May 30th
161 Notable deaths
Peter Orlovsky
American poet (1933-2010).
Born July 8th, 1933 in Manhattan.
Died May 30th, 2010 at 76 years old in Williston (lung cancer). [ref]
Mitsuo Fuchida
Japanese naval officer (1902-1976).
Born December 7th, 1902 in Katsuragi.
Died May 30th, 1976 at 73 years old in Kashiwara (diabetes).
Watchman Nee
Chinese church leader (1903-1972).
Born November 4th, 1903 in Shantou. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1972 at 68 years old in Anhui.
Robert Sterling
American actor.
Born November 13th, 1917 in New Castle.
Died May 30th, 2006 at 88 years old in Brentwood (infectious disease).
Ezra Taft Benson
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1899-1994).
Born August 4th, 1899 in Idaho.
Died May 30th, 1994 at 94 years old in Salt Lake City (heart failure).
Patricia Bath
American ophthalmologist and inventor (1942-2019).
Born November 4th, 1942 in Harlem. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2019 at 76 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Madison Grant
American lawyer, eugenicist, and conservationist (1865–1937).
Born November 19th, 1865 in New York City.
Died May 30th, 1937 at 71 years old in New York City (nephritis).
Dooley Wilson
American actor and musician (1886-1953).
Born April 3rd, 1886 in Tyler.
Died May 30th, 1953 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.
Tom Bower
American actor.
Born January 3rd, 1938 in Denver.
Died May 30th, 2024 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Mickie Most
English record producer, recording artist, songwriter, arranger and singer (1938-2003).
Born June 20th, 1938 in Aldershot.
Died May 30th, 2003 at 64 years old in London Borough of Barnet (mesothelioma).
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes