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December 30th
207 Notable deaths
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
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 rue Saint-Louis-en-l'Île. [ref]
Chula Chakrabongse
Thai prince.
Born March 28th, 1908 in Bangkok.
Died December 30th, 1963 at 55 years old in London.
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 March 8th, 1949 in Ica. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2024 at 75 years old in Lima (liver failure, kidney 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]
Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe
Prince of lippe.
Born May 30th, 1871 in Oberkassel.
Died December 30th, 1949 at 78 years old in Detmold.
Avel Enukidze
Soviet politician (1877-1937).
Born November 3rd, 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).
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