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April 30th
199 Notable deaths
Otto Jespersen
Danish linguist (1860-1943).
Born July 16th, 1860 in Randers. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1943 at 82 years old in Roskilde. [ref]
Yi Bangja
Japanese-korean princess.
Born November 4th, 1901 in Tokyo.
Died April 30th, 1989 at 87 years old in Changdeokgung (cancer).
Jules White
Hungarian-born american film director and producer (1900-1985).
Born September 17th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died April 30th, 1985 at 84 years old in Van Nuys (Alzheimer's disease).
Venetia Burney
British schoolteacher, namer of the dwarf planet pluto.
Born July 11th, 1918 in England.
Died April 30th, 2009 at 90 years old in Banstead.
Rutger Gunnarsson
Swedish musician, record producer, music arranger (1946–2015).
Born February 12th, 1946 in Linköping Cathedral Congregation.
Died April 30th, 2015 at 69 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Clara Campoamor
Spanish politician, feminist (1888-1972).
Born February 12th, 1888 in Madrid. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1972 at 84 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Ralph Boston
Olympic athlete.
Died April 30th, 2023 at 83 years old in Peachtree City (stroke). [ref]
William Henry Welch
American physician and scientist.
Born April 8th, 1850 in Norfolk.
Died April 30th, 1934 at 84 years old in Johns Hopkins Hospital (prostate cancer).
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
American physicist (1922-1998).
Born July 5th, 1922 in Waterloo. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1998 at 75 years old in St. Louis.
Harry S. Morgan
German pornographic film director and producer.
Born August 29th, 1945 in Essen. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2011 at 65 years old in Düsseldorf.
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