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December 30th
184 Notable deaths
El Lissitzky
Soviet artist, designer, photographer, teacher, typographer and architect (1890-1941).
Born November 22nd, 1890 in Pochinok. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1941 at 51 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis). [ref]
Romain Rolland
French author (1866-1944).
Born January 29th, 1866 in Clamecy. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1944 at 78 years old in Vézelay (tuberculosis). [ref]
Alberto Vargas
Peruvian pin-up artist (1896-1982).
Born February 9th, 1896 in Arequipa. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1982 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Trygve Lie
1st secretary-general of the united nations (1896–1968).
Born July 16th, 1896 in Grünerløkka. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1968 at 72 years old in Geilo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Syd Mead
American concept artist (1933-2019).
Born July 18th, 1933 in Saint Paul.
Died December 30th, 2019 at 86 years old in Pasadena (lymphoma). [ref]
Rowland S. Howard
Musician, songwriter.
Born October 24th, 1959 in Melbourne.
Died December 30th, 2009 at 50 years old in Melbourne (liver cancer). [ref]
Carl Woese
American microbiologist.
Born July 15th, 1928 in Syracuse.
Died December 30th, 2012 at 84 years old in Urbana (pancreatic cancer).
Günther Quandt
German businessman, nazi, important hitler supporter (1881-1954).
Born July 28th, 1881 in Pritzwalk.
Died December 30th, 1954 at 73 years old in Cairo.
Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s.
Born November 8th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1967 at 38 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Mohamed M. Atalla
Electrical engineer and "father of the pin".
Born August 4th, 1924 in Port Said.
Died December 30th, 2009 at 85 years old in Atherton.
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz