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In the year 1930
234 Notable deaths
Emmy Destinn
Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-playwright voice (1878-1930).
Born February 20th, 1878 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1930 at 52 years old in České Budějovice. [ref]
Sigurd Ibsen
Norwegian politician (1859-1930).
Born December 23rd, 1859 in Christiania.
Died April 14th, 1930 at 70 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Diane Ellis
American actress (1909-1930).
Born December 20th, 1909 in Los Angeles.
Died December 15th, 1930 at 20 years old in Chennai (infectious disease).
Allvar Gullstrand
Swedish ophthalmologist (1862-1930).
Born June 5th, 1862 in Landskrona Parish. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1930 at 68 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Henry Dudeney
Puzzlist and mathematical games designer.
Born April 10th, 1857 in Mayfield.
Died April 24th, 1930 at 73 years old in Lewes (esophageal cancer).
Fritz Pregl
Slovene-austrian nobel prize laureate and scientist (1869-1930).
Born September 3rd, 1869 in Ljubljana.
Died December 13th, 1930 at 61 years old in Graz.
Bedrifelek Kadınefendi
Ottoman consort, second wife of abdul hamid ii (1851–1930).
Born January 4th, 1851 in Poti.
Died February 6th, 1930 at 79 years old in Istanbul.
Max Valier
Austrian physicist and rocketry pioneer (1895–1930).
Born February 9th, 1895 in Bolzano.
Died May 17th, 1930 at 35 years old in Berlin.
George Washington Lambert
Australian artist (1873–1930).
Born September 13th, 1873 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 29th, 1930 at 56 years old in Cobbitty.
Andon Zako Çajupi
Albanian nationalist poet and playwright.
Born March 27th, 1866 in Sheper.
Died July 11th, 1930 at 64 years old in Cairo.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 234
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