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March 30th
236 Notable deaths
Ellen Swallow Richards
American chemist (1842-1911).
Born December 3rd, 1842 in Dunstable. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1911 at 68 years old in Boston.
Hilary Dwyer
British actress (1945-2020).
Born May 6th, 1945 in Liverpool.
Died March 30th, 2020 at 74 years old (COVID-19). [ref]
Manolis Glezos
Greek politician (1922-2020).
Born September 9th, 1922 in Apeiranthos.
Died March 30th, 2020 at 97 years old in Athens (heart failure). [ref]
Lev Kuleshov
Soviet filmmaker and film theorist (1899–1970).
Born January 13th, 1899 in Tambov.
Died March 30th, 1970 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Erwin Piscator
German theatre director (1893–1966).
Born December 17th, 1893 in Greifenstein, Ulm. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1966 at 72 years old in Starnberg.
Lyudmila Gurchenko
Soviet and russian theater and film actress, singer, composer, director (1935—2011).
Born November 12th, 1935 in Kharkiv.
Died March 30th, 2011 at 75 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Prince Harald of Denmark
Danish prince (1876–1949).
Born October 8th, 1876 in Charlottenlund Palace.
Died March 30th, 1949 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Derrick Plourde
American musician (1971–2005).
Born October 17th, 1971 in Goleta.
Died March 30th, 2005 at 33 years old (gunshot wound).
Robert Creeley
American poet (1926-2005).
Born May 21st, 1926 in Arlington.
Died March 30th, 2005 at 78 years old in Odessa (pneumonia).
Larry Young
American jazz musician (1940-1978).
Born October 7th, 1940 in Newark.
Died March 30th, 1978 at 37 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Martin Sandberger
Ss and rsha officer (1911-2010).
Born August 17th, 1911 in Charlottenburg.
Died March 30th, 2010 at 98 years old in Stuttgart.
Ray Shulman
British musician (1949–2023).
Born December 8th, 1949 in Portsmouth.
Died March 30th, 2023 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
Josef Čapek
Czech painter and writer (1887–1945).
Born March 23rd, 1887 in Hronov. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1947 at 60 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. [ref]
John Ciardi
American poet, professor, translator (1916–1986).
Born June 24th, 1916 in Boston.
Died March 30th, 1986 at 69 years old in Edison.
Johan Leysen
Belgian actor (1950–2023).
Born February 19th, 1950 in Hasselt. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2023 at 73 years old in Ghent (cardiac arrest). [ref]
José María Velasco Ibarra
President of ecuador (1934 - 1935) / (1944 - 1947) / (1952 - 1956) / (1960 - 1961) / (1968 - 1972).
Born March 19th, 1893 in Quito.
Died March 30th, 1979 at 86 years old in Quito.
Michael Dibdin
British writer (1947–2007).
Born March 21st, 1947 in Wolverhampton.
Died March 30th, 2007 at 60 years old in Seattle.
Mahir Çayan
Turkish marxist–leninist revolutionary (1945-1972).
Born March 15th, 1945 in Samsun.
Died March 30th, 1972 at 27 years old in Tokat Province.
George Beauchamp
American inventor (1899-1941).
Born March 18th, 1899 in Coleman County.
Died March 30th, 1941 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).
Shirley M. Hufstedler
American judge and secretary of education (1925-2016).
Born August 24th, 1925 in Denver. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2016 at 90 years old in Glendale. [ref]
Fritz London
German-american physicist (1900-1954).
Born March 7th, 1900 in Wrocław.
Died March 30th, 1954 at 54 years old in Durham (leukemia).
Marie Souvestre
French educator (1830-1905).
Born April 28th, 1835 in Brest.
Died March 30th, 1905 at 69 years old in Surrey.
Alan Dundes
American folklorist (1934–2005).
Born September 8th, 1934 in New York City.
Died March 30th, 2005 at 70 years old in Berkeley (myocardial infarction).
Pellegrino Artusi
Italian writer and gastronomist (1820–1911).
Born August 4th, 1820 in Forlimpopoli.
Died March 30th, 1911 at 90 years old in Florence.
Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola
Spanish archaeologist (1831–1888).
Born June 2nd, 1831 in Santander.
Died March 30th, 1888 at 56 years old in Santander.
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