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April 30th
257 Notable deaths
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.
Kamures Kadın
Consort of mehmed v.
Born March 5th, 1855 in North Caucasus.
Died April 30th, 1921 at 66 years old in Istanbul.
Taiji Tonoyama
Actor (1915–1989).
Born October 17th, 1915 in Kobe.
Died April 30th, 1989 at 73 years old (cancer).
Marthe Gautier
Paediatrician and discoverer of trisomy 21.
Born September 10th, 1925 in Montenils.
Died April 30th, 2022 at 96 years old in Meaux. [ref]
Azad Rahimov
Azerbaijani politician.
Born October 8th, 1964 in Baku.
Died April 30th, 2021 at 56 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Marcus Thrane
Norwegian politician (1817-1890).
Born October 14th, 1817 in Christiania.
Died April 30th, 1890 at 72 years old in Eau Claire.
Junichi Watanabe
Japanese writer (1933–2014).
Born October 24th, 1933 in Kamisunagawa.
Died April 30th, 2014 at 80 years old in Tokyo (prostate cancer).
Lyubov Panchenko
Ukrainian artist and fashion designer (1938–2022).
Born February 2nd, 1938 in Bucha.
Died April 30th, 2022 at 84 years old in Kyiv (famine). [ref]
Friedrich von Scholtz
Prussian general (1851–1927).
Born March 24th, 1851 in Flensburg.
Died April 30th, 1927 at 76 years old in Ballenstedt.
Paco Bienzobas
Spanish football player/manager/referee (1909-1981).
Born March 26th, 1909 in San Sebastián.
Died April 30th, 1981 at 72 years old in San Sebastián.
Francesc Cambó
Spanish politician (1876-1947).
Born September 2nd, 1876 in Verges. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1947 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Corinne Rey-Bellet
Swiss skier (1972-2006).
Born August 2nd, 1972 in Val-d'Illiez.
Died April 30th, 2006 at 33 years old in Val-d'Illiez. [ref]
Peter Huchel
German poet (1903–1981).
Born April 3rd, 1903 in Groß-Lichterfelde. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1981 at 78 years old in Staufen im Breisgau. [ref]
Max Beer
German academic (1864-1943).
Born August 10th, 1864 in Tarnobrzeg.
Died April 30th, 1943 at 78 years old in London (tuberculosis).
Carl Bergmann
German biologist (1814–1865).
Born May 18th, 1814 in Göttingen.
Died April 30th, 1865 at 50 years old in Geneva.
Mario Evaristo
Argentine footballer (1908-1993).
Born December 10th, 1908 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 30th, 1993 at 84 years old in Quilmes.
Leo Smit
Dutch musician (1900–1943).
Born May 14th, 1900 in Amsterdam.
Died April 30th, 1943 at 42 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp.
François Bordes
French geologist, archaeologist and author (1919-1981).
Born December 30th, 1919 in Rives.
Died April 30th, 1981 at 61 years old in Tucson.
Nikolai Sudzilovsky
Russian and hawaiian politician (1850–1930).
Born December 15th, 1850 in Mogilev. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1930 at 79 years old in Chongqing.
Aureliano Chaves
Brazilian politician (1929–2003).
Born January 13th, 1929 in Três Pontas.
Died April 30th, 2003 at 74 years old in Belo Horizonte.
Carl Rosa
German-british opera manager.
Born March 22nd, 1842 in Hamburg.
Died April 30th, 1889 at 47 years old in Paris.
Josef Greindl
German opera singer (1912–1993).
Born December 23rd, 1912 in Munich.
Died April 30th, 1993 at 80 years old in Vienna.
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]
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