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In the year 1930
1,333 Notable birthdays
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
Emir of kuwait in 2006.
Born May 13th, 1930 in Kuwait City.
Died May 13th, 2008 at 78 years old in Amiri Hospital. [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]
Jim Loscutoff
American basketball player (1930-2015).
Born February 4th, 1930 in San Francisco.
Died December 1st, 2015 at 85 years old in Naples (pneumonia).
Hank Mobley
American saxophonist (1930-1986).
Born July 7th, 1930 in Eastman.
Died May 30th, 1986 at 55 years old in Philadelphia (pneumonia).
Chris Barber
English trombonist (1930–2021).
Born April 17th, 1930 in Welwyn Garden City.
Died March 2nd, 2021 at 90 years old in Welwyn Garden City. [ref]
Julie Bovasso
American actress (1930-1991).
Born August 1st, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died September 14th, 1991 at 61 years old in New York City (cancer).
Jay Robinson
American actor (1930-2013).
Born April 14th, 1930 in New York City.
Died September 27th, 2013 at 83 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Gregory Corso
American writer (1930-2001).
Born March 26th, 1930 in New York City.
Died January 17th, 2001 at 70 years old in Robbinsdale (prostate cancer).
George Murdock
American film actor (1930-2012).
Born June 25th, 1930 in Salina.
Died April 30th, 2012 at 81 years old in Burbank (leukemia).
Sam Johnson
American politician; u.s. representative for texas (1930-2020).
Born October 11th, 1930 in San Antonio.
Died May 27th, 2020 at 89 years old in Plano. [ref]
Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer (1930–2013).
Born December 4th, 1930 in Buffalo.
Died December 10th, 2013 at 83 years old in Buffalo (myocardial infarction).
Leila Seth
Indian judge.
Born October 20th, 1930 in Lucknow.
Died May 5th, 2017 at 86 years old in Noida (respiratory failure). [ref]
José Sarney
President of brazil from 1985 to 1990.
Born April 24th, 1930 (age 96 years) in Pinheiro.
Vilma Espin Guillois
Cuban politician (1930-2007).
Born April 7th, 1930 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died June 18th, 2007 at 77 years old in Havana (cancer).
Tommy Kono
American weightlifter (1930–2016).
Born June 17th, 1930 in Sacramento.
Died April 24th, 2016 at 85 years old in Honolulu (liver disease). [ref]
Donn F. Eisele
American astronaut (1930–1987).
Born June 23rd, 1930 in Columbus. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1987 at 57 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yuan Longping
Chinese biologist (1930-2021).
Born September 1st, 1930 in Peking Union Medical College Hospital. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2021 at 90 years old in Xiangya Hospital, Central South University (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Barbara Jefford
British actress (1930-2020).
Born July 26th, 1930 in Plymstock.
Died September 12th, 2020 at 90 years old in Mousehole. [ref]
John Polkinghorne
Physicist, theologian and anglican priest (1930–2021).
Born October 16th, 1930 in Weston-super-Mare.
Died March 9th, 2021 at 90 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Ernie Ball
American entrepreneur.
Born August 30th, 1930 in Santa Monica.
Died September 9th, 2004 at 74 years old in San Luis Obispo.
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