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December 30th
251 Notable deaths
Achille Guenée
French lawyer and entomologist (1809–1880).
Born January 1st, 1809 in Chartres.
Died December 30th, 1880 at 71 years old in Châteaudun.
Mike Hopkins
Sound editor (1959-2012).
Born August 12th, 1959 in Greytown.
Died December 30th, 2012 at 53 years old in Greytown (drowning).
Akeem Adams
Trinidadian association football player (1991-2013).
Born April 13th, 1991 in Point Fortin.
Died December 30th, 2013 at 22 years old in Budapest (cerebral hemorrhage).
Práxedis Guerrero
Mexican journalist and anarchist revolutionary (1882-1910).
Born August 28th, 1882 in Guanajuato, León de Los Aldama.
Died December 30th, 1910 at 28 years old in Janos.
Roy Saari
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, water polo player, lawyer.
Born February 26th, 1945 in Buffalo.
Died December 30th, 2008 at 63 years old in Mammoth Lakes. [ref]
Masao Kato
Japanese go player (1947-2004).
Born March 15th, 1947 in Fukuoka. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2004 at 57 years old [ref]
Yasuji Miyazaki
Olympic swimmer (1916-1989).
Born October 15th, 1916 in Kosai.
Died December 30th, 1989 at 73 years old
César Domela
Dutch painter and sculptor (1900-1992).
Born January 15th, 1900 in Amsterdam.
Died December 30th, 1992 at 92 years old in Paris.
Émile Idée
French road bicycle racer.
Born July 19th, 1920 in Nouvion-le-Comte. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2024 at 104 years old in Brunoy. [ref]
Malcolm Spence
South african sprinter (1937–2010).
Born September 4th, 1937 in Johannesburg.
Died December 30th, 2010 at 73 years old in Howick. [ref]
Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli
Roman catholic prelate (1942-2019).
Born February 5th, 1942 in Tarhuna wa Msalata District.
Died December 30th, 2019 at 77 years old in Saccolongo. [ref]
José María Maguregui
Spanish football player and manager (1934-2013).
Born March 16th, 1934 in Ugao-Miraballes.
Died December 30th, 2013 at 79 years old in Bilbao.
Pascal Lainé
French writer (1942–2024).
Died December 30th, 2024 at 82 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine. [ref]
Leopold Sulerzhitsky
Russian writer (1872-1916).
Born September 27th, 1872 in Zhytomyr.
Died December 30th, 1916 at 44 years old in Moscow (nephritis).
Broome Pinniger
Indian field hockey player (1902-1996).
Born December 28th, 1902 in Saharanpur.
Died December 30th, 1996 at 94 years old in Edinburgh.
Dezső Garas
(1934–2011) actor.
Born December 9th, 1934 in Budapest.
Died December 30th, 2011 at 77 years old in Budapest (disease). [ref]
Ernesto Lazzatti
Argentine association football player and manager (1915–1988).
Born September 5th, 1915 in Bahía Blanca.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 73 years old
Constantin Wilhelm Lambert Gloger
German zoologist and ornithologist (1803-1863).
Born September 17th, 1803 in Jaszów.
Died December 30th, 1863 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Kurt Brenneke
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born December 16th, 1891 in Salzgitter-Ringelheim. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1982 at 91 years old in Bonn.
Hanna Honthy
Hungarian opera singer and actress (1893–1978).
Born February 21st, 1893 in Budapest.
Died December 30th, 1978 at 85 years old in Budapest.
Mirko Tremaglia
Italian politician (1926-2011).
Born November 17th, 1926 in Bergamo.
Died December 30th, 2011 at 85 years old in Bergamo (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Mary Stone
Chinese medical doctor (1873-1954).
Born May 1st, 1873 in Jiujiang.
Died December 30th, 1954 at 81 years old in Pasadena.
Walter Roque
Uruguayan association football player (1937-2014).
Born May 8th, 1937 in Montevideo.
Died December 30th, 2014 at 77 years old in Caracas.
Nándor Dáni
Hungarian athlete (1871–1948).
Died December 30th, 1948 at 77 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Samuel Benjamin Sofer
Hungarian rabbi (1815–1871).
Born February 11th, 1815 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1871 at 56 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Deaths 176 to 200 of 251
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur