Famous Deaths In December - 30

1947  Han [Henricus A] van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, dies at 58 on December - 30.   

1951  On December - 30 jozef E Stokvis, Dutch MP (SDAP), dies at 76   

1952  Ivan Olbracht, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1955  On December - 30 death of rex Ingamells, Australian poet (b. 1913)   

1959  On this day in history maria Baers, Flemish social female worker/senator, dies at 76   

1961  Jacobus "Ko" van den Bosch, Dutch actor (Amsterdamned)/dir, dies at 53 on December - 30.   

1966  On December - 30 christian A Herter, US Min of Foreign affairs (1959-61), dies at 71   

1967  On December - 30 bert Berns, US songwriter/producer (Twist & Shout), dies at about 38   

1968  Death of Trygve Lie, Norwegian politician, first United Nations Secretary General (b. 1896) on December - 30.   

1970  On this day in history death of sonny Liston, World heavyweight boxing champion (1962-64), found dead at 38   

1971  On December - 30 dorothy Comingore, actress (Citizen Kane), dies after illness at 58   

1973  Henri-Paul Busser, composer, dies at 101 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history richard Rodgers, composer (Rogers & Hammerstein), dies at 77   

1981  Death of Alfie Anido, Filipino actor (b. 1959) on December - 30.   

1984  On this day in history death of massa, oldest gorilla on record (b. 1930)   

1986  On this day in history jiri Jaroch, composer, dies at 66   

1988  Death of Yuli Daniel, Russian writer (b. 1925) on this day in history.   

1989  On December - 30 madoline Thomas, actress (Girl in the Canal), dies   

1992  On this day in history caesar [Caesar] Domela, painter/son of Ferdinand D Nieuwenhuis, dies   

1993  Mack David, US songwriter (Bachelor in Paradise), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1994  Lloyd James Austin, french Scholar, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1995  Heiner Muller, dramatist, dies at 66 on December - 30.   

1996  On this day in history death of jack Nance, actor (Meatballs 4, Whore, Voodoo), murdered at 53   

1997  On December - 30 death of shinichi Hoshi, Japanese novelist (b. 1926)   

1998  On December - 30 death of johnny Moore, American singer (The Drifters) (b. 1934)   

1999  Death of Fritz Leonhardt, German structural engineer (b. 1909) on this day in history.   

2000  On December - 30 death of julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter (b. 1909)   

2002  On this day in history death of mary Brian, American actress (b. 1906)   

2003  On December - 30 death of david Bale, South African-born activist (b. 1941)   

2004  Death of Artie Shaw, American jazz clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history death of rona Jaffe, American author (b. 1932)   

2006  Death of Deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is hanged in Baghdad on this day in history.   

2008  Death of Dick Green, Canadian actor on this day in history.   

2009  On December - 30 death of rowland S. Howard, Australian guitarist (The Birthday Party) (b. 1959)   

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1204  Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282) was born on December - 30.   

1552  Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611) was born on December - 30.   

1566  Alessandro Piccinini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1569  Georg Quitschreiber, composer was born on this day in history.   

1642  On this day in history birth of vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)   

1644  On this day in history birth of philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral   

1673  Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736) was born on December - 30.   

1678  William Croft, composer was born on this day in history.