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 May - 30.   

1934  On May - 30 death of togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (b. 1848)   

1935  Lothar Windsperger, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history raden Sutomo, Indonesian freedom fighter, dies at 49   

1939  On this day in history death of floyd Roberts, Auto racer, killed during 1939 Indianapolis 500 (b. 1904)   

1940  Y de Smit-Rog, eldest Dutchman, dies at 104 on this day in history.   

1941  Death of Prajadhipok, Rama VII, king of Thailand (b. 1893) on May - 30.   

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

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  On this day in history 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  Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67 on May - 30.   

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 this day in history.   

1961  Death of Rafael L Trujillo Molina, dictator Dom Rep (1930-61), murdered at 69 on May - 30.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1975  On this day in history michel Simon, actor (Panic, Plague, Two of Us), dies at 80   

1976  On this day in history death of max Carey, American baseball player (b. 1890)   

1977  Claire Goll, writer, dies at 86 on May - 30.   

1979  Jack Raine, actor (Quartet), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1980  Carl Radle, bassist (Derek & Dominoes), dies of a kidney ailment on May - 30.   

1981  Death of Ziaur Rahmen, pres of Bangladesh, is assassinated on May - 30.   

1983  On May - 30 alfred M Gruenther, US general/NATO-commander (1953-56), dies at 84   

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

1987  Frank Carlson, (Gov/Rep/Sen-R-Ks), dies at 94 on this day in history.   

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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  On this day in history birth of selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74)   

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

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

1623  On May - 30 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.