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 May - 30.   

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

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

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

1944  On this day in history jessie Ralph, actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at 79   

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

1946  On May - 30 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  Hermann Broch, writer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history george Barnes, cinematographer, dies at 60   

1954  Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1957  Toivo R Pekkanen, Finnish writer (Black Ecstacy), dies on this day in history.   

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  Claude Rains, actor (Invisible Man), dies at 77 on May - 30.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1976  On May - 30 death of max Carey, American baseball player (b. 1890)   

1977  Claire Goll, writer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

1980  On May - 30 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  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  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 this day in history.   

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

1423  On May - 30 birth of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461)   

1524  Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74) was born on this day in history.   

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

1623  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized was born on May - 30.   

1623  John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

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