Famous Deaths In October - 30

1914  Ernst Stadler, writer, dies at 31 on October - 30.  

1915  Gervys Rignold Hazlitt, cricketer (9 Tests for Aust 1907-12), dies on this day in history.  

1916  On this day in history silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer, dies at 70  

1923  Andrew Bonar Law, English PM (C), dies at 64 on October - 30.  

1928  Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1932  On this day in history paul S Methuen, English baron/fieldmarshal/gov of Natal, dies at 87  

1936  Teddy Wynyard, cricketer (three Tests for England 1896-1906), dies on October - 30.  

1944  On this day in history paul Emile Ladmirault, composer, dies at 66  

1957  Death of Fred Beebe, baseball player (b. 1880) on October - 30.  

1958  On October - 30 rose Macaulay, writer, dies at 77  

1959  On this day in history blonde Dolly, [Sybille A J Niemans], society prostitute, dies at 33  

1960  Alfred Hill, composer, dies at 89 on October - 30.  

1961  On October - 30 luigi Einaudi, economist/1st president Italy, dies  

1966  Death of Yórgos Theotokás, Greek novelist (b. 1906) on October - 30.  

1967  Charles Trowbridge, actor (Mummy's Hand), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1968  On October - 30 conrad Richter, US writer (Light in the Forest), dies at 78  

1969  Death of Pops Foster, American musician (b. 1892) on this day in history.  

1971  On October - 30 osvald Chlubna, composer, dies at 78  

1972  On October - 30 alan Roth, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 68  

1973  On this day in history ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer, dies at 77  

1975  Death of Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887) on October - 30.  

1979  Death of Sir Barnes Wallis, British scientist, engineer and inventor (b. 1887) on October - 30.  

1981  Georges Brassens, French screenwriter, dies on this day in history.  

1984  June Duprez, actress (Calcutta, Tiger Fang), dies at 66 on October - 30.  

1985  On October - 30 kirby Grant, actor/singer (Sky King), dies in an auto accident at 74  

1986  Andrzej Markowski, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1988  On October - 30 john Houseman, actor (Paper Chase), dies at 86  

1990  Craig Russell, female impersonator, dies of an AIDS-stroke at 42 on this day in history.  

1991  Johan Mekkink, painter, dies on October - 30.  

1993  On this day in history death of hernan Heleno Castro, El Salvadorian guerilla leader, murdered  

1994  On this day in history martyn Wiley, writer/broadcaster, dies at 40  

1995  On this day in history brian Easdale, composer, dies at 86  

1996  On October - 30 alexander d'Arbeloff, entrepreneur, dies at 101  

1997  Sam Fuller, director/writer (Big Red One), dies at 86 on October - 30.  

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1218  Emperor Chukyo of Japan (d. 1234) was born on this day in history.  

1391  Eduard, [Dom Duarte], King of Portugal (1433-38)/author was born on October - 30.  

1576  Enrico C Davila, Padua Italy, writer (Storia delguerre civili Francia) was born on this day in history.  

1620  Michael de Ronghe, composer was born on October - 30.  

1624  Paul Pellisson, French writer (d. 1693) was born on this day in history.  

1632  Richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright (School for Scandal) (or 1751) was born on this day in history.  

1668  On this day in history birth of sophia Charlotte of Hanover, queen in Prussia (d. 1705)  

1683  George II [August], King of Great-Britain (1727-60) was born on this day in history.