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December 30th
251 Notable deaths
Mack David
American lyricist and songwriter (1912-1993).
Born July 5th, 1912 in New York City.
Died December 30th, 1993 at 81 years old in Rancho Mirage.
Mary Wesley
English novelist (1912-2002).
Born June 24th, 1912 in Englefield Green.
Died December 30th, 2002 at 90 years old in Devon, Totnes (disease).
Ricardo Legorreta
Mexican architect (1931-2011).
Born May 7th, 1931 in Mexico City.
Died December 30th, 2011 at 80 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Archduke Eugen of Austria
Austrian archduke and military officer (1863-1954).
Born May 21st, 1863 in Židlochovice. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1954 at 91 years old in Merano. [ref]
John Howard Yoder
American theologian and academic (1927–1997).
Born December 29th, 1927 in Smithville.
Died December 30th, 1997 at 70 years old in South Bend.
Lee Shulman
American educational psychologist.
Born September 28th, 1938 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2024 at 86 years old in Stanford. [ref]
Jiří Trnka
Czech animator, illustrator, painter, director, scriptwriter, scenographer, sculptor and university educator (1912-1969).
Born February 24th, 1912 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1969 at 57 years old in Prague. [ref]
Boris Bazhanov
Defected secretary of the soviet union's politburo (1900-1982).
Born August 9th, 1900 in Mohyliv-Podilskyi. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1982 at 82 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Chula Chakrabongse
Thai prince (1908–1963).
Born March 28th, 1908 in Paruskavan Palace.
Died December 30th, 1963 at 55 years old in Tredethy (esophageal cancer).
Keisuke Kinoshita
Japanese film director (1912-1998).
Born December 5th, 1912 in Hamamatsu.
Died December 30th, 1998 at 86 years old in Tokyo.
Don Alden Adams
American watch tower society president (1925–2019).
Born January 16th, 1925 in Oak Park.
Died December 30th, 2019 at 94 years old [ref]
Hugo Sotil
Peruvian footballer (1949–2024).
Born May 18th, 1946 in Ica. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2024 at 78 years old in Lima (kidney failure, liver failure). [ref]
Eva Zeisel
Hungarian artist, industrial designer (1906–2011).
Born November 13th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 30th, 2011 at 105 years old in New York City, New City. [ref]
James Paget
British scientist (1814–1899).
Born January 11th, 1814 in Great Yarmouth.
Died December 30th, 1899 at 85 years old in London.
Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe
Prince of lippe (1871–1949).
Born May 30th, 1871 in Oberkassel.
Died December 30th, 1949 at 78 years old in Detmold.
Avel Enukidze
Soviet politician (1877-1937).
Born May 19th, 1877 in Kutaisi Governorate.
Died December 30th, 1937 at 60 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Doris Grau
American script supervisor (1924–1995).
Born October 12th, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died December 30th, 1995 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (lung disease).
Beate Sirota Gordon
Austrian-born performing arts producer and women's rights activist.
Born October 23rd, 1923 in Vienna.
Died December 30th, 2012 at 89 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Hobart Bosworth
American film actor, director, writer, and producer (1867-1943).
Born August 11th, 1867 in Marietta.
Died December 30th, 1943 at 76 years old in Glendale (pneumonia).
Howard Davis
American boxer (1956-2015).
Born February 14th, 1956 in Glen Cove.
Died December 30th, 2015 at 59 years old in Plantation (lung cancer).
Ellis Clarke
Last governor-general and first president of trinidad and tobago (1917-2010).
Born December 28th, 1917 in Port of Spain.
Died December 30th, 2010 at 93 years old in Port of Spain (stroke). [ref]
Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt
German neuropathologist (1885–1964).
Born June 2nd, 1885 in Harburg.
Died December 30th, 1964 at 79 years old in Munich.
Arthur Oncken Lovejoy
American philosopher and intellectual historian (1873-1962).
Born October 10th, 1873 in Berlin.
Died December 30th, 1962 at 89 years old in Baltimore.
Eleanor J. Gibson
American psychologist and academic (1910–2002).
Born December 7th, 1910 in Peoria.
Died December 30th, 2002 at 92 years old in Columbia.
Charles Trowbridge
Actor (1882-1967).
Born January 10th, 1882 in Veracruz.
Died December 30th, 1967 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
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