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March 30th
236 Notable deaths
Auguste Bravais
French physicist (1811-1863).
Born August 23rd, 1811 in Annonay.
Died March 30th, 1863 at 51 years old in Le Chesnay (unknown).
Frank B. Willis
American politician (1871-1928).
Born December 28th, 1871 in Lewis Center.
Died March 30th, 1928 at 56 years old in Delaware.
Nikos Beloyannis
Greek politician and resistance leader (1915–1952).
Born October 27th, 1915 in Amaliada.
Died March 30th, 1952 at 36 years old in Goudi (gunshot wound).
Douglas Lowe
British athlete (1902–1981).
Born August 7th, 1902 in Manchester.
Died March 30th, 1981 at 78 years old in Cranbrook.
John Lighton Synge
Irish physicist and author (1897-1995).
Born March 23rd, 1897 in Dublin.
Died March 30th, 1995 at 98 years old in Dublin.
George Batchelor
Australian applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist (1920–2000).
Born March 8th, 1920 in Melbourne.
Died March 30th, 2000 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Werner Peters
Actor (1918–1971).
Born July 7th, 1918 in Wiedemar.
Died March 30th, 1971 at 52 years old in Wiesbaden (myocardial infarction).
Daniil Andreyev
Russian writer, poet, mystic (1906–1959).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Grunewald.
Died March 30th, 1959 at 52 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar
British politician (1860-1934).
Born March 6th, 1860 in Kirkcaldy.
Died March 30th, 1934 at 74 years old in Kirkcaldy.
Richard Ruoff
German general (1883–1967).
Born August 18th, 1883 in Moßbach.
Died March 30th, 1967 at 83 years old in Tübingen.
Emil Dimitrov
Bulgarian singer, musician and composer (1940-2005).
Born December 23rd, 1940 in Pleven.
Died March 30th, 2005 at 64 years old in Sofia.
Maria Restituta Kafka
Franciscan nun and nurse; nazi critic; victim of execution in nazi-run austria.
Born May 1st, 1894 in Husovice.
Died March 30th, 1943 at 48 years old in Vienna (decapitation by guillotine). [ref]
Uriel Weinreich
American linguist (1926–1967).
Born May 23rd, 1926 in Vilnius.
Died March 30th, 1967 at 40 years old in New York City.
Manolis Andronikos
Greek archaeologist and professor (1919-1992).
Born October 23rd, 1919 in Bursa.
Died March 30th, 1992 at 72 years old in Thessaloniki.
Bénédict Morel
French psychiatrist (1809–1873).
Born November 22nd, 1809 in Vienna.
Died March 30th, 1873 at 63 years old in Rouen.
Alfred Ritscher
German explorer (1879–1963).
Born May 23rd, 1879 in Bad Lauterberg im Harz.
Died March 30th, 1963 at 83 years old in Hamburg.
Marie Pleyel
French pianist, composer and music educator (1811–1875).
Born September 4th, 1811 in Paris.
Died March 30th, 1875 at 63 years old in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.
Antoine Jérôme Balard
French chemist.
Born September 30th, 1802 in Montpellier.
Died March 30th, 1876 at 73 years old in Paris.
Carlos Westendorp
Spanish diplomat and politician.
Born January 7th, 1937 in Madrid.
Died March 30th, 2026 at 89 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Henri Lehmann
French historical and portrait painter (1814-1882).
Born April 14th, 1814 in Kiel. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1882 at 67 years old in Paris, 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Hossein Borujerdi
Iranian grand ayatollah (1875-1961).
Born March 23rd, 1875 in Borujerd. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1961 at 86 years old in Qom. [ref]
Andrea Mead Lawrence
Alpine skier (1932-2009).
Born April 19th, 1932 in Rutland County.
Died March 30th, 2009 at 76 years old in Mammoth Lakes (brain cancer). [ref]
C. V. Boys
British physicist (1855-1944).
Born March 15th, 1855 in Wing.
Died March 30th, 1944 at 89 years old in St Mary Bourne. [ref]
J. Searle Dawley
American director and screenwriter (1877-1949).
Born May 13th, 1877 in Colorado.
Died March 30th, 1949 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Helmut Dietl
German film director (1944–2015).
Born June 22nd, 1944 in Bad Wiessee.
Died March 30th, 2015 at 70 years old in Munich (lung cancer).
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