August 30th
178 Notable deaths
Peng Pai
Chinese agrarian movement and peasants' rights activist (1896-1929).
Born October 22nd, 1896 in Haifeng County.
Died August 30th, 1929 at 32 years old in Shang-hai (gunshot wound).
Hans Kundt
Bolivian general (1869-1939).
Born February 28th, 1869 in Neustrelitz.
Died August 30th, 1939 at 70 years old in Lugano.
James Scott
American ragtime composer.
Born February 12th, 1885 in Neosho.
Died August 30th, 1938 at 53 years old in Kansas City.
Fred Lawrence Whipple
American astronomer.
Born November 5th, 1906 in Red Oak.
Died August 30th, 2004 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Alice Salomon
German social reformer.
Born April 19th, 1872 in Berlin.
Died August 30th, 1948 at 76 years old in New York City.
Louis Armand
French engineer, inventor, administrator, and resistance fighter.
Born January 17th, 1905 in Cruseilles. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1971 at 66 years old in Villers-sur-Mer. [ref]
Irving Segal
American mathematician (1918–1998).
Born September 13th, 1918 in The Bronx.
Died August 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Ch'ien Mu
Chinese academic (1895-1990).
Born July 30th, 1895 in Jiangsu. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1990 at 95 years old in Taipei.
Arsène Heitz
Author of the flag of europe (1908-1989).
Born September 20th, 1908 in Huttenheim.
Died August 30th, 1989 at 80 years old in Épinal.
A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
Bengali statesman, public servant and judge (1915–2001).
Born July 1st, 1915 in Mymensingh District.
Died August 30th, 2001 at 86 years old in Dhaka.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 178
For some moments in life there are no words. David Seltzer