June 30th
167 Notable deaths
Viktor Patsayev
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born June 19th, 1933 in Aktobe.
Died June 30th, 1971 at 38 years old in low Earth orbit, Soyuz 11 (decompression sickness, hypoxia).
Jacob Israël de Haan
Dutch lawyer, legal scholar, diplomat, journalist, novelist and poet, assassinated by the haganah (1881-1924).
Born December 31st, 1881 in Smilde.
Died June 30th, 1924 at 42 years old in Jaffa Road.
Mitchell Feigenbaum
American mathematical physicist (1944–2019).
Born December 19th, 1944 in Philadelphia.
Died June 30th, 2019 at 74 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Geoffrey Hill
English poet (1932–2016).
Born June 18th, 1932 in Bromsgrove.
Died June 30th, 2016 at 84 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Karl Ernst
German sa leader (1904-1934).
Born September 1st, 1904 in Wilmersdorf.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 29 years old in Lichterfelde (ballistic trauma).
Federico Mompou
Spanish composer and pianist.
Born April 16th, 1893 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1987 at 94 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Herbert Biberman
American screenwriter and film director (1900–1971).
Born March 4th, 1900 in Philadelphia.
Died June 30th, 1971 at 71 years old in New York City (bone cancer).
Christopher Fry
English poet and playwright (1907–2005).
Born December 18th, 1907 in Bristol.
Died June 30th, 2005 at 97 years old in Chichester. [ref]
Georgi Asparuhov
Bulgarian footballer (1943-1971).
Died June 30th, 1971 at 28 years old in Sofia (traffic collision).
Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild
French banker (1868-1949).
Born February 24th, 1868 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 30th, 1949 at 81 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau