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In the year 1930
1,241 Notable birthdays
Colin Blakely
Northern irish actor (1930–1987).
Born September 23rd, 1930 in Bangor.
Died May 7th, 1987 at 56 years old in London (leukemia).
Jean Rochefort
French actor.
Born April 29th, 1930 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2017 at 87 years old in Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital. [ref]
Nathaniel Branden
Canadian–american psychotherapist and writer (1930–2014).
Born April 9th, 1930 in Brampton.
Died December 3rd, 2014 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Ivan Silayev
Russian politician (1930–2023).
Born October 21st, 1930 in Bakhtyzino.
Died February 8th, 2023 at 92 years old in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Joan Mondale
Former second lady of the united states.
Born August 8th, 1930 in Eugene.
Died February 3rd, 2014 at 83 years old in Minneapolis (Alzheimer's disease).
Frank Drake
American astronomer and astrophysicist (1930–2022).
Born May 28th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died September 2nd, 2022 at 92 years old in Aptos. [ref]
Philippe Noiret
French actor (1930–2006).
Born October 1st, 1930 in Lille. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2006 at 76 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Ronald Allen
English actor (1930-1991).
Born December 16th, 1930 in Reading.
Died June 18th, 1991 at 60 years old in London (esophageal cancer).
Kinji Fukasaku
Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Born July 3rd, 1930 in Mito. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2003 at 72 years old in Tokyo (cancer, prostate cancer). [ref]
Bruce Geller
American television producer and writer (1930-1978).
Born October 13th, 1930 in New York City.
Died May 21st, 1978 at 47 years old in Santa Barbara.
Vilmos Zsigmond
Hungarian-american cinematographer.
Born June 16th, 1930 in Szeged.
Died January 1st, 2016 at 85 years old in Big Sur. [ref]
Wendy Beckett
British catholic nun and presenter of documentaries for the bbc on the history of art (1930-2018).
Born February 25th, 1930 in Union of South Africa.
Died December 26th, 2018 at 88 years old in Quidenham. [ref]
Hank Garland
American musician (1930–2004).
Born November 11th, 1930 in Cowpens.
Died December 27th, 2004 at 74 years old in Orange Park (Staphylococcus aureus). [ref]
David Pawson
British minister (1930–2020).
Born February 25th, 1930 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died May 21st, 2020 at 90 years old [ref]
Anerood Jugnauth
Mauritian politician (1930–2021).
Born March 29th, 1930 in Vacoas-Phoenix.
Died June 3rd, 2021 at 91 years old in Curepipe. [ref]
Dick Groat
American baseball and basketball player (1930–2023).
Born November 4th, 1930 in Wilkinsburg.
Died April 27th, 2023 at 92 years old in Pittsburgh (stroke). [ref]
Tom Mboya
Kenyan politician (1930-1969).
Born August 15th, 1930 in Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1969 at 38 years old in Nairobi (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Frank Carlucci
American politician (1930–2018).
Born October 18th, 1930 in Scranton. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2018 at 87 years old in McLean (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Barbara
French recording artist; singer-songwriter.
Born June 9th, 1930 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1997 at 67 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cardiovascular disease).
Herbie Mann
American jazz flutist (1930–2003).
Born April 16th, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died July 1st, 2003 at 73 years old in Pecos (prostate cancer).
Johan Galtung
Norwegian sociologist and peace scholar.
Born October 24th, 1930 in Oslo.
Died February 17th, 2024 at 93 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
Dawn Addams
British actress (1930–1985).
Born September 21st, 1930 in Felixstowe.
Died May 7th, 1985 at 54 years old in London (lung cancer).
Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Prime minister of kuwait (1930-2008).
Born May 13th, 1930 in Kuwait City.
Died May 13th, 2008 at 78 years old in Kuwait City. [ref]
Norman Podhoretz
American writer (1930–2025).
Born January 16th, 1930 in Brownsville.
Died December 16th, 2025 at 95 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Julius La Rosa
Italian-american traditional popular music singer.
Born January 2nd, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died May 12th, 2016 at 86 years old in Crivitz (disease). [ref]
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