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June 30th
216 Notable deaths
Joe Henderson
American jazz saxophonist (1937–2001).
Born April 24th, 1937 in Lima.
Died June 30th, 2001 at 64 years old in San Francisco.
Giuseppe Farina
Italian racecar driver (1906-1966).
Born October 30th, 1906 in Turin.
Died June 30th, 1966 at 59 years old in Chambéry (traffic collision).
Edmund Heines
Sa-obergruppenführer (1897-1934).
Born July 21st, 1897 in Munich.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 36 years old in Munich Prison (gunshot wound).
Jim Shooter
American comic book writer, born 1951.
Born September 27th, 1951 in Pittsburgh.
Died June 30th, 2025 at 73 years old [ref]
Kenneth Colley
British actor (1937–2025).
Born December 7th, 1937 in Manchester.
Died June 30th, 2025 at 87 years old in Ashford (COVID-19). [ref]
Sahib Singh Verma
Indian politician (1943-2007).
Born March 15th, 1943 in Delhi.
Died June 30th, 2007 at 64 years old in Rajasthan (traffic collision).
Margery Allingham
English writer of detective fiction, editor (1904–1966).
Born May 20th, 1904 in Ealing. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1966 at 62 years old in Colchester, Severalls Hospital (breast cancer). [ref]
Gustav Ritter von Kahr
German politician (1862-1934).
Born November 29th, 1862 in Weißenburg in Bayern.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 71 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
English physicist (1842–1919).
Born November 12th, 1842 in Langford Grove.
Died June 30th, 1919 at 76 years old in Terling Place.
Francisco Candido Xavier
Spiritualist and philanthropist from brazil (1910-2002).
Born April 2nd, 1910 in Pedro Leopoldo.
Died June 30th, 2002 at 92 years old in Uberaba (acute myocardial infarction).
King Donovan
Actor and director (1918-1987).
Born January 25th, 1918 in Manhattan.
Died June 30th, 1987 at 69 years old in Branford (cancer).
José Vasconcelos
Mexican writer, philosopher, and politician (1881–1959).
Born February 27th, 1882 in Oaxaca.
Died June 30th, 1959 at 77 years old in Mexico City.
Shukri al-Quwatli
1st president of syrian republic (1891–1967).
Born October 21st, 1891 in Damascus. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1967 at 75 years old in Beirut (myocardial infarction).
Georgy Dobrovolsky
Soviet cosmonaut (1928-1971).
Died June 30th, 1971 at 43 years old in Soyuz 11, low Earth orbit (hypoxia, decompression sickness).
Fritz Gerlich
German historian and journalist (1883–1934).
Born February 15th, 1883 in Szczecin.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 51 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
William Henry Jackson
American photographer and painter (1843-1942).
Born April 4th, 1843 in Keeseville. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1942 at 99 years old in New York City. [ref]
Chris Taylor
American professional and amateur wrestler (1950-1979).
Born June 13th, 1950 in Dowagiac. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1979 at 29 years old in Story City (myocardial infarction).
Harvey Washington Wiley
American chemist (1844–1930).
Born October 18th, 1844 in Kent.
Died June 30th, 1930 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
Vladislav Volkov
Soviet cosmonaut (1935–1971).
Born November 23rd, 1935 in Moscow.
Died June 30th, 1971 at 35 years old in Soyuz 11, low Earth orbit (hypoxia, decompression sickness).
Momir Bulatović
Former president of montenegro (1956-2019).
Born September 21st, 1956 in Belgrade.
Died June 30th, 2019 at 62 years old in Podgorica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anthony Joseph Drexel
American businessman (1826-1893).
Born September 13th, 1826 in Philadelphia.
Died June 30th, 1893 at 66 years old in Karlovy Vary (myocardial infarction).
Johann Rattenhuber
German ss general (1897-1957).
Born April 30th, 1897 in Oberhaching.
Died June 30th, 1957 at 60 years old in Munich.
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor (1893–1953).
Born February 28th, 1893 in Penza.
Died June 30th, 1953 at 60 years old in Jūrmala (myocardial infarction).
Viktor Patsayev
Soviet cosmonaut (1933–1971).
Born June 19th, 1933 in Aktobe.
Died June 30th, 1971 at 38 years old in Soyuz 11, low Earth orbit (hypoxia, decompression sickness).
Siegfried Marcus
German-austrian inventor and automobile pioneer.
Born September 18th, 1831 in Malchin.
Died June 30th, 1898 at 66 years old in Vienna.
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø