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

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 May - 30.   

1945  Death of Irma Laplasse, Flemish farmer/nazi collaborator, executed on May - 30.   

1946  Death of Louis Slotin, Canadian Scientist at Los Alamos (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer, dies at 72   

1951  On May - 30 hermann Broch, writer, dies at 64   

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

1954  On May - 30 ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67   

1957  On this day in history toivo R Pekkanen, Finnish writer (Black Ecstacy), dies   

1959  Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1960  Boris Pasternak, Russian poet (Dr Zhivago), dies at 70 on May - 30.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1971  On this day in history 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  On this day in history hal Hastings, orch leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), dies at 66   

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

1979  Jack Raine, actor (Quartet), dies at 82 on May - 30.   

1980  On May - 30 carl Radle, bassist (Derek & Dominoes), dies of a kidney ailment   

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  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 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 May - 30.   

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 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)