Famous Deaths In October - 30

1914  On this day in history ernst Stadler, writer, dies at 31   

1915  On October - 30 gervys Rignold Hazlitt, cricketer (9 Tests for Aust 1907-12), dies   

1916  On this day in history silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer, dies at 70   

1923  On this day in history andrew Bonar Law, English PM (C), dies at 64   

1928  On October - 30 oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer, dies at 55   

1932  On this day in history paul S Methuen, English baron/fieldmarshal/gov of Natal, dies at 87   

1936  Teddy Wynyard, cricketer (three Tests for England 1896-1906), dies on this day in history.   

1944  Paul Emile Ladmirault, composer, dies at 66 on October - 30.   

1957  Death of Fred Beebe, baseball player (b. 1880) on this day in history.   

1958  Rose Macaulay, writer, dies at 77 on October - 30.   

1959  Blonde Dolly, [Sybille A J Niemans], society prostitute, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

1960  Alfred Hill, composer, dies at 89 on October - 30.   

1961  Luigi Einaudi, economist/1st president Italy, dies on this day in history.   

1966  On October - 30 death of yórgos Theotokás, Greek novelist (b. 1906)   

1967  Charles Trowbridge, actor (Mummy's Hand), dies at 85 on October - 30.   

1968  On October - 30 conrad Richter, US writer (Light in the Forest), dies at 78   

1969  On October - 30 death of pops Foster, American musician (b. 1892)   

1971  Osvald Chlubna, composer, dies at 78 on October - 30.   

1972  On October - 30 alan Roth, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 68   

1973  On October - 30 ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer, dies at 77   

1975  Death of Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887) on this day in history.   

1979  Death of Sir Barnes Wallis, British scientist, engineer and inventor (b. 1887) on October - 30.   

1981  On this day in history georges Brassens, French screenwriter, dies   

1984  June Duprez, actress (Calcutta, Tiger Fang), dies at 66 on October - 30.   

1985  On October - 30 kirby Grant, actor/singer (Sky King), dies in an auto accident at 74   

1986  Andrzej Markowski, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1988  John Houseman, actor (Paper Chase), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1990  On October - 30 craig Russell, female impersonator, dies of an AIDS-stroke at 42   

1991  Johan Mekkink, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1993  Death of Hernan Heleno Castro, El Salvadorian guerilla leader, murdered on October - 30.   

1994  Martyn Wiley, writer/broadcaster, dies at 40 on October - 30.   

1995  On October - 30 brian Easdale, composer, dies at 86   

1996  On this day in history alexander d'Arbeloff, entrepreneur, dies at 101   

1997  Sam Fuller, director/writer (Big Red One), dies at 86 on October - 30.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

1218  On this day in history birth of emperor Chukyo of Japan (d. 1234)   

1391  Eduard, [Dom Duarte], King of Portugal (1433-38)/author was born on this day in history.   

1576  On this day in history birth of enrico C Davila, Padua Italy, writer (Storia delguerre civili Francia)   

1620  On this day in history birth of michael de Ronghe, composer   

1624  On this day in history birth of paul Pellisson, French writer (d. 1693)   

1632  On this day in history birth of richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright (School for Scandal) (or 1751)   

1668  On October - 30 birth of sophia Charlotte of Hanover, queen in Prussia (d. 1705)   

1683  George II [August], King of Great-Britain (1727-60) was born on this day in history.