Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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  On this day in history death of togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (b. 1848)   

1935  On this day in history lothar Windsperger, composer, dies at 49   

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

1939  Death of Floyd Roberts, Auto racer, killed during 1939 Indianapolis 500 (b. 1904) on May - 30.   

1940  Y de Smit-Rog, eldest Dutchman, dies at 104 on May - 30.   

1941  On May - 30 death of prajadhipok, Rama VII, king of Thailand (b. 1893)   

1944  On May - 30 jessie Ralph, actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at 79   

1945  On May - 30 death of irma Laplasse, Flemish farmer/nazi collaborator, executed   

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

1947  On May - 30 sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer, dies at 72   

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

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

1954  On this day in history ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67   

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

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

1960  On May - 30 boris Pasternak, Russian poet (Dr Zhivago), dies at 70   

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

1964  Leo Szilard, Hungarians/US nuclear physicst, dies at 66 on May - 30.   

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

1969  Gaston Brenta, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1972  Margaret Ruthven Lang, composer, dies at 104 on May - 30.   

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

1975  On May - 30 michel Simon, actor (Panic, Plague, Two of Us), dies at 80   

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 this day in history 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  On May - 30 hank Mobley, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 55   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1578  On this day in history birth of valentin Dretzel, composer   

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  On May - 30 birth of claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)