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September 30th
150 Notable deaths
Lewis Fry Richardson
Mathematician, physicist, meteorologist, theory of war and conflict prevention.
Born October 11th, 1881 in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1953 at 71 years old in Kilmun. [ref]
Lina Basquette
American actress (1907-1994).
Born April 19th, 1907 in San Mateo.
Died September 30th, 1994 at 87 years old in Wheeling (lymphoma).
Taylor Holmes
American actor (1878-1959).
Born May 16th, 1878 in Newark.
Died September 30th, 1959 at 81 years old in Hollywood.
Frederic Bartlett
British psychologist and academic.
Born October 20th, 1886 in Stow-on-the-Wold.
Died September 30th, 1969 at 82 years old in Cambridge.
Walter Laqueur
American historian and political commentator (1921-2018).
Born May 26th, 1921 in Wrocław.
Died September 30th, 2018 at 97 years old in Washington, D.C..
Bud Jamison
Actor (1894-1944).
Born February 15th, 1894 in Vallejo. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1944 at 50 years old in Hollywood (kidney cancer). [ref]
Barbara Ann Scott
Canadian figure skater (1928–2012).
Died September 30th, 2012 at 84 years old in Amelia Island (disease). [ref]
Edgar G. Ulmer
American film director, set designer (1904-1972).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1972 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Martin Lewis Perl
American scientist.
Born June 24th, 1927 in Manhattan.
Died September 30th, 2014 at 87 years old in Palo Alto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jerrie Mock
American aviation pioneer.
Born November 22nd, 1925 in Newark.
Died September 30th, 2014 at 88 years old in Quincy.
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