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April 30th
199 Notable deaths
Tom Lieb
American discus thrower and football player (1899–1962).
Born October 28th, 1899 in Faribault.
Died April 30th, 1962 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Paul Spiegel
German politician (1937-2006).
Born December 31st, 1937 in Warendorf.
Died April 30th, 2006 at 68 years old in Düsseldorf (cancer). [ref]
Paul Mayer
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 23rd, 1911 in Altötting.
Died April 30th, 2010 at 98 years old in Rome.
Andrew Levane
American basketball player and coach.
Born April 11th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died April 30th, 2012 at 92 years old in Irmo.
Antoine Vitez
French theatre director (1930-1990).
Born December 20th, 1930 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 30th, 1990 at 59 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (disease).
Panos Terlemezyan
Soviet armenian painter (1865-1941).
Born March 11th, 1865 in Van.
Died April 30th, 1941 at 76 years old in Yerevan.
Mario Pizziolo
Italian footballer (1909-1990).
Born December 7th, 1909 in Castellammare Adriatico.
Died April 30th, 1990 at 80 years old in Florence.
Albin Stenroos
Finnish long distance runner (1889–1971).
Born February 24th, 1889 in Vehmaa.
Died April 30th, 1971 at 82 years old in Helsinki.
Jirō Osaragi
Japanese novelist (1897–1973).
Born October 4th, 1897 in Yokohama.
Died April 30th, 1973 at 75 years old in Kamakura (liver cancer).
Vasilis Georgiadis
Film director (1921-2000).
Born August 12th, 1921 in Dardanelles. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2000 at 78 years old in Athens.
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