Famous Deaths In December - 30

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

1951  Jozef E Stokvis, Dutch MP (SDAP), dies at 76 on December - 30.   

1952  On December - 30 ivan Olbracht, writer, dies   

1955  Death of Rex Ingamells, Australian poet (b. 1913) on this day in history.   

1959  Maria Baers, Flemish social female worker/senator, dies at 76 on December - 30.   

1961  On this day in history jacobus "Ko" van den Bosch, Dutch actor (Amsterdamned)/dir, dies at 53   

1966  On this day in history christian A Herter, US Min of Foreign affairs (1959-61), dies at 71   

1967  Bert Berns, US songwriter/producer (Twist & Shout), dies at about 38 on December - 30.   

1968  On this day in history death of trygve Lie, Norwegian politician, first United Nations Secretary General (b. 1896)   

1970  On December - 30 death of sonny Liston, World heavyweight boxing champion (1962-64), found dead at 38   

1971  Dorothy Comingore, actress (Citizen Kane), dies after illness at 58 on this day in history.   

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

1979  Richard Rodgers, composer (Rogers & Hammerstein), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

1984  Death of Massa, oldest gorilla on record (b. 1930) on this day in history.   

1986  Jiri Jaroch, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history death of yuli Daniel, Russian writer (b. 1925)   

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

1992  On December - 30 caesar [Caesar] Domela, painter/son of Ferdinand D Nieuwenhuis, dies   

1993  Mack David, US songwriter (Bachelor in Paradise), dies at 81 on December - 30.   

1994  Lloyd James Austin, french Scholar, dies at 79 on December - 30.   

1995  On December - 30 heiner Muller, dramatist, dies at 66   

1996  Death of Jack Nance, actor (Meatballs 4, Whore, Voodoo), murdered at 53 on December - 30.   

1997  Death of Shinichi Hoshi, Japanese novelist (b. 1926) on this day in history.   

1998  On this day in history death of johnny Moore, American singer (The Drifters) (b. 1934)   

1999  On December - 30 death of fritz Leonhardt, German structural engineer (b. 1909)   

2000  Death of Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter (b. 1909) on this day in history.   

2002  On December - 30 death of mary Brian, American actress (b. 1906)   

2003  Death of David Bale, South African-born activist (b. 1941) on December - 30.   

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

2005  Death of Rona Jaffe, American author (b. 1932) on this day in history.   

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  Death of Rowland S. Howard, Australian guitarist (The Birthday Party) (b. 1959) on this day in history.   

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1204  On this day in history birth of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282)   

1552  On this day in history birth of simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611)   

1566  Alessandro Piccinini, composer was born on December - 30.   

1569  Georg Quitschreiber, composer was born on December - 30.   

1642  Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707) was born on this day in history.   

1644  Philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral was born on this day in history.   

1673  On December - 30 birth of ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736)   

1678  William Croft, composer was born on December - 30.