Died December 30th, 2020 at 74 years old in Bergara. [ref]
Adelardo López de Ayala y Herrera
Spanish writer and politician (1828-1879).
Born May 1st, 1828 in Guadalcanal.
Died December 30th, 1879 at 51 years old in Madrid.
Joseph Jackson
American sports shooter.
Born September 23rd, 1880 in St. Louis.
Died December 30th, 1960 at 80 years old
Jules Pappaert
Belgian footballer (1905-1945).
Born November 5th, 1905 in Saint-Gilles.
Died December 30th, 1945 at 40 years old
Käthe Hoffmann
German teacher and botanist (1883–1960).
Born August 1st, 1883 in Wrocław.
Died December 30th, 1960 at 77 years old in Lichtenrade.
David Helliwell
Canadian rower.
Born July 26th, 1935 in Vancouver.
Died December 30th, 1993 at 58 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Yevgeny Fyodorov
Soviet geophysicist, hero of the soviet union (1910–1981).
Born April 10th, 1910 in Bender.
Died December 30th, 1981 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Anton Rom
German rower (1909–1994).
Born March 10th, 1909 in Würzburg.
Died December 30th, 1994 at 85 years old in Würzburg.
Gennady Strakhov
Russian wrestler (1944-2020).
Born November 1st, 1944 in Moscow.
Died December 30th, 2020 at 76 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Edvard Linna
Gymnast (1886-1974).
Born August 26th, 1886 in Mikkeli.
Died December 30th, 1974 at 88 years old in Helsinki.
Oleksandr Matsievskyi
Ukrainian soldier.
Born May 10th, 1980 in Chișinău. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2022 at 42 years old in Soledar. [ref]
Johannes Herbert
German wrestler.
Born October 28th, 1912 in Groß-Zimmern.
Died December 30th, 1978 at 66 years old in Stuttgart.
Dick Loggere
Field hockey player.
Born May 6th, 1921 in Amsterdam.
Died December 30th, 2014 at 93 years old in Hilversum.
Erik Heiberg
Sailor.
Born January 24th, 1916 in Christiania. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1996 at 80 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Ruggero Franceschini
Italian roman catholic archbishop.
Born September 1st, 1939 in Prignano sulla Secchia.
Died December 30th, 2024 at 85 years old in Reggio Emilia. [ref]
Charles Gunn
British racewalker (1885–1983).
Born August 14th, 1885 in Hampstead.
Died December 30th, 1983 at 98 years old in Chichester.
Helene Stähelin
Swiss mathematician, teacher and peace activist (1891-1970).
Born July 18th, 1891 in Wintersingen. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1970 at 79 years old in Basel.
Marcus Jacob Monrad
Norwegian professor and theologian (1816–1897).
Born January 19th, 1816 in Nøtterøy.
Died December 30th, 1897 at 81 years old in Oslo.
Conrad Christensen
Gymnast (1882–1950).
Born January 25th, 1882 in Christiania. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1950 at 68 years old in Oslo.
İsmail Hakkı Bey
Turkish composer and musician (1865–1927).
Born January 1st, 1865 in Balat.
Died December 30th, 1927 at 62 years old in Bebek. [ref]
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius