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May 30th
229 Notable deaths
Jean-Claude Brialy
French actor and director (1933-2007).
Born March 30th, 1933 in Sour El-Ghozlane.
Died May 30th, 2007 at 74 years old in Monthyon (jaw cancer). [ref]
George Barnes
American cinematographer (1892-1953).
Born October 16th, 1892 in Pasadena.
Died May 30th, 1953 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
Albert Lasker
American businessman (1880–1952).
Born May 1st, 1880 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died May 30th, 1952 at 72 years old in New York City.
Eddie Sachs
American racing driver (1927-1964).
Born May 28th, 1927 in Allentown.
Died May 30th, 1964 at 37 years old in Indianapolis.
Harold Cottam
Wireless operator on the rms carpathia.
Born January 27th, 1891 in Southwell.
Died May 30th, 1984 at 93 years old in Lowdham.
Joan Lorring
Hong kong-born american actress (1926-2014).
Born April 17th, 1926 in British Hong Kong.
Died May 30th, 2014 at 88 years old in Sleepy Hollow (disease).
William Barton Rogers
American scientist, founder of mit (1804-1882).
Born December 7th, 1804 in Philadelphia.
Died May 30th, 1882 at 77 years old in Boston.
Peter Simonischek
Austrian actor (1946–2023).
Born August 6th, 1946 in Graz.
Died May 30th, 2023 at 76 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck
German historian (1876–1925).
Born April 23rd, 1876 in Solingen.
Died May 30th, 1925 at 49 years old in Berlin.
Jessie Ralph
Actress (1864-1944).
Born November 5th, 1864 in Gloucester.
Died May 30th, 1944 at 79 years old in Gloucester (disease).
Shohei Imamura
Japanese film director (1926-2006).
Born September 15th, 1926 in Tokyo.
Died May 30th, 2006 at 79 years old in Tokyo (liver cancer). [ref]
Bobby Morrow
American sprinter (1935–2020).
Born October 15th, 1935 in Harlingen.
Died May 30th, 2020 at 84 years old in San Benito. [ref]
Marcel Dupré
French organist and composer (1886–1971).
Born May 3rd, 1886 in Rouen. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1971 at 85 years old in Meudon. [ref]
Béla Barényi
Hungarian engineer and inventor (1907–1997).
Born March 1st, 1907 in Hirtenberg. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1997 at 90 years old in Böblingen. [ref]
Roger Shepard
American psychologist (1929–2022).
Born January 30th, 1929 in Palo Alto.
Died May 30th, 2022 at 93 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Luís Cabral
Prime minister of guinea-bissau (1931-2009).
Born April 11th, 1931 in Bissau.
Died May 30th, 2009 at 78 years old in Torres Vedras (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Agostino Di Bartolomei
Italian footballer (1955–1994).
Died May 30th, 1994 at 39 years old in Castellabate (gunshot wound).
Vina Mazumdar
Indian academic, feminist (1927-2013).
Born March 28th, 1927 in Kolkata.
Died May 30th, 2013 at 86 years old in New Delhi.
Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark
Danish princess; duchess of glücksburg (1808–1891).
Born January 18th, 1808 in Kiel.
Died May 30th, 1891 at 83 years old in Glücksburg.
Louis Hjelmslev
Danish linguist (1899-1965).
Born October 3rd, 1899 in Copenhagen.
Died May 30th, 1965 at 65 years old in Ordrup.
Elsa Dorfman
American photographer (1937-2020).
Born April 26th, 1937 in Cambridge.
Died May 30th, 2020 at 83 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Antoni Zygmund
Polish-american mathematician (1900-1992).
Born December 26th, 1900 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1992 at 91 years old in Chicago.
Juan Carlos Onetti
Uruguayan novelist (1909-1994).
Born July 1st, 1909 in Montevideo.
Died May 30th, 1994 at 84 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
Giorgio Tozzi
American opera singer (1923-2011).
Born January 8th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died May 30th, 2011 at 88 years old in Bloomington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Valaida Snow
American musician (1904-1956).
Born June 2nd, 1904 in Chattanooga.
Died May 30th, 1956 at 51 years old in New York City (stroke).
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche