June 30th
157 Notable deaths
Federico Mompou
Spanish composer and pianist.
Born April 16th, 1893 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1987 at 94 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Christopher Fry
British writer.
Born December 18th, 1907 in Bristol. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2005 at 97 years old in Chichester. [ref]
Herbert Biberman
American screenwriter and film director.
Born March 4th, 1900 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1971 at 71 years old in New York City (bone cancer). [ref]
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. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1924 at 42 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
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.
Elsa Beskow
Swedish artist (1874-1953).
Born February 11th, 1874 in Maria Magdalena parish. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1953 at 79 years old in Danderyd parish (cancer). [ref]
Georgi Asparuhov
Bulgarian footballer (1943-1971).
Died June 30th, 1971 at 28 years old in Sofia (traffic collision).
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).
Darrall Imhoff
American basketball player (1938-2017).
Born October 11th, 1938 in San Gabriel. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2017 at 78 years old in Bend (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 157
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde