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September 30th
146 Notable deaths
Rudolf Diesel
German inventor and mechanical engineer.
Born March 18th, 1858 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1913 at 55 years old in English Channel (drowning). [ref]
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).
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. [ref]
Died September 30th, 2010 at 69 years old in Pasadena (cancer, melanoma). [ref]
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]
Lillian Hellman
American dramatist and screenwriter (1905-1984).
Born June 20th, 1905 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1984 at 79 years old in Dukes County (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Edith Roosevelt
First lady of the united states (1901-1909).
Born August 6th, 1861 in New York City.
Died September 30th, 1948 at 87 years old in Oyster Bay.
Jessye Norman
American opera singer.
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]
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.
Hans-Joachim Marseille
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born December 13th, 1919 in Charlottenburg.
Died September 30th, 1942 at 22 years old in Sidi Abdel Rahman (killed in action).
Patrick White
English-born australian writer.
Born May 28th, 1912 in London. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1990 at 78 years old in Sydney. [ref]
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo