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April 30th
199 Notable deaths
Tony Allen
Nigerian drummer, composer, songwriter (1940-2020).
Born July 20th, 1940 in Lagos.
Died April 30th, 2020 at 79 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Alfred Edward Housman
British classical scholar and poet (1859-1936).
Born March 26th, 1859 in Bromsgrove District, Worcestershire. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1936 at 77 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Eli Broad
American businessperson and philanthropist (1933-2021).
Born June 6th, 1933 in The Bronx.
Died April 30th, 2021 at 87 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. [ref]
Kurt Knispel
German tank commander during world war ii (1921–1945).
Born September 20th, 1921 in Salisov.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 23 years old in Vrbovec. [ref]
Nizar Qabbani
Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher (1923-1998).
Born March 21st, 1923 in Damascus. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1998 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Daniel Berrigan
American catholic priest, peace activist, and poet.
Born May 9th, 1921 in Virginia.
Died April 30th, 2016 at 94 years old in The Bronx. [ref]
Achala Sachdev
Indian actress (1920-2012).
Born May 3rd, 1920 in Peshawar.
Died April 30th, 2012 at 91 years old in Pune.
Gordon Scott
American actor (1926-2007).
Born August 3rd, 1926 in Portland. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2007 at 80 years old in Baltimore (heart disease). [ref]
Beatrice Webb
English sociologist, economist, socialist, and social reformer (1858–1943).
Born January 22nd, 1858 in Standish.
Died April 30th, 1943 at 85 years old in Liphook.
Richard Fariña
American folksinger, songwriter, poet and novelist (1937–1966).
Born March 8th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died April 30th, 1966 at 29 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (traffic collision).
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz