Famous Deaths In June - 30

1920  On this day in history lena Christ, writer, dies at 38   

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

1924  Jacob Israel de Haan, Dutch poet/writer (Pypelyntjes), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Karl Wolfskehl, writer, dies at 78 on June - 30.   

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 June - 30.   

1960  Clarence Cameron White, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1961  Lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1962  Caspar Neher, German set designer/librettist, dies at 65 on June - 30.   

1965  Bessie Barriscale, actress (Plain Jane, Show Folks), dies on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history john Gough, actor (Circus Kid, 2 for Tonight), dies at 73   

1969  On June - 30 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 this day in history death of elmer Layden, one of Notre Dame's legendary 4-horsemen, died   

1974  On this day in history death of alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated in church   

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

1979  On this day in history alfons Vranckx, Belgian politician, dies at 72   

1980  On June - 30 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  On June - 30 federico Mompou, composer, dies at 94   

1992  On this day in history doug Delauder, entertainer, dies   

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

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  On June - 30 death of larry O'Day, wrestler (b. 1944)   

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

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1286  On June - 30 birth of john de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, English politician (d. 1347)   

1468  Johan, the Standvastige, monarch of Saxon was born on June - 30.   

1470  Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), invaded Italy was born on this day in history.   

1503  Johan Frederik, elector of Saxon (1532-47) was born on June - 30.   

1503  On this day in history birth of john Frederick, Elector of Saxony (d. 1554)   

1641  Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

1669  On this day in history birth of mauritius Vogt, composer   

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