December 30th
188 Notable deaths
Vishnuvardhan
Indian actor (1950–2009).
Born September 18th, 1952 in Mysore.
Died December 30th, 2009 at 57 years old in Mysore (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Maureen Starkey Tigrett
Wife of ringo starr (1946–1994).
Born August 4th, 1946 in Liverpool.
Died December 30th, 1994 at 48 years old in Seattle (leukemia).
Artie Shaw
American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (1910-2004).
Born May 23rd, 1910 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2004 at 94 years old in Thousand Oaks (diabetes). [ref]
Richard Rodgers
American composer of songs and broadway musicals (1902–1979).
Born June 28th, 1902 in Queens. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1979 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Anita Mui
Hong kong singer and actress (1963-2003).
Born October 10th, 1963 in Mong Kok.
Died December 30th, 2003 at 40 years old in Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital (cervix uterine cancer).
Jack Nance
American actor (1943–1996).
Born December 21st, 1943 in Boston.
Died December 30th, 1996 at 53 years old in South Pasadena (hematoma). [ref]
Cindy Morgan
American actress (1954-2023).
Born September 29th, 1954 in Chicago.
Died December 30th, 2023 at 69 years old in Lake Worth Beach. [ref]
Isamu Noguchi
Japanese american sculptor and designer.
Born November 17th, 1904 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1988 at 84 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Alfred North Whitehead
English mathematician and philosopher (1861-1947).
Born February 15th, 1861 in Ramsgate. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1947 at 86 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Candy Barr
American pornographic actress, stripper (1935-2005).
Died December 30th, 2005 at 70 years old in Victoria (pneumonia). [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner