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In the year 1930
1,335 Notable birthdays
Boozoo Chavis
American musician (1930-2001).
Born October 23rd, 1930 in Lake Charles.
Died May 5th, 2001 at 70 years old in Austin.
Veljo Tormis
Estonian composer (1930–2017).
Born August 7th, 1930 in Aru.
Died January 21st, 2017 at 86 years old in Tallinn. [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).
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]
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]
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]
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).
Alifa Rifaat
Egyptian muslim feminist and writer (1930–1996).
Died January 1st, 1996 at 65 years old in Cairo.
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]
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).
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]
Allan King
Canadian film director (1930-2009).
Born February 6th, 1930 in Vancouver.
Died June 15th, 2009 at 79 years old in Toronto (brain cancer). [ref]
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).
Joachim Hansen
German actor (1930–2007).
Born June 28th, 1930 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died September 13th, 2007 at 77 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Princess Fathia Fuad of Egypt
Egyptian royal (1930–1976).
Born December 17th, 1930 in Koubbeh Palace.
Died December 10th, 1976 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (shot to the head).
Merab Mamardashvili
Georgian philosopher (1930-1990).
Born September 15th, 1930 in Gori.
Died November 25th, 1990 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Frits Staal
Dutch indologist (1930–2012).
Born November 3rd, 1930 in Amsterdam.
Died February 19th, 2012 at 81 years old in Chiang Mai. [ref]
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]
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]
Michel Robin
French actor (1930-2020).
Born November 13th, 1930 in Reims. [ref]
Died November 18th, 2020 at 90 years old in Rambouillet (COVID-19). [ref]
Ilya Glazunov
Russian artist (1930-2017).
Born June 10th, 1930 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 9th, 2017 at 87 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Jean Vincent
French association football player and manager (1930-2013).
Born November 29th, 1930 in Labeuvrière.
Died August 13th, 2013 at 82 years old in Saint-Nazaire. [ref]
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