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In the year 1930
1,334 Notable birthdays
Edward Givens
American astronaut (1930-1967).
Born January 5th, 1930 in Quanah.
Died June 6th, 1967 at 37 years old in Houston (traffic collision).
Antonio Gala
Spanish writer (1930–2023).
Born October 2nd, 1930 in Brazatortas. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2023 at 92 years old in Córdoba. [ref]
Veljo Tormis
Estonian composer (1930–2017).
Born August 7th, 1930 in Aru.
Died January 21st, 2017 at 86 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Boozoo Chavis
American musician (1930-2001).
Born October 23rd, 1930 in Lake Charles.
Died May 5th, 2001 at 70 years old in Austin.
Jan Wilsgaard
Scandinavian car designer (1930–2016).
Born January 23rd, 1930 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2016 at 86 years old in Kungsbacka Municipality. [ref]
José María Zárraga
Spanish football player/manager (1930-2012).
Born August 15th, 1930 in Getxo.
Died April 3rd, 2012 at 81 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Elmira Minita Gordon
Governor-general of belize from 1981 to 1993.
Born December 30th, 1930 in Belize City. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2021 at 90 years old in Inglewood. [ref]
Venantino Venantini
Italian actor (1930–2018).
Born April 17th, 1930 in Fabriano.
Died October 9th, 2018 at 88 years old in Viterbo (heart failure). [ref]
Thomas Schippers
American conductor (1930–1977).
Born March 9th, 1930 in Portage.
Died December 16th, 1977 at 47 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Waldo R. Tobler
American geographer (1930–2018).
Born November 16th, 1930 in Portland. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2018 at 87 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Merab Mamardashvili
Georgian philosopher (1930-1990).
Born September 15th, 1930 in Gori.
Died November 25th, 1990 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Barbara Harris
American bishop (1930-2020).
Born June 12th, 1930 in Philadelphia.
Died March 13th, 2020 at 89 years old in Lincoln. [ref]
Odile Versois
French comedian and actress (1930–1980).
Born June 14th, 1930 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 50 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer).
Bill Dana
Nasa research pilot and astronaut (1930–2014).
Born November 3rd, 1930 in Pasadena.
Died May 6th, 2014 at 83 years old in Phoenix (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Kyōko Kishida
Japanese actress (1930–2006).
Born April 29th, 1930 in Suginami.
Died December 17th, 2006 at 76 years old in Tokyo (brain cancer). [ref]
Richard Levins
Mathematical ecologist, university professor at harvard school of public health, and political activist, who is best known for his work on evolution in changing environments and on metapopulations..
Born June 1st, 1930 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2016 at 85 years old in Cambridge (heart failure).
Joachim Hansen
German actor (1930–2007).
Born June 28th, 1930 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died September 13th, 2007 at 77 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Frits Staal
Dutch indologist (1930–2012).
Born November 3rd, 1930 in Amsterdam.
Died February 19th, 2012 at 81 years old in Chiang Mai. [ref]
Alifa Rifaat
Egyptian muslim feminist and writer (1930–1996).
Died January 1st, 1996 at 65 years old in Cairo.
Jean Guillou
French composer, organist, pianist (1930–2019).
Born April 18th, 1930 in Angers. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2019 at 88 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Gilmar
Brazilian footballer (1930-2013).
Born August 22nd, 1930 in Santos.
Died August 25th, 2013 at 83 years old in São Paulo (stroke).
Ed Sanders
American boxer (1930–1954).
Born March 24th, 1930 in Los Angeles.
Died December 12th, 1954 at 24 years old in Boston (cerebral hemorrhage).
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