Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 30

1925  On this day in history death of arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian (b. 1876)   

1926  Death of Vladimir Steklov, Russian physicist (b. 1864) on this day in history.   

1934  Death of Togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (b. 1848) on this day in history.   

1935  Lothar Windsperger, composer, dies at 49 on May - 30.   

1938  Raden Sutomo, Indonesian freedom fighter, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1939  Death of Floyd Roberts, Auto racer, killed during 1939 Indianapolis 500 (b. 1904) on this day in history.   

1940  On May - 30 y de Smit-Rog, eldest Dutchman, dies at 104   

1941  On this day in history death of prajadhipok, Rama VII, king of Thailand (b. 1893)   

1944  Jessie Ralph, actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history death of irma Laplasse, Flemish farmer/nazi collaborator, executed   

1946  Death of Louis Slotin, Canadian Scientist at Los Alamos (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

1947  Sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer, dies at 72 on May - 30.   

1951  On this day in history hermann Broch, writer, dies at 64   

1953  On May - 30 george Barnes, cinematographer, dies at 60   

1954  On May - 30 ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67   

1957  Toivo R Pekkanen, Finnish writer (Black Ecstacy), dies on May - 30.   

1959  Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer, dies at 85 on May - 30.   

1960  Boris Pasternak, Russian poet (Dr Zhivago), dies at 70 on May - 30.   

1961  Death of Rafael L Trujillo Molina, dictator Dom Rep (1930-61), murdered at 69 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history leo Szilard, Hungarians/US nuclear physicst, dies at 66   

1967  On May - 30 claude Rains, actor (Invisible Man), dies at 77   

1969  On this day in history gaston Brenta, composer, dies at 66   

1971  Death of Audie Murphy, WW II hero/actor (Sierra), killed in plane crash at 46 on May - 30.   

1972  On May - 30 margaret Ruthven Lang, composer, dies at 104   

1973  Hal Hastings, orch leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), dies at 66 on May - 30.   

1975  Michel Simon, actor (Panic, Plague, Two of Us), dies at 80 on May - 30.   

1976  Death of Max Carey, American baseball player (b. 1890) on this day in history.   

1977  On May - 30 claire Goll, writer, dies at 86   

1979  On this day in history jack Raine, actor (Quartet), dies at 82   

1980  On this day in history carl Radle, bassist (Derek & Dominoes), dies of a kidney ailment   

1981  Death of Ziaur Rahmen, pres of Bangladesh, is assassinated on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history alfred M Gruenther, US general/NATO-commander (1953-56), dies at 84   

1986  On this day in history hank Mobley, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 55   

1987  Frank Carlson, (Gov/Rep/Sen-R-Ks), dies at 94 on May - 30.   

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1010  Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063) was born on May - 30.   

1220  On this day in history birth of alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63)   

1423  Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461) was born on May - 30.   

1524  Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74) was born on May - 30.   

1578  Valentin Dretzel, composer was born on May - 30.   

1623  On this day in history birth of wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized   

1623  On this day in history birth of john Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686)   

1653  On this day in history birth of claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)