Famous Deaths In June - 30

1920  Lena Christ, writer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1923  Claude Antoine Terrasse, composer, dies at 56 on June - 30.   

1924  On this day in history jacob Israel de Haan, Dutch poet/writer (Pypelyntjes), dies at 42   

1934  On this day in history death of ernst Rohm, German staff member, executed at 46   

1935  On this day in history william Brockwell, cricket (Brit all-rounder in 7 Tests 1893-99), dies   

1938  Milan Rakic, Serbian poet (Nove Pesme), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history death of arnoldus J H Aerts, Dutch bishop of New-Guinea, executed at 62   

1946  On June - 30 michael Zadora, composer, dies at 64   

1948  On this day in history karl Wolfskehl, writer, dies at 78   

1953  Elsa Beskow, (Maartman), Swedish author (children's book), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1959  Lazare Saminsky, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1960  On June - 30 clarence Cameron White, composer, dies at 79   

1961  On this day in history lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87   

1962  On June - 30 caspar Neher, German set designer/librettist, dies at 65   

1965  On this day in history bessie Barriscale, actress (Plain Jane, Show Folks), dies   

1968  On June - 30 john Gough, actor (Circus Kid, 2 for Tonight), dies at 73   

1969  On this day in history jan Evangelista Zelinka, composer, dies at 76   

1971  Georgi T Dobrovolsky, Odessa, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1973  On June - 30 death of elmer Layden, one of Notre Dame's legendary 4-horsemen, died   

1974  Death of Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated in church on this day in history.   

1976  Death of Firpo Marberry, baseball player (b. 1898) on this day in history.   

1979  Alfons Vranckx, Belgian politician, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1980  Virginia Brown Faire, actress (Lonesome Trail, Temptress), dies on this day in history.   

1983  Bo Gentry, songwriter/producer, dies on June - 30.   

1984  On June - 30 lillian Hellman, playwright, (Little Foxes), dies at 79   

1985  On this day in history james Dewar, inventor (Twinkie), dies   

1987  On June - 30 federico Mompou, composer, dies at 94   

1992  Doug Delauder, entertainer, dies on June - 30.   

1993  George "Spanky" McFarland, child actor (Our Gang), dies at age 65 on June - 30.   

1994  On this day in history nicholas Warner, test Pilot, dies at 51   

1995  Barney Simon, theatre director/writer, dies at 63 on June - 30.   

1996  Hugh Henry Home Popham, aviator/writer/poet, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1997  Death of Larry O'Day, wrestler (b. 1944) on this day in history.   

2001  Death of Chet Atkins, American country guitar player and producer (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

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1286  On this day in history birth of john de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, English politician (d. 1347)   

1468  On this day in history birth of johan, the Standvastige, monarch of Saxon   

1470  Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), invaded Italy was born on June - 30.   

1503  Johan Frederik, elector of Saxon (1532-47) was born on this day in history.   

1503  John Frederick, Elector of Saxony (d. 1554) was born on June - 30.   

1641  On this day in history birth of meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (d. 1719)   

1669  Mauritius Vogt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1685  On June - 30 birth of dominikus Zimmermann, German architect/painter (Liebfrauenkirche)