Famous Deaths In May - 30

1925  Death of Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian (b. 1876) on this day in history.  

1926  On May - 30 death of vladimir Steklov, Russian physicist (b. 1864)  

1934  Death of Togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (b. 1848) on May - 30.  

1935  On May - 30 lothar Windsperger, composer, dies at 49  

1938  On May - 30 raden Sutomo, Indonesian freedom fighter, dies at 49  

1939  On May - 30 death of floyd Roberts, Auto racer, killed during 1939 Indianapolis 500 (b. 1904)  

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

1941  Death of Prajadhipok, Rama VII, king of Thailand (b. 1893) on this day in history.  

1944  Jessie Ralph, actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at 79 on May - 30.  

1945  Death of Irma Laplasse, Flemish farmer/nazi collaborator, executed on this day in history.  

1946  On this day in history death of louis Slotin, Canadian Scientist at Los Alamos (b. 1910)  

1947  Sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1951  Hermann Broch, writer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1953  George Barnes, cinematographer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1954  Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67 on May - 30.  

1957  On May - 30 toivo R Pekkanen, Finnish writer (Black Ecstacy), dies  

1959  On this day in history thomas Carl Whitmer, composer, dies at 85  

1960  Boris Pasternak, Russian poet (Dr Zhivago), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1961  On May - 30 death of rafael L Trujillo Molina, dictator Dom Rep (1930-61), murdered at 69  

1964  Leo Szilard, Hungarians/US nuclear physicst, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

1969  On May - 30 gaston Brenta, composer, dies at 66  

1971  On May - 30 death of audie Murphy, WW II hero/actor (Sierra), killed in plane crash at 46  

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

1973  Hal Hastings, orch leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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 May - 30.  

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

1979  On May - 30 jack Raine, actor (Quartet), dies at 82  

1980  Carl Radle, bassist (Derek & Dominoes), dies of a kidney ailment on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history death of ziaur Rahmen, pres of Bangladesh, is assassinated  

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

1986  Hank Mobley, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1987  On this day in history frank Carlson, (Gov/Rep/Sen-R-Ks), dies at 94  

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1010  Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063) was born on this day in history.  

1220  On May - 30 birth of alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63)  

1423  On this day in history birth of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461)  

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  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized was born on this day in history.  

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

1653  Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676) was born on May - 30.