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April 30th
255 Notable deaths
Emil Schürer
German theologian (1844–1910).
Born May 2nd, 1844 in Augsburg.
Died April 30th, 1910 at 65 years old in Göttingen.
Ricardo Alarcón
Cuban politician and diplomat (1937-2022).
Born May 21st, 1937 in Havana.
Died April 30th, 2022 at 84 years old in Havana. [ref]
Walter Wagner
German notary.
Born June 25th, 1907 in Berlin.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 37 years old in Berlin.
Elisabeth Hauptmann
German writer (1897–1973).
Born June 20th, 1897 in Peckelsheim.
Died April 30th, 1973 at 75 years old in East Berlin.
Nikolai Tchaikovsky
Russian revolutionary (1850–1926).
Born December 26th, 1850 in Kirov.
Died April 30th, 1926 at 75 years old in Harrow.
Jameson Adams
British antarctic explorer (1880–1962).
Born March 6th, 1880 in Rippingale.
Died April 30th, 1962 at 82 years old in Westminster.
Manfredo do Carmo
Brazilian mathematician.
Born August 15th, 1928 in Maceió.
Died April 30th, 2018 at 89 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Luisa Ferida
Italien actress (1914–1945).
Born March 18th, 1914 in Castel San Pietro Terme.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 31 years old in Milan (gunshot wound).
Juan Hohberg
Uruguayan footballer (1926–1996).
Born October 8th, 1926 in Córdoba.
Died April 30th, 1996 at 69 years old in Lima.
Tatul Krpeyan
Armenian hero (1965-1991).
Born April 21st, 1965 in Tatul.
Died April 30th, 1991 at 26 years old in Çaykənd.
Vladimir Liakhov
Russian cossack (1869–1920).
Born June 20th, 1869 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 30th, 1920 at 50 years old in Batumi.
Théophile Thoré-Bürger
French journalist and art critic (1807-1869).
Born June 23rd, 1807 in La Flèche.
Died April 30th, 1869 at 61 years old in Boulevard des Filles-du-Calvaire.
Wilhelm Lenz
German physicist (1888-1957).
Born February 8th, 1888 in Frankfurt.
Died April 30th, 1957 at 69 years old in Hamburg.
John Pentland Mahaffy
Irish classicist and polymathic scholar (1839–1919).
Born February 26th, 1839 in Vevey.
Died April 30th, 1919 at 80 years old in Dublin.
Wolfgang Späte
German world war ii fighter pilot (1911–1997).
Born September 8th, 1911 in Podbořany.
Died April 30th, 1997 at 85 years old in Edewecht.
Zelda
Israeli poet (1914–1984).
Born June 20th, 1914 in Dnipro.
Died April 30th, 1984 at 69 years old in Jerusalem.
Poul Hartling
Danish politician and diplomat (1914-2000).
Born August 14th, 1914 in Copenhagen.
Died April 30th, 2000 at 85 years old in Copenhagen.
Bryant Washburn
American actor (1889–1963).
Born April 28th, 1889 in Chicago.
Died April 30th, 1963 at 74 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Jessie Redmon Fauset
American novelist (1882–1961).
Born April 27th, 1882 in Snow Hill. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1961 at 79 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
William C. Mellor
American cinematographer (1903-1963).
Born June 29th, 1903 in Missouri.
Died April 30th, 1963 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Jan Cameron
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist, coach (1947–2018).
Born February 20th, 1947 in Sydney.
Died April 30th, 2018 at 71 years old in Queensland. [ref]
Julius Langbehn
German art historian (1851–1907).
Born March 26th, 1851 in Haderslev.
Died April 30th, 1907 at 56 years old in Rosenheim.
Tony Doyle
British cyclist (1958–2023).
Born May 19th, 1958 in Ashford.
Died April 30th, 2023 at 64 years old (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Osvaldo Valenti
Italian actor (1906–1945).
Born February 17th, 1906 in Constantinople.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 39 years old in Milan (gunshot wound).
Philip Hermogenes Calderon
British artist (1833-1898).
Born May 3rd, 1833 in Poitiers.
Died April 30th, 1898 at 64 years old in London.
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi