August 30th
224 Notable deaths
Sterling Morrison
American musician (1942–1995).
Born August 28th, 1942 in East Meadow. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1995 at 53 years old in Poughkeepsie (lymphoma).
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
German princess (1800-1831).
Born December 21st, 1800 in Gotha.
Died August 30th, 1831 at 30 years old in Paris (cancer).
Toru Dutt
Bengali poet and translator (1856–1877).
Born March 4th, 1856 in Kolkata, Bengal Presidency.
Died August 30th, 1877 at 21 years old in Kolkata, Bengal Presidency (tuberculosis).
Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Iranian prime minister and president of iran (1933-1981).
Born June 15th, 1933 in Qazvin.
Died August 30th, 1981 at 48 years old in Tehran (explosive device).
Věra Čáslavská
Czechoslovak sports official, artistic gymnast and coach (1942–2016).
Born May 3rd, 1942 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2016 at 74 years old in Prague (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Lindsay Anderson
British feature-film, theatre and documentary director and film critic (1923-1994).
Born April 17th, 1923 in Bengaluru.
Died August 30th, 1994 at 71 years old in Angoulême (myocardial infarction).
Denniz Pop
Swedish dj and record producer (1963-1998).
Born April 26th, 1963 in Tullinge.
Died August 30th, 1998 at 35 years old in Sweden (stomach cancer).
J. Lee Thompson
British film director (1914-2002).
Born August 1st, 1914 in Bristol.
Died August 30th, 2002 at 88 years old in Sooke (heart failure).
M. M. Kalburgi
Indian writer, scholar.
Born November 28th, 1938 in Vijayapura.
Died August 30th, 2015 at 76 years old in Dharwad. [ref]
Donald Davidson
American philosopher (1917–2003).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Springfield.
Died August 30th, 2003 at 86 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Robert David Steele
American cia officer and conspiracy theorist.
Born July 16th, 1952 in New York City.
Died August 30th, 2021 at 69 years old in Florida.
Andrii Parubii
Ukrainian politician (1971–2025).
Born January 31st, 1971 in Sheptytskyi.
Died August 30th, 2025 at 54 years old in Efremova Street (Lviv) (gunshot wound). [ref]
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer (1923–1985).
Born July 15th, 1923 in Philadelphia.
Died August 30th, 1985 at 62 years old in Philadelphia.
Hans Rausing
Swedish businessman (1926-2019).
Born March 25th, 1926 in Gothenburg.
Died August 30th, 2019 at 93 years old in Wadhurst.
Andrew V. McLaglen
American film and television director (1920-2014).
Born July 28th, 1920 in London.
Died August 30th, 2014 at 94 years old in Friday Harbor.
Wesley Lau
American actor (1921-1984).
Born June 18th, 1921 in Sheboygan.
Died August 30th, 1984 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Kobzon
Soviet and russian singer (1937–2018).
Born September 11th, 1937 in Chasiv Yar.
Died August 30th, 2018 at 80 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Jack Sonni
American musician (1954-2023).
Born December 9th, 1954 in Indiana.
Died August 30th, 2023 at 68 years old [ref]
Konstantin Rodzaevsky
Russian fascist (1907-1946).
Born August 11th, 1907 in Blagoveshchensk.
Died August 30th, 1946 at 39 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Fischer Black
American economist (1938–1995).
Born January 11th, 1938 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 30th, 1995 at 57 years old in New Canaan (esophageal cancer).
Bipan Chandra
Indian historian (1928–2014).
Born May 27th, 1928 in Kangra.
Died August 30th, 2014 at 86 years old in Gurgaon.
Michael Jackson
English writer and journalist (1942–2007).
Born March 27th, 1942 in Wetherby.
Died August 30th, 2007 at 65 years old in London (Parkinson's disease, diabetes, myocardial infarction). [ref]
Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel
German general and resistance fighter (1886–1944).
Born January 2nd, 1886 in Berlin.
Died August 30th, 1944 at 58 years old in Berlin, Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Alexander Samsonov
Russian general (1859–1914).
Born November 14th, 1859 in Andriyivka.
Died August 30th, 1914 at 54 years old in Wielbark (gunshot wound).
Jean Tinguely
Swiss sculptor (1925–1991).
Born May 22nd, 1925 in Fribourg.
Died August 30th, 1991 at 66 years old in Bern.
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid