Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 30

1925  On this day in history death of arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian (b. 1876)   

1926  On this day in history death of vladimir Steklov, Russian physicist (b. 1864)   

1934  On May - 30 death of togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (b. 1848)   

1935  Lothar Windsperger, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1947  Sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer, dies at 72 on May - 30.   

1951  Hermann Broch, writer, dies at 64 on May - 30.   

1953  George Barnes, cinematographer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1954  Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67 on May - 30.   

1957  Toivo R Pekkanen, Finnish writer (Black Ecstacy), dies on May - 30.   

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  Death of Rafael L Trujillo Molina, dictator Dom Rep (1930-61), murdered at 69 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history gaston Brenta, composer, dies at 66   

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  Hal Hastings, orch leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), dies at 66 on May - 30.   

1975  Michel Simon, actor (Panic, Plague, Two of Us), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

1977  On this day in history claire Goll, writer, dies at 86   

1979  On this day in history jack Raine, actor (Quartet), dies at 82   

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

1981  On May - 30 death of ziaur Rahmen, pres of Bangladesh, is assassinated   

1983  On May - 30 alfred M Gruenther, US general/NATO-commander (1953-56), dies at 84   

1986  On May - 30 hank Mobley, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 55   

1987  Frank Carlson, (Gov/Rep/Sen-R-Ks), dies at 94 on this day in history.   

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1010  On this day in history birth of emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063)   

1220  Alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63) was born on May - 30.   

1423  On this day in history 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  Valentin Dretzel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676) was born on May - 30.