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In the year 1930
1,334 Notable birthdays
Károly Grósz
Former general secretary of the hungarian socialist workers' party (1930–1996).
Born August 1st, 1930 in Miskolc.
Died January 7th, 1996 at 65 years old in Gödöllő (kidney cancer).
Anthony Downs
American economist (1930–2021).
Born November 21st, 1930 in Evanston. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2021 at 90 years old in Bethesda. [ref]
Adile Naşit
Turkish stage, voice and film actress; comedian, story teller (1930-1987).
Born June 17th, 1930 in Istanbul.
Died December 11th, 1987 at 57 years old in Istanbul (colorectal cancer).
Ayyappa Paniker
Indian poet and critic (1930-2006).
Born September 12th, 1930 in Kavalam.
Died August 23rd, 2006 at 75 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Murphy J. Foster
American politician (1930-2020).
Born July 11th, 1930 in Franklin.
Died October 4th, 2020 at 90 years old in Franklin. [ref]
Richie Ginther
American racing driver (1930-1989).
Born August 5th, 1930 in Hollywood.
Died September 20th, 1989 at 59 years old in Bordeaux (myocardial infarction).
Pavel Popovich
Soviet cosmonaut (1930–2009).
Born October 5th, 1930 in Uzyn. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2009 at 78 years old in Hurzuf (stroke). [ref]
Stuart Lewis-Evans
Racecar driver (1930-1958).
Born April 20th, 1930 in Luton.
Died October 25th, 1958 at 28 years old in East Grinstead.
Anatoly Lukyanov
Russian politician (1930-2019).
Born May 7th, 1930 in Smolensk.
Died January 9th, 2019 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Choe Yong-rim
North korean politician (born 1930).
Born November 20th, 1930 (age 95 years) in Kankyō-hoku Prefecture.
Kumudini Lakhia
Indian dancer and choreographer.
Died April 12th, 2025 at 94 years old in Ahmedabad. [ref]
Wolfgang Smith
Mathematician and philosopher of science (1930–2024).
Born February 18th, 1930 in Vienna.
Died July 19th, 2024 at 94 years old in Ventura. [ref]
Donald Byrne
American chess player (1930-1976).
Born June 12th, 1930 in New York City.
Died April 8th, 1976 at 45 years old in Philadelphia (systemic lupus erythematosus).
Matthew Meselson
American geneticist and molecular biologist.
Muhammad Habibur Rahman
Chief justice of bangladesh supreme court (1930-2014).
Born December 3rd, 1930 in Murshidabad.
Died January 11th, 2014 at 83 years old in Dhaka (pneumonia).
Frunzik Mkrtchyan
Soviet actor and theatre director (1930-1993).
Born July 4th, 1930 in Gyumri.
Died December 29th, 1993 at 63 years old in Yerevan (cancer).
Daniel Spoerri
Swiss artist (1930–2024).
Born March 27th, 1930 in Galați.
Died November 6th, 2024 at 94 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Claude Bolling
French jazz musician, composer and pianist (1930–2020).
Born April 10th, 1930 in Cannes.
Died December 29th, 2020 at 90 years old in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou
Kurdish political leader.
Born December 22nd, 1930 in Urmia.
Died July 13th, 1989 at 58 years old in Vienna.
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and new age music (1930-2014).
Born March 17th, 1930 in New York City.
Died June 29th, 2014 at 84 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Wilferd Madelung
German-british author and scholar of islamic history (1930—2023).
Born December 26th, 1930 in Stuttgart.
Died May 9th, 2023 at 92 years old [ref]
Timothy Findley
Canadian writer (1930–2002).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Toronto.
Died June 21st, 2002 at 71 years old in Brignoles. [ref]
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