August 30th
224 Notable deaths
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leader of the soviet union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022).
Born March 2nd, 1931 in Privolnoye. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2022 at 91 years old in Central Clinical Hospital (kidney failure). [ref]
Charles Bronson
American actor (1921–2003).
Born November 3rd, 1921 in Ehrenfeld.
Died August 30th, 2003 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, Alzheimer's disease).
Mohamed Al-Fayed
Egyptian businessman and billionaire (1929–2023).
Born January 27th, 1929 in Ras el-Tin.
Died August 30th, 2023 at 94 years old in London. [ref]
Wes Craven
American filmmaker (1939–2015).
Born August 2nd, 1939 in Cleveland.
Died August 30th, 2015 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Vera-Ellen
Actress, singer, dancer (1921-1981).
Born February 16th, 1921 in Norwood.
Died August 30th, 1981 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Glenn Ford
Canadian-american actor (1916–2006).
Born May 1st, 1916 in Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne.
Died August 30th, 2006 at 90 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke). [ref]
Valerie Harper
American actress (1939-2019).
Born August 22nd, 1939 in Suffern.
Died August 30th, 2019 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (meningeal carcinomatosis). [ref]
Jean Seberg
American actress (1938–1979).
Born November 13th, 1938 in Marshalltown.
Died August 30th, 1979 at 40 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (drug overdose).
Oliver Sacks
British neurologist and writer (1933–2015).
Born July 9th, 1933 in Willesden.
Died August 30th, 2015 at 82 years old in Greenwich Village (liver metastasis). [ref]
Franco Columbu
Italian bodybuilder and actor (1941–2019).
Born August 7th, 1941 in Ollolai.
Died August 30th, 2019 at 78 years old in Olbia (drowning). [ref]
J. J. Thomson
British physicist (1856-1940).
Born December 18th, 1856 in Cheetham Hill.
Died August 30th, 1940 at 83 years old in Cambridge.
Richard Jordan
American actor, producer, director and screenwriter (1937-1993).
Born July 19th, 1937 in New York City.
Died August 30th, 1993 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer).
Seamus Heaney
Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer (1939–2013).
Born April 13th, 1939 in Castledawson.
Died August 30th, 2013 at 74 years old in Dublin (stroke). [ref]
Killer Kowalski
Canadian professional wrestler (1926–2008).
Born October 13th, 1926 in Windsor.
Died August 30th, 2008 at 81 years old in Everett (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Guy Burgess
British-born radio producer, intelligence and foreign office officer and double agent.
Born April 16th, 1911 in Devonport.
Died August 30th, 1963 at 52 years old in Moscow (liver disease).
Louise Hay
American writer.
Born October 8th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died August 30th, 2017 at 90 years old in San Diego. [ref]
John Bell Hood
Confederate general (1831–1879).
Born June 29th, 1831 in Owingsville.
Died August 30th, 1879 at 48 years old in New Orleans (yellow fever).
William Talman
American actor (1915-1968).
Born February 4th, 1915 in Detroit.
Died August 30th, 1968 at 53 years old in Encino (lung cancer).
John Thompson
American basketball player and coach (1941-2020).
Born October 28th, 1941 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 30th, 2020 at 78 years old in Arlington County. [ref]
Naguib Mahfouz
Egyptian writer (1901_2006).
Born December 11th, 1911 in Al-Jamāliyah.
Died August 30th, 2006 at 94 years old in Agouza (bacterial pneumonia, chronic renal insufficiency). [ref]
Abraham Zapruder
Witness to the kennedy assassination (1905-1970).
Died August 30th, 1970 at 65 years old in Dallas (stomach cancer).
Charles Coburn
American film, theater actor (1877–1961).
Born June 19th, 1877 in Savannah.
Died August 30th, 1961 at 84 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
Michael Dunn
American actor and singer (1934–1973).
Born October 20th, 1934 in Shattuck.
Died August 30th, 1973 at 38 years old in London.
Nigel Terry
English actor (1945–2015).
Born August 15th, 1945 in Bristol.
Died August 30th, 2015 at 70 years old in Newquay (pulmonary emphysema).
Vanessa Marquez
American actress (1968–2018).
Born December 21st, 1968 in Los Angeles.
Died August 30th, 2018 at 49 years old in South Pasadena (gunshot wound). [ref]
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