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May 30th
181 Notable deaths
Giuseppe Patanè
Italian conductor (1932-1989).
Born January 1st, 1932 in Naples.
Died May 30th, 1989 at 57 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti
Italian opera librettist (1863-1934).
Born March 17th, 1863 in Livorno.
Died May 30th, 1934 at 71 years old in Livorno.
Gustav Jaenecke
German tennis player.
Born May 22nd, 1908 in Charlottenburg.
Died May 30th, 1985 at 77 years old in Bonn.
Vladimir Steklov
Russian mathematician (1863–1926).
Born January 9th, 1864 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1926 at 62 years old in Gaspra.
Bill Thomas
Costume designer (1921-2000).
Born October 13th, 1921 in Chicago.
Died May 30th, 2000 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills.
Júlia Lopes de Almeida
Brazilian writer (1862-1934).
Born September 24th, 1862 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 30th, 1934 at 71 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Stanisław Brzozowski
Polish writer.
Born June 28th, 1878 in Maziarnia, Chełm County. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1911 at 32 years old in Florence. [ref]
Melvin Spencer Newman
American chemist (1908–1993).
Born March 10th, 1908 in New York City.
Died May 30th, 1993 at 85 years old in Columbus.
Margaret Ruthven Lang
American composer (1867–1972).
Born November 27th, 1867 in Boston.
Died May 30th, 1972 at 104 years old in Boston.
Claire Goll
Writer and journalist (1890–1977).
Born October 29th, 1890 in Nuremberg.
Died May 30th, 1977 at 86 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde