John Young

American astronaut, naval officer, test pilot and aeronautical engineer (1930–2018).

Born September 24th, 1930 in San Francisco.

Died January 5th, 2018 at 87 years old in Houston (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Lorraine Hansberry

American playwright and writer.

Born May 19th, 1930 in Chicago. ^[ref]

Died January 12th, 1965 at 34 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

John Morgan

American sailor (1930–2025).

Born September 17th, 1930 in Oyster Bay.

Died January 23rd, 2025 at 94 years old ^[ref]

Buck Henry

American actor (1930–2020).

Born December 9th, 1930 in New York City.

Died January 8th, 2020 at 89 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Marni Nixon

American singer and actress (1930-2016).

Born February 22nd, 1930 in Altadena.

Died July 24th, 2016 at 86 years old in New York City (breast cancer). ^[ref]

Harold Bloom

American literary critic, scholar, and writer (1930-2019).

Born July 11th, 1930 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died October 14th, 2019 at 89 years old in New Haven. ^[ref]

Edsger W. Dijkstra

Dutch computer scientist.

Born May 11th, 1930 in Rotterdam. ^[ref]

Died August 6th, 2002 at 72 years old in Nuenen (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Frank Perry

American film director (1930–1995).

Born August 21st, 1930 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died August 29th, 1995 at 65 years old in Manhattan (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

Jasper Johns

American painter and sculptor (1930- ).

Born May 15th, 1930 (age 95 years) in Augusta. ^[ref]

Ed White

American astronaut (1930-1967).

Born November 14th, 1930 in San Antonio.

Died January 27th, 1967 at 36 years old in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (conflagration).