Famous Deaths In October - 30

1914  Ernst Stadler, writer, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

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

1916  Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer, dies at 70 on October - 30.   

1923  Andrew Bonar Law, English PM (C), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer, dies at 55   

1932  On October - 30 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  Paul Emile Ladmirault, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1957  Death of Fred Beebe, baseball player (b. 1880) on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history 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 this day in history luigi Einaudi, economist/1st president Italy, dies   

1966  On October - 30 death of yórgos Theotokás, Greek novelist (b. 1906)   

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

1968  On this day in history conrad Richter, US writer (Light in the Forest), dies at 78   

1969  On this day in history death of pops Foster, American musician (b. 1892)   

1971  Osvald Chlubna, composer, dies at 78 on October - 30.   

1972  Alan Roth, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1973  Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer, dies at 77 on October - 30.   

1975  On this day in history death of gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)   

1979  On October - 30 death of sir Barnes Wallis, British scientist, engineer and inventor (b. 1887)   

1981  Georges Brassens, French screenwriter, dies on October - 30.   

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  On October - 30 andrzej Markowski, composer, dies at 62   

1988  John Houseman, actor (Paper Chase), dies at 86 on October - 30.   

1990  On this day in history craig Russell, female impersonator, dies of an AIDS-stroke at 42   

1991  Johan Mekkink, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1993  Death of Hernan Heleno Castro, El Salvadorian guerilla leader, murdered on this day in history.   

1994  On October - 30 martyn Wiley, writer/broadcaster, dies at 40   

1995  On October - 30 brian Easdale, composer, dies at 86   

1996  Alexander d'Arbeloff, entrepreneur, dies at 101 on this day in history.   

1997  Sam Fuller, director/writer (Big Red One), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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1218  Emperor Chukyo of Japan (d. 1234) was born on October - 30.   

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

1576  On this day in history birth of enrico C Davila, Padua Italy, writer (Storia delguerre civili Francia)   

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  On October - 30 birth of richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright (School for Scandal) (or 1751)   

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

1683  On this day in history birth of george II [August], King of Great-Britain (1727-60)