Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 30
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
1920 Lena Christ, writer, dies at 38 on June - 30. 

1923 Claude Antoine Terrasse, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history. 

1924 On June - 30 jacob Israel de Haan, Dutch poet/writer (Pypelyntjes), dies at 42 

1934 Death of Ernst Rohm, German staff member, executed at 46 on June - 30. 

1935 William Brockwell, cricket (Brit all-rounder in 7 Tests 1893-99), dies on June - 30. 

1938 Milan Rakic, Serbian poet (Nove Pesme), dies at 61 on June - 30. 

1942 On June - 30 death of arnoldus J H Aerts, Dutch bishop of New-Guinea, executed at 62 

1946 Michael Zadora, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history. 

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

1953 On this day in history elsa Beskow, (Maartman), Swedish author (children's book), dies at 79 

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

1960 Clarence Cameron White, composer, dies at 79 on June - 30. 

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 John Gough, actor (Circus Kid, 2 for Tonight), dies at 73 on this day in history. 

1969 Jan Evangelista Zelinka, composer, dies at 76 on June - 30. 

1971 On this day in history georgi T Dobrovolsky, Odessa, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11), dies at 43 

1973 Death of Elmer Layden, one of Notre Dame's legendary 4-horsemen, died on June - 30. 

1974 Death of Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated in church on June - 30. 

1976 On this day in history death of firpo Marberry, baseball player (b. 1898) 

1979 Alfons Vranckx, Belgian politician, dies at 72 on June - 30. 

1980 On this day in history virginia Brown Faire, actress (Lonesome Trail, Temptress), dies 

1983 Bo Gentry, songwriter/producer, dies on this day in history. 

1984 Lillian Hellman, playwright, (Little Foxes), dies at 79 on this day in history. 

1985 James Dewar, inventor (Twinkie), dies on June - 30. 

1987 Federico Mompou, composer, dies at 94 on this day in history. 

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

1993 On June - 30 george "Spanky" McFarland, child actor (Our Gang), dies at age 65 

1994 Nicholas Warner, test Pilot, dies at 51 on this day in history. 

1995 On this day in history barney Simon, theatre director/writer, dies at 63 

1996 Hugh Henry Home Popham, aviator/writer/poet, dies at 76 on June - 30. 

1997 Death of Larry O'Day, wrestler (b. 1944) on June - 30. 

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

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