September 30th
209 Notable deaths
Robert Kardashian
American attorney and businessman (1944–2003).
Born February 22nd, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died September 30th, 2003 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
James Dean
American actor (1931–1955).
Born February 8th, 1931 in Marion. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1955 at 24 years old in Cholame (car collision). [ref]
Pete Rose
American baseball player (1941–2024).
Born April 14th, 1941 in Cincinnati.
Died September 30th, 2024 at 83 years old in Las Vegas (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Dikembe Mutombo
Congolese-american basketball player (1966–2024).
Born June 25th, 1966 in Kinshasa. [ref]
Died September 30th, 2024 at 58 years old in Atlanta (brain tumor). [ref]
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic.
Born May 25th, 1887 in Pietrelcina.
Died September 30th, 1968 at 81 years old in San Giovanni Rotondo.
Herbert Sobel
American commissioned officer and paratrooper (1912–1987).
Born January 26th, 1912 in Chicago.
Died September 30th, 1987 at 75 years old in Waukegan (malnutrition).
Thérèse of Lisieux
French discalced carmelite nun, doctor of the church (1873–1897).
Born January 2nd, 1873 in Alençon.
Died September 30th, 1897 at 24 years old in Lisieux (tuberculosis).
Anwar al-Awlaqi
American-yemeni imam and suspected islamist extremist (1971–2011).
Born April 22nd, 1971 in Las Cruces.
Died September 30th, 2011 at 40 years old in Al Jawf Governorate (airstrike).
Gavin Creel
American actor and singer (1976–2024).
Born April 18th, 1976 in Findlay.
Died September 30th, 2024 at 48 years old in Manhattan (nerve sheath neoplasms). [ref]
Monty Hall
Canadian radio and television show host (1921-2017).
Born August 25th, 1921 in Winnipeg. [ref]
Died September 30th, 2017 at 96 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Donald Malarkey
American army noncommissioned officer (1921–2017).
Born July 30th, 1921 in Astoria.
Died September 30th, 2017 at 96 years old in Salem.
Madhavrao Scindia
Indian politician (1945-2001).
Born March 10th, 1945 in Mumbai.
Died September 30th, 2001 at 56 years old in Mainpuri district.
Rudolf Diesel
German inventor and mechanical engineer (1858–1913).
Born March 18th, 1858 in Paris.
Died September 30th, 1913 at 55 years old in English Channel (drowning).
Edgar Bergen
American actor, radio performer, comedian and ventriloquist (1903-1978).
Born February 16th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died September 30th, 1978 at 75 years old in Las Vegas (kidney failure).
Göran Kropp
Swedish adventurer (1966-2002).
Born December 11th, 1966 in Eskilstuna.
Died September 30th, 2002 at 35 years old in Vantage (falling from height).
Stephen J. Cannell
American television producer, writer, novelist, and occasional actor, and the founder of cannell entertainment (1941-2010).
Born February 5th, 1941 in Los Angeles.
Died September 30th, 2010 at 69 years old in Pasadena (cancer, melanoma). [ref]
Ilya Repin
Russian-empire painter of ukrainian birth (1844-1930).
Born August 5th, 1844 in Chuhuiv.
Died September 30th, 1930 at 86 years old in Repino.
Simone Signoret
French actress (1921-1985).
Born March 25th, 1921 in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1985 at 64 years old in Autheuil-Authouillet (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Edith Roosevelt
First lady of the united states from 1901 to 1909.
Born August 6th, 1861 in Norwich.
Died September 30th, 1948 at 87 years old in Oyster Bay.
Catherine Eddowes
Whitechapel murder victim (1842-1888).
Born April 14th, 1842 in Wolverhampton.
Died September 30th, 1888 at 46 years old in Whitechapel, Mitre Square.
Lillian Hellman
American dramatist and screenwriter (1905-1984).
Born June 20th, 1905 in New Orleans.
Died September 30th, 1984 at 79 years old in Dukes County (myocardial infarction).
John C. Lilly
American physician (1915-2001).
Born January 6th, 1915 in Saint Paul.
Died September 30th, 2001 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Elizabeth Stride
Whitechapel murder victim.
Born November 27th, 1843 in Torslanda.
Died September 30th, 1888 at 44 years old in Whitechapel (bleeding, stabbing).
Jessye Norman
American opera singer (1945–2019).
Born September 15th, 1945 in Augusta.
Died September 30th, 2019 at 74 years old in New York City (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, septic shock). [ref]
Ken Page
American actor (1954–2024).
Born January 20th, 1954 in St. Louis.
Died September 30th, 2024 at 70 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci