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March 30th
236 Notable deaths
Bill Withers
American musician (1938–2020).
Born July 4th, 1938 in Slab Fork.
Died March 30th, 2020 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (heart disease). [ref]
Mitch Hedberg
American stand-up comedian.
Born February 24th, 1968 in Saint Paul.
Died March 30th, 2005 at 37 years old in Livingston (cardiac arrest). [ref]
James Cagney
American actor and dancer (1899–1986).
Born July 17th, 1899 in Manhattan.
Died March 30th, 1986 at 86 years old in Stanford (myocardial infarction).
Michael Jeter
American actor (1952–2003).
Born August 26th, 1952 in Lawrenceburg.
Died March 30th, 2003 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (epilepsy).
G. Gordon Liddy
American lawyer in watergate scandal.
Born November 30th, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died March 30th, 2021 at 90 years old in Mount Vernon. [ref]
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925).
Born February 25th, 1861 in Donji Kraljevec. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1925 at 64 years old in Dornach. [ref]
Bobby Driscoll
American actor (1937–1968).
Born March 3rd, 1937 in Cedar Rapids.
Died March 30th, 1968 at 31 years old in East Village (heart failure).
Tom Parker
British singer; member of the wanted.
Born August 4th, 1988 in Bolton.
Died March 30th, 2022 at 33 years old in Bromley (brain tumor). [ref]
Gaëtan Dugas
Canadian flight attendant, long misidentified as the index case of the north american aids crisis (1953–1984).
Born February 20th, 1953 in Quebec City.
Died March 30th, 1984 at 31 years old in Quebec City (death from AIDS-related complications, kidney failure).
Robert Z'Dar
Actor, film producer (1950-2015).
Born June 3rd, 1950 in Chicago.
Died March 30th, 2015 at 64 years old in Pensacola (myocardial infarction).
Fred Korematsu
Japanese-american interned during world war ii.
Born January 30th, 1919 in Oakland.
Died March 30th, 2005 at 86 years old in Marin County (respiratory failure).
Bill Maynard
English comedian and actor (1928–2018).
Born October 8th, 1928 in Farnham.
Died March 30th, 2018 at 89 years old in Leicestershire (falling from height). [ref]
Donald Harvey
American serial killer (1952–2017).
Born April 15th, 1952 in Butler County.
Died March 30th, 2017 at 64 years old in Toledo (blunt trauma). [ref]
Jaime Escalante
Educator from bolivia.
Born December 31st, 1930 in La Paz.
Died March 30th, 2010 at 79 years old in Roseville (bladder cancer). [ref]
Kate O'Mara
British actress (1939–2014).
Born August 10th, 1939 in Leicester.
Died March 30th, 2014 at 74 years old in Sussex (ovarian cancer).
Tania Mallet
British actress and model (1941–2019).
Born May 19th, 1941 in Blackpool.
Died March 30th, 2019 at 77 years old in Margate.
Airey Neave
British politician (1916-1979).
Born January 23rd, 1916 in Knightsbridge.
Died March 30th, 1979 at 63 years old in Westminster Hospital (car bomb).
Anand Bakshi
Indian poet and lyricist (1930–2002).
Born July 21st, 1930 in Rawalpindi.
Died March 30th, 2002 at 71 years old in Mumbai.
The Singing Nun
Belgian nun and musician.
Born October 17th, 1933 in Laeken.
Died March 30th, 1985 at 51 years old in Wavre (intoxication).
Léon Blum
French politician (1872–1950).
Born April 9th, 1872 in rue Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1950 at 77 years old in Jouy-en-Josas (myocardial infarction).
Maxfield Parrish
American painter and illustrator (1870-1966).
Born July 25th, 1870 in Philadelphia.
Died March 30th, 1966 at 95 years old in New Hampshire, Plainfield.
Alistair Cooke
British journalist and broadcaster (1908-2004).
Born November 20th, 1908 in Salford.
Died March 30th, 2004 at 95 years old in New York City (lung cancer, bone cancer).
Karl May
German author (1842–1912).
Born February 25th, 1842 in Hohenstein-Ernstthal.
Died March 30th, 1912 at 70 years old in Radebeul. [ref]
Richard Norton
Australian stuntman and actor.
Born January 6th, 1950 in Croydon.
Died March 30th, 2025 at 75 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Dith Pran
Cambodian photojournalist (1942–2008).
Born September 23rd, 1942 in Siem Reap. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2008 at 65 years old in New Brunswick (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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