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In the year 1930
1,335 Notable birthdays
Paul Taylor
American choreographer.
Born July 29th, 1930 in Wilkinsburg.
Died August 29th, 2018 at 88 years old in Manhattan (kidney failure).
Nico Minardos
American actor (1930-2011).
Born February 15th, 1930 in Athens.
Died August 27th, 2011 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Suzuki Osamu
Businessperson (1930–2024).
Born January 30th, 1930 in Gero.
Died December 25th, 2024 at 94 years old in Hamamatsu (lymphoma). [ref]
Shahabuddin Ahmed
President of bangladesh (1930–2022).
Born February 1st, 1930 in Kendua Upazila.
Died March 19th, 2022 at 92 years old in Combined Military Hospital. [ref]
Otis Spann
American chicago blues pianist (1930–1970).
Born March 21st, 1930 in Jackson, Belzoni.
Died April 25th, 1970 at 40 years old in Chicago (hepatocellular carcinoma).
Lalgudi Jayaraman
Carnatic violinist/composer (1930-2013).
Born September 17th, 1930 in Chennai.
Died April 22nd, 2013 at 82 years old (heart failure).
Martin Karplus
Austrian-born american theoretical chemist (1930–2024).
Born March 15th, 1930 in Vienna.
Died December 28th, 2024 at 94 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Sherwin B. Nuland
American surgeon (1930–2014).
Born December 8th, 1930 in New York City.
Died March 3rd, 2014 at 83 years old in Hamden (prostate cancer).
Magnus Malan
South african army general and cabinet minister (1930-2011).
Born January 30th, 1930 in Pretoria.
Died July 18th, 2011 at 81 years old in Pretoria. [ref]
David Amram
American composer, arranger, and conductor (born 1930).
Born November 17th, 1930 (age 95 years) in Philadelphia.
Carlos Loyzaga
Filipino basketball player (1930–2016).
Born August 29th, 1930 in Manila.
Died January 27th, 2016 at 85 years old in San Juan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rhodes Reason
American actor (1930-2014).
Born April 19th, 1930 in Glendale.
Died December 26th, 2014 at 84 years old in Palm Springs (lymphoma).
María Irene Fornés
American playwright and writer (1930-2018).
Born May 14th, 1930 in Havana.
Died October 30th, 2018 at 88 years old in Manhattan (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Natasha Parry
British actress (1930-2015).
Born December 2nd, 1930 in London.
Died July 22nd, 2015 at 84 years old in Saint-Nazaire (stroke). [ref]
Helen Merrill
American recording artist; jazz vocalist (born 1930).
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist (1930-1986).
Born October 8th, 1930 in Highland Park.
Died September 10th, 1986 at 55 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Joe Brown
English mountaineer and rock climber (1930–2020).
Born September 26th, 1930 in Manchester.
Died April 15th, 2020 at 89 years old [ref]
Donald Schön
American academic.
Born September 19th, 1930 in Boston.
Died September 13th, 1997 at 66 years old in Boston.
Billy Strange
American musician (1930-2012).
Born September 29th, 1930 in Long Beach.
Died February 22nd, 2012 at 81 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Jackie Brenston
American r&b singer, saxophonist, songwriter (1930–1979).
Born August 15th, 1930 in Clarksdale.
Died December 15th, 1979 at 49 years old in Memphis (myocardial infarction).
Rahmon Nabiyev
Tajikistani politician (1930-1993).
Born October 5th, 1930 in Ghafurov District.
Died April 11th, 1993 at 62 years old in Khujand (infarction).
Manuel Marulanda
Colombian guerrilla and leader of the marxist–leninist farc-ep (1930–2008).
Born May 13th, 1930 in Génova.
Died March 26th, 2008 at 77 years old in Bogotá (myocardial infarction). [ref]
A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
President of bangladesh from 2001 to 2002 (1930–2024).
Born October 11th, 1930 in Cumilla.
Died October 5th, 2024 at 93 years old in Dhaka (pneumonitis). [ref]
Nino Cerruti
Couturier (1930–2022).
Born September 25th, 1930 in Biella.
Died January 15th, 2022 at 91 years old in Vercelli. [ref]
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