Famous Deaths In June - 30

1920  On June - 30 lena Christ, writer, dies at 38   

1923  On June - 30 claude Antoine Terrasse, composer, dies at 56   

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

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

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 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 June - 30 karl Wolfskehl, writer, dies at 78   

1953  On June - 30 elsa Beskow, (Maartman), Swedish author (children's book), dies at 79   

1959  On June - 30 lazare Saminsky, composer, dies at 76   

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 this day in history 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 June - 30.   

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

1971  Georgi T Dobrovolsky, Odessa, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11), dies at 43 on June - 30.   

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 June - 30 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 June - 30.   

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

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

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

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

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

1994  Nicholas Warner, test Pilot, dies at 51 on June - 30.   

1995  Barney Simon, theatre director/writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1997  On this day in history 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  John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, English politician (d. 1347) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of johan Frederik, elector of Saxon (1532-47)   

1503  John Frederick, Elector of Saxony (d. 1554) was born on this day in history.   

1641  On June - 30 birth of meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (d. 1719)   

1669  Mauritius Vogt, composer was born on June - 30.   

1685  Dominikus Zimmermann, German architect/painter (Liebfrauenkirche) was born on this day in history.