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May 30th
229 Notable deaths
Andrew Huxley
English physiologist and biophysicist (1917–2012).
Born November 22nd, 1917 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2012 at 94 years old in Cambridge (disease). [ref]
Clarice Taylor
Actress (1917–2011).
Born September 20th, 1917 in Buckingham County.
Died May 30th, 2011 at 93 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (heart failure). [ref]
Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine
Hessian royal (1908–1968).
Born November 20th, 1908 in Darmstadt.
Died May 30th, 1968 at 59 years old in Frankfurt.
Jack Twyman
American basketball player (1929–2012).
Born May 21st, 1934 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 30th, 2012 at 78 years old in Cincinnati (cancer). [ref]
Tex Beneke
American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader (1914-2000).
Born February 12th, 1914 in Fort Worth.
Died May 30th, 2000 at 86 years old in Costa Mesa.
Molly Peters
British actress and model (1942-2017).
Born March 15th, 1942 in Walsham le Willows. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2017 at 75 years old in Taunton (stroke). [ref]
Marcel Bich
Co-founder of bic.
Born July 29th, 1914 in Turin.
Died May 30th, 1994 at 79 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Ephraim Katzir
Israeli scientist, 4th president of israel (1973–1978) - (born 1916-2009).
Born May 16th, 1916 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2009 at 93 years old in Rehovot. [ref]
Bill Vukovich
American racing driver.
Born December 13th, 1918 in Fresno.
Died May 30th, 1955 at 36 years old in Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Pierre Gilliard
Swiss tutor to the russian imperial family (1879-1962).
Died May 30th, 1962 at 83 years old in Lausanne.
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
American medical physicist (1921-2011).
Born July 19th, 1921 in New York City.
Died May 30th, 2011 at 89 years old in The Bronx (disease).
Michael Davitt
Irish republican and nationalist agrarian agitator (1846-1906).
Born March 25th, 1846 in Strade.
Died May 30th, 1906 at 60 years old in Dublin.
Karl Carstens
President of the federal republic of germany (1914-1992).
Born December 14th, 1914 in Bremen. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1992 at 77 years old in Meckenheim. [ref]
Prince Gong
Manchu prince (1833-1898).
Born January 11th, 1833 in Beijing.
Died May 30th, 1898 at 65 years old in Beijing.
Tetsu Katayama
Japanese politician (1887-1978).
Born July 28th, 1887 in Tanabe.
Died May 30th, 1978 at 90 years old in Fujisawa.
Wilhelm von Bismarck
German politician (1852-1901).
Born August 1st, 1852 in Frankfurt.
Died May 30th, 1901 at 48 years old in Warcino (peritonitis).
John B. Keane
Irish playwright, novelist and essayist (1928–2002).
Born July 21st, 1928 in Listowel.
Died May 30th, 2002 at 73 years old in Listowel (prostate cancer).
Hermann Broch
Austrian writer (1886-1951).
Born November 1st, 1886 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1951 at 64 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jason Dupasquier
Swiss motorcycle racer.
Born September 7th, 2001 in Bulle.
Died May 30th, 2021 at 19 years old in Florence (falling, struck by vehicle). [ref]
Ted Drake
English footballer and manager (1912–1995).
Born August 16th, 1912 in Southampton.
Died May 30th, 1995 at 82 years old in London.
Boris Pahor
Slovenian writer (1913–2022).
Born August 26th, 1913 in Trieste.
Died May 30th, 2022 at 108 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Michel Simon
Swiss french language actor (1895-1975).
Born April 9th, 1895 in Geneva. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1975 at 80 years old in Bry-sur-Marne (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Wilbur Wright
American aviation pioneer (1867-1912).
Born April 16th, 1867 in Millville.
Died May 30th, 1912 at 45 years old in Dayton (typhus).
Reinhold Hanning
Nazi ss guard at auschwitz (1921-2017).
Born December 28th, 1921 in Helpup.
Died May 30th, 2017 at 95 years old in Lage. [ref]
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