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July 30th
188 Notable deaths
Jimmy Hoffa
American labor union leader (1913 – disappeared 1975).
Born February 14th, 1913 in Brazil.
Died July 30th, 1982 at 69 years old in Bloomfield Hills.
Paul Reubens
American actor and comedian (1952–2023).
Born August 27th, 1952 in Peekskill.
Died July 30th, 2023 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure).
Otto von Bismarck
German statesman and chancellor (1815-1898).
Born April 1st, 1815 in Schönhausen (Elbe). [ref]
Died July 30th, 1898 at 83 years old in Friedrichsruh (respiratory arrest). [ref]
Ingmar Bergman
Swedish director and screenwriter (1918–2007).
Born July 14th, 1918 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2007 at 89 years old in Fårö parish. [ref]
Nichelle Nichols
American actress (1932–2022).
Born December 28th, 1932 in Robbins.
Died July 30th, 2022 at 89 years old in Silver City (heart failure). [ref]
Emperor Meiji
Emperor of japan from 1867 until 1912.
Born November 3rd, 1852 in Site of the Nakayama Residence.
Died July 30th, 1912 at 59 years old in Meiji Palace (diabetes, uremia).
Herman Cain
American businessman (1945–2020).
Born December 13th, 1945 in Memphis.
Died July 30th, 2020 at 74 years old in Atlanta (COVID-19). [ref]
Yakub Memon
Indian criminal.
Born July 30th, 1962 in Mumbai.
Died July 30th, 2015 at 53 years old in Nagpur (hanging to death). [ref]
Claudette Colbert
American actress (1903–1996).
Born September 13th, 1903 in Saint-Mandé. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1996 at 92 years old in Speightstown (stroke).
Maud Lewis
Canadian artist (1903–1970).
Born March 7th, 1903 in South Ohio.
Died July 30th, 1970 at 67 years old in Digby.
Sam Phillips
American businessman, record executive, record producer and dj (1923–2003).
Born January 5th, 1923 in Florence.
Died July 30th, 2003 at 80 years old in Memphis (respiratory failure).
Michelangelo Antonioni
Italian film director and screenwriter (1912–2007).
Born September 29th, 1912 in Ferrara.
Died July 30th, 2007 at 94 years old in Rome. [ref]
Lynn Anderson
American country music singer (1947-2015).
Born September 26th, 1947 in Grand Forks.
Died July 30th, 2015 at 67 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction).
Pat Carroll
American actress (1927–2022).
Born July 5th, 1927 in Shreveport. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2022 at 95 years old in Cape Cod (pneumonia). [ref]
George Pickett
Confederate states army general (1825–1875).
Born January 16th, 1825 in Richmond.
Died July 30th, 1875 at 50 years old
Murray Bookchin
American libertarian socialist author, orator, and philosopher (1921–2006).
Born January 14th, 1921 in The Bronx.
Died July 30th, 2006 at 85 years old in Burlington (heart failure). [ref]
Mohammed Yusuf
Militant islamist leader (1970-2009).
Born January 29th, 1970 in Yobe State.
Died July 30th, 2009 at 39 years old in Maiduguri (extra-judicial killing). [ref]
Joe Shuster
Canadian-american comic book artist, co-creator of superman (1914–1992).
Born July 10th, 1914 in Toronto.
Died July 30th, 1992 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Brenda Marshall
American actress (1915-1992).
Born September 29th, 1915 in Negros.
Died July 30th, 1992 at 76 years old in Palm Springs (esophageal cancer).
Lee Teng-hui
7-9th president of republic of china(taiwan) (1923-2020).
Born January 15th, 1923 in Sanshi village.
Died July 30th, 2020 at 97 years old in Taipei Veterans General Hospital (septic shock). [ref]
Gloria DeHaven
American actress and singer (1925-2016).
Born July 23rd, 1925 in Los Angeles.
Died July 30th, 2016 at 91 years old in Las Vegas (stroke). [ref]
Maeve Binchy
Irish novelist (1939–2012).
Born May 28th, 1940 in Dalkey. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2012 at 72 years old in Dublin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joyce Kilmer
American poet, editor, literary critic, soldier (1886–1918).
Born December 6th, 1886 in New Brunswick.
Died July 30th, 1918 at 31 years old in Seringes-et-Nesles.
John Garang
Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader (1945–2005).
Born July 6th, 1946 in Wangkulei.
Died July 30th, 2005 at 59 years old in New Cush (aircraft crash). [ref]
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Japanese author (1886–1965).
Born July 24th, 1886 in Nihonbashi-ku.
Died July 30th, 1965 at 79 years old in Atami (myocardial infarction).
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou