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May 30th
168 Notable deaths
Boris Shakhlin
Ukrainian soviet gymnast.
Born January 27th, 1932 in Ishim.
Died May 30th, 2008 at 76 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Mady Mesplé
French soprano (1931-2020).
Born March 7th, 1931 in Toulouse.
Died May 30th, 2020 at 89 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
Minoru Mochizuki
Japanese aikidoka (1907-2003).
Born April 11th, 1907 in Shizuoka.
Died May 30th, 2003 at 96 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Paolo Portoghesi
Italian architect (1931-2023).
Born November 2nd, 1931 in Rome.
Died May 30th, 2023 at 91 years old in Calcata. [ref]
Ricky Bruch
Swedish athlete and actor.
Born July 2nd, 1946 in Gothenburg.
Died May 30th, 2011 at 64 years old in Ystad (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Wäinö Aaltonen
Finnish artist and sculptor (1894–1966).
Born March 8th, 1894 in Marttila, Karinainen. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1966 at 72 years old in Helsinki.
Gotthard Handrick
German flying ace (1908–1978).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Zittau.
Died May 30th, 1978 at 69 years old in Ahrensburg.
Alexander Vasiliev
Russian historian (1867–1953).
Born October 4th, 1867 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 30th, 1953 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
August Lösch
German economist (1906-1945).
Born October 15th, 1906 in Öhringen.
Died May 30th, 1945 at 38 years old in Ratzeburg (scarlet fever).
Manuel de Jesús Troncoso de la Concha
President of dominican republic (1878-1955).
Born April 3rd, 1878 in Santo Domingo.
Died May 30th, 1955 at 77 years old in Santo Domingo.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 168
That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson