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August 30th
180 Notable deaths
Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster
Metropolitan archbishop of milan and cardinal of the catholic church, beatified in 1996..
Born January 18th, 1880 in Rome.
Died August 30th, 1954 at 74 years old in Venegono Inferiore.
José Toribio Merino
Chilean politician and admiral (1915–1996).
Born December 14th, 1915 in La Serena.
Died August 30th, 1996 at 80 years old in Viña del Mar.
Tuheitia Paki
Māori king (1955–2024).
Born April 21st, 1955 in Huntly.
Died August 30th, 2024 at 69 years old [ref]
Marc Riboud
French photographer.
Born June 24th, 1923 in Saint-Genis-Laval. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2016 at 93 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (Alzheimer's disease).
Lev Polugaevsky
Chess player (1934–1995).
Born November 20th, 1934 in Mogilev.
Died August 30th, 1995 at 60 years old in Paris (brain cancer).
Hideo Gosha
Japanese film director.
Born February 26th, 1929 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1992 at 63 years old in Kyoto. [ref]
Alain Corneau
French film director (1943-2010).
Born August 7th, 1943 in Meung-sur-Loire. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2010 at 67 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Gerhard Roßbach
German politician (1893-1967).
Born February 28th, 1893 in Krzywin, Gryfino County.
Died August 30th, 1967 at 74 years old in Hamburg.
Joseph H. Lewis
Film director (1907-2000).
Born April 6th, 1907 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2000 at 93 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper
Dutch supercentenarian.
Born June 29th, 1890 in Smilde.
Died August 30th, 2005 at 115 years old in Hoogeveen (stomach cancer).
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