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September 30th
161 Notable deaths
Jacques-Émile Blanche
French painter (1861-1942).
Born February 1st, 1861 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1942 at 81 years old in Offranville. [ref]
Ben Pon
Dutch sport shooter and racing driver.
Born December 9th, 1936 in Leiden.
Died September 30th, 2019 at 82 years old in Nijkerk. [ref]
Jean-Luc Lagarce
French librettist, playwright and writer.
Born February 14th, 1957 in Héricourt. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1995 at 38 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (HIV/AIDS). [ref]
Iemasa Kayumi
Japanese voice actor (1932-2014).
Born October 31st, 1933 in Tokyo.
Died September 30th, 2014 at 80 years old in Tokyo (disease).
Emyr Humphreys
Welsh author, poet and novelist (1919-2020).
Born April 15th, 1919 in Trelawnyd.
Died September 30th, 2020 at 101 years old in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. [ref]
László Rátz
Mathematics teacher (1863-1930).
Born April 9th, 1863 in Sopron.
Died September 30th, 1930 at 67 years old in Budapest.
Li Shizeng
Chinese educator and politician.
Born May 29th, 1881 in Guangyang District.
Died September 30th, 1973 at 92 years old in National Taiwan University Hospital.
Khaled Khalifa
Syrian poet and writer (1964–2023).
Born January 1st, 1964 in Urum al-Sughra. [ref]
Died September 30th, 2023 at 59 years old in Damascus (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Robert Lewis Taylor
American author (1912–1998).
Born September 24th, 1912 in Carbondale.
Died September 30th, 1998 at 86 years old in Southbury.
Carl Edvard Johansson
Swedish inventor and scientist who invented high-precision gauge blocks.
Born March 15th, 1864. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1943 at 79 years old in Eskilstuna församling. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 161
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid