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April 30th
257 Notable deaths
Marjorie Noël
French singer.
Born December 25th, 1945 in Bayeux.
Died April 30th, 2000 at 54 years old in Cavaillon.
Birger Sjöberg
Swedish poet and songwriter (1885-1929).
Born December 6th, 1885 in Vänersborg, Vänersborg Parish.
Died April 30th, 1929 at 43 years old in Växjö Parish (pneumonia).
Joseph Charles Arthur
American botanist (1850-1942).
Born January 11th, 1850 in Lowville.
Died April 30th, 1942 at 92 years old in Brook.
Josie Sedgwick
American actress (1898-1973).
Born March 13th, 1898 in Galveston.
Died April 30th, 1973 at 75 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Antonio Cagnoni
Italian composer (1828-1896).
Born February 8th, 1828 in Godiasco Salice Terme.
Died April 30th, 1896 at 68 years old in Bergamo.
Louis Léger
French writer and academic (1843–1923).
Born January 4th, 1843 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1923 at 80 years old in rue de Boulainvilliers.
Sylve Bengtsson
Swedish association football player (1930-2005).
Born July 2nd, 1930 in Halmstad.
Died April 30th, 2005 at 74 years old in Halmstad.
Edgar Aabye
Danish tug of war competitor (1865–1941).
Born September 1st, 1865 in Helsingør.
Died April 30th, 1941 at 75 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Jean De Bie
Belgian footballer (1892-1961).
Died April 30th, 1961 at 68 years old in Brussels-Capital Region.
Gaston Salmon
Fencer (1878–1918).
Born March 5th, 1878 in Marcinelle. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1918 at 40 years old in Veurne. [ref]
Clarence Walker
Boxer.
Born December 13th, 1898 in Gqeberha.
Died April 30th, 1957 at 58 years old in Roodepoort.
Jopie Selbach
Swimmer (1918–1998).
Born July 27th, 1918 in Haarlem.
Died April 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Zoetermeer.
Henk Nijdam
Dutch road bicycle racer (1935–2009).
Born August 26th, 1935 in Haren.
Died April 30th, 2009 at 73 years old in Breda.
Ramón de Mesonero Romanos
Spanish writer (1803–1882).
Born July 19th, 1803 in Madrid.
Died April 30th, 1882 at 78 years old in Madrid.
Genrikh Graftio
Russian engineer (1869–1949).
Born December 26th, 1869 in Daugavpils.
Died April 30th, 1949 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Charles Moore
Australian botanist (1820-1905).
Born May 10th, 1820 in Dundee.
Died April 30th, 1905 at 84 years old in Sydney.
William Starling Sullivant
Us bryologist (1803-1873).
Born January 15th, 1803 in Franklinton.
Died April 30th, 1873 at 70 years old in Columbus. [ref]
Frank Haller
Boxer (1883–1939).
Born January 6th, 1883 in San Francisco.
Died April 30th, 1939 at 56 years old in St. Louis.
Ole Lilloe-Olsen
Sport shooter (1883–1940).
Born April 27th, 1883 in Vestre Aker.
Died April 30th, 1940 at 57 years old in Vestre Aker.
Borys Oliynyk
Ukrainian journalist, poet and writer (1935-2017).
Born October 22nd, 1935 in Zachepilivka. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2017 at 81 years old in Kyiv (heart failure). [ref]
Jef Demuysere
Belgian road bicycle racer.
Born July 26th, 1907 in Wervik. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1969 at 61 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Jaap Bulder
Dutch footballer (1896-1979).
Born September 27th, 1896 in Groningen.
Died April 30th, 1979 at 82 years old in Leiderdorp.
Axel Nordlander
Swedish equestrian (1879–1962).
Born September 21st, 1879 in Norrbärke.
Died April 30th, 1962 at 82 years old in Helsingborg.
Vladimir Sukharev
Athletics competitor (1924-1997).
Born July 10th, 1924 in Korday.
Died April 30th, 1997 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Pierre Viette
French entomologist (1921-2011).
Born June 29th, 1921 in Orléans.
Died April 30th, 2011 at 89 years old in Bar-sur-Aube.
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin