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December 30th
184 Notable deaths
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]
Franz Roh
German art critic (1890-1965).
Born February 21st, 1890 in Apolda. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1965 at 75 years old in Munich. [ref]
Karel Loprais
Czech rally driver (1949-2021).
Born March 4th, 1949 in Ostrava.
Died December 30th, 2021 at 72 years old in Nový Jičín (COVID-19). [ref]
Curt von François
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.
Wolfgang de Beer
German footballer (1964–2024).
Born January 2nd, 1964 in Dinslaken.
Died December 30th, 2024 at 60 years old [ref]
Ad-Diba
Egyptian footballer and football referee (1927-2016).
Born November 17th, 1927 in Alexandria.
Died December 30th, 2016 at 89 years old in Alexandria (cardiovascular disease).
Fritz Leonhardt
German engineer.
Born July 11th, 1909 in Stuttgart.
Died December 30th, 1999 at 90 years old in Stuttgart.
Mikhail Somov
Soviet ocenographer and polar explorer.
Born April 7th, 1908 in Moscow.
Died December 30th, 1973 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Franjo Šeper
Croatian cardinal.
Born October 2nd, 1905 in Osijek.
Died December 30th, 1981 at 76 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Joan Brossa
Spanish artist.
Born January 19th, 1919 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 184
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