Famous Deaths In May - 30

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

1926  Death of Vladimir Steklov, Russian physicist (b. 1864) on May - 30.   

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  On this day in history death of floyd Roberts, Auto racer, killed during 1939 Indianapolis 500 (b. 1904)   

1940  Y de Smit-Rog, eldest Dutchman, dies at 104 on this day in history.   

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 May - 30.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1954  Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

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

1960  Boris Pasternak, Russian poet (Dr Zhivago), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1961  Death of Rafael L Trujillo Molina, dictator Dom Rep (1930-61), murdered at 69 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history leo Szilard, Hungarians/US nuclear physicst, dies at 66   

1967  Claude Rains, actor (Invisible Man), dies at 77 on May - 30.   

1969  Gaston Brenta, composer, dies at 66 on May - 30.   

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 May - 30.   

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 May - 30.   

1977  Claire Goll, writer, dies at 86 on May - 30.   

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

1980  On this day in history carl Radle, bassist (Derek & Dominoes), dies of a kidney ailment   

1981  On this day in history death of ziaur Rahmen, pres of Bangladesh, is assassinated   

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  Frank Carlson, (Gov/Rep/Sen-R-Ks), dies at 94 on May - 30.   

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1010  Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063) was born on this day in history.   

1220  On this day in history birth of alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63)   

1423  Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461) was born on May - 30.   

1524  On this day in history birth of selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74)   

1578  On May - 30 birth of valentin Dretzel, composer   

1623  On May - 30 birth of wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized   

1623  John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history birth of claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)