May 30th
233 Notable deaths
Wäinö Aaltonen
Finnish artist and sculptor (1894–1966).
Born March 8th, 1894 in Marttila, Karinainen.
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..
Joseph Marello
Italian bishop (1844-1895).
Born December 26th, 1844 in Turin.
Died May 30th, 1895 at 50 years old in Savona (stroke).
Josef Kriehuber
Austrian lithographer and painter (1800–1876).
Born December 14th, 1801 in Vienna.
Died May 30th, 1876 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Jessie Tarbox Beals
American photographer (1870–1942).
Born December 23rd, 1870 in Hamilton.
Died May 30th, 1942 at 71 years old in New York City.
Lewis Morris Rutherfurd
American astronomer and photographer (1816–1892).
Born November 25th, 1816 in The Bronx.
Died May 30th, 1892 at 75 years old in Tranquility.
August Lösch
German economist (1906-1945).
Born October 15th, 1906 in Öhringen.
Died May 30th, 1945 at 38 years old in Ratzeburg (scarlet fever).
Hanna Maron
German-israeli actress (1923-2014).
Born November 22nd, 1923 in Berlin.
Died May 30th, 2014 at 90 years old in Tel Aviv (disease).
Frank A. Barrett
American politician (1892-1962).
Born November 10th, 1892 in Omaha. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1962 at 69 years old in Cheyenne (leukemia). [ref]
Alo Mattiisen
Estonian composer (1961–1996).
Born April 22nd, 1961 in Jõgeva.
Died May 30th, 1996 at 35 years old in Tallinn.
Emmanuel Célestin Suhard
Catholic cardinal (1874-1949).
Born April 5th, 1874 in France.
Died May 30th, 1949 at 75 years old in Paris.
Werner R. Heymann
German film composer (1896-1961).
Born February 14th, 1896 in Königsberg.
Died May 30th, 1961 at 65 years old in Munich.
Boris Safonov
Soviet aviator (1915–1942).
Born August 26th, 1915.
Died May 30th, 1942 at 26 years old in Barents Sea.
Christine Charbonneau
Canadian singer (1943-2014).
Born October 18th, 1943 in Montreal.
Died May 30th, 2014 at 70 years old in Montreal (cancer).
Pavle Savić
Serbian physicist (1909–1994).
Born January 10th, 1909 in Thessaloniki.
Died May 30th, 1994 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
William Townley
English football player and manager (1866 – 1950).
Born February 14th, 1866 in Blackburn.
Died May 30th, 1950 at 84 years old in Blackpool.
Rick Mitchell
Australian sprinter (1955–2021).
Born March 24th, 1955 in Sydney.
Died May 30th, 2021 at 66 years old in Brisbane (prostate cancer). [ref]
George K. Arthur
British actor.
Born January 27th, 1899 in Littlehampton.
Died May 30th, 1985 at 86 years old in New York City.
Charles Henri Joseph Cordier
French sculptor (1827–1905).
Born November 1st, 1827 in Cambrai. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1905 at 77 years old in Algiers.
Erkin Vohidov
Uzbek poet, translator and statesman.
Born December 28th, 1936 in Altyariq District.
Died May 30th, 2016 at 79 years old in Tashkent.
Kelvin Felix
Dominican catholic cardinal (1933–2024).
Born February 15th, 1933 in Roseau.
Died May 30th, 2024 at 91 years old in Castries. [ref]
Emil Zuckerkandl
Hungarian anatomist (1849-1910).
Born September 1st, 1849 in Győr.
Died May 30th, 1910 at 60 years old in Vienna.
Louis Buvelot
Swiss painter and photographer (1814-1888).
Born March 3rd, 1814 in Morges.
Died May 30th, 1888 at 74 years old in Melbourne.
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