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December 30th
251 Notable deaths
Alice Halicka
French painter (1894-1975).
Born December 20th, 1894 in Kraków.
Died December 30th, 1974 at 80 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Brian Glencross
Field hockey player (1941–2022).
Born May 1st, 1941 in Narrogin.
Died December 30th, 2022 at 81 years old [ref]
Job Bicknell Ellis
American mycologist (1829–1905).
Born January 21st, 1829 in Potsdam.
Died December 30th, 1905 at 76 years old in Newfield.
Ella Lingens
Austrian physician (1908–2002).
Born November 18th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died December 30th, 2002 at 94 years old in Vienna.
Gustaf Nyström
Finnish architect.
Born January 21st, 1856 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1917 at 61 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth
Hungarian fencer (1968–2017).
Born March 24th, 1968 in Tapolca.
Died December 30th, 2017 at 49 years old in Veszprém. [ref]
Joshua Matza
Israeli politician (1931–2020).
Born August 8th, 1931 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2020 at 89 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Rita Rait-Kovaleva
Russian writer (1898-1988).
Born April 19th, 1898 in Yelisavetgradsky Uyezd.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Jean Grumellon
French footballer (1923-1991).
Born June 1st, 1923 in Saint-Servan-sur-Mer.
Died December 30th, 1991 at 68 years old in Saint-Malo.
Cyril Gardner
American actor and director (1898-1942).
Died December 30th, 1942 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Pietro Ciriaci
Italian cardinal (1885–1966).
Born December 2nd, 1885 in Rome.
Died December 30th, 1966 at 81 years old in Rome.
Göte Turesson
Swedish botanist (1892-1970).
Born April 6th, 1892 in Malmö.
Died December 30th, 1970 at 78 years old in Uppsala.
Nikolai Sologubov
Soviet ice hockey player.
Born August 8th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Justo Mullor García
Spanish nuncio (1932–2016).
Born May 8th, 1932 in Los Villares.
Died December 30th, 2016 at 84 years old in Rome.
George Ahlgren
American rower.
Born August 16th, 1928 in San Diego.
Died December 30th, 1951 at 23 years old in Gila County.
Heinrich Ehrlich
Pianist and composer (1822-1899).
Born October 5th, 1822 in Vienna.
Died December 30th, 1899 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Sharif Nazarov
Tajikistani football manager.
Born February 23rd, 1946 in Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.
Died December 30th, 2025 at 79 years old [ref]
Vladimir Barkaya
Georgian footballer (1937–2022).
Born July 29th, 1937 in Gagra.
Died December 30th, 2022 at 85 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Bert Sprotte
German actor (1870-1949).
Born December 9th, 1870 in Chemnitz.
Died December 30th, 1949 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Gennadiy Valyukevich
Soviet athlete (1958–2019).
Died December 30th, 2019 at 61 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Toma Ciorbă
Moldavian physician (1864-1936).
Born January 15th, 1864 in Chișinău.
Died December 30th, 1936 at 72 years old in Chișinău.
Ivan Zulueta
Spanish film director (1943–2009).
Born September 29th, 1943 in San Sebastián.
Died December 30th, 2009 at 66 years old in San Sebastián. [ref]
Oliver Taylor
Australian boxer (1938-2000).
Born February 19th, 1938 in Townsville.
Died December 30th, 2000 at 62 years old
Jean Collas
French rugby union player (1874–1928).
Born July 3rd, 1874 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 30th, 1928 at 54 years old in Asnières-sur-Seine.
Karl Heinz Rechinger
Austrian botanist (1906-1998).
Born October 16th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died December 30th, 1998 at 92 years old in Vienna.
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