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 this day in history death of vladimir Steklov, Russian physicist (b. 1864)   

1934  On this day in history death of togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (b. 1848)   

1935  Lothar Windsperger, composer, dies at 49 on May - 30.   

1938  Raden Sutomo, Indonesian freedom fighter, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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

1940  On this day in history y de Smit-Rog, eldest Dutchman, dies at 104   

1941  Death of Prajadhipok, Rama VII, king of Thailand (b. 1893) on this day in history.   

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

1945  On this day in history death of irma Laplasse, Flemish farmer/nazi collaborator, executed   

1946  On May - 30 death of louis Slotin, Canadian Scientist at Los Alamos (b. 1910)   

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

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

1953  On May - 30 george Barnes, cinematographer, dies at 60   

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

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

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

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

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

1964  On May - 30 leo Szilard, Hungarians/US nuclear physicst, dies at 66   

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

1969  On May - 30 gaston Brenta, composer, dies at 66   

1971  Death of Audie Murphy, WW II hero/actor (Sierra), killed in plane crash at 46 on May - 30.   

1972  On May - 30 margaret Ruthven Lang, composer, dies at 104   

1973  Hal Hastings, orch leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1975  Michel Simon, actor (Panic, Plague, Two of Us), dies at 80 on May - 30.   

1976  Death of Max Carey, American baseball player (b. 1890) on this day in history.   

1977  On May - 30 claire Goll, writer, dies at 86   

1979  On May - 30 jack Raine, actor (Quartet), dies at 82   

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  Alfred M Gruenther, US general/NATO-commander (1953-56), dies at 84 on May - 30.   

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

1987  On May - 30 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  Alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63) was born on this day in history.   

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

1524  On May - 30 birth of selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74)   

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

1623  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.