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In the year 1930
234 Notable deaths
Peter Warlock
British composer and music critic (1894-1930).
Born October 30th, 1894 in Savoy Hotel.
Died December 17th, 1930 at 36 years old in London (coal gas poisoning).
Eugen Goldstein
German physicist and the great science-history maker (1850-1930).
Born September 5th, 1850 in Gliwice.
Died December 26th, 1930 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Shyamji Krishna Varma
An indian revolutionary, lawyer and journalist who founded the indian home rule society, india house and the indian sociologist in london (1857-1930).
Born October 4th, 1857 in Cutch State, Mandvi, British Raj.
Died March 30th, 1930 at 72 years old in Switzerland, Geneva.
Herbert Henry Dow
Canadian american chemical industrialist (1866–1930).
Born February 26th, 1866 in Ontario.
Died October 16th, 1930 at 64 years old in Midland (liver cirrhosis).
Waldemar Haffkine
Bacteriologist.
Born March 27th, 1860 in Odesa. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1930 at 70 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Arthur Wharton
Ghanaian footballer (1865-1930).
Born October 28th, 1865 in Accra.
Died December 13th, 1930 at 65 years old in Edlington.
Mary Harrison McKee
Daughter of president benjamin harrison (1858-1930).
Born April 3rd, 1858 in Indianapolis.
Died October 28th, 1930 at 72 years old in Indianapolis.
Mary Whiton Calkins
American philosopher and psychologist.
Born March 30th, 1863 in Hartford.
Died February 26th, 1930 at 66 years old in Newton (cancer).
Adolf Wölfli
Swiss painter (1864-1930).
Born February 29th, 1864 in Bowil. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1930 at 66 years old in Bern. [ref]
Edward Stratemeyer
American book packager, publisher and writer (1862–1930).
Born October 4th, 1862 in Elizabeth.
Died May 10th, 1930 at 67 years old in Newark.
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran