August 30th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on August 30th

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on August 30th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2022

Mihail Gorbachev
Mihail Gorbachev was the last leader of the Soviet Union and a prominent figure in the business world after the dissolution of the USSR.
Ulus Gorbachev
Ulus Gorbachev was the last leader of the Soviet Union, known for his policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring), which contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Gorbachev
8th and final leader of the soviet union. (b. 1931)

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on August 30th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

Vallarie Harper
American actress known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'.
Elijah McClain
American paramedic who died after a confrontation with police in Aurora, Colorado.
Valerie Harper
American actress who was well-known for her role as the worrywart in the "mary tyler moore show," which ran from 1970 to 1974. in 1974-1978, she played the same role as her spin-off in "rhoda", where she married a nice jewish boy.
Hans Rausing
Hans Rausing was a Swedish businessman and one of the richest people in the world.

2017

Louise Hay
American motivational writer and founder of hay house. she is most well-known for her 1984 book, "you can heal your lives", which was part of a series of new thought self help books.
Rollie Massimino
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author known for his investigative reporting.
Skip Prokop
Canadian drummer, guitarist and keyboardist (b. 1943)

2016

Minka Disbrow
Entrepreneur who founded a successful business in the mid-20th century.
Myron Tribus
Myron Tribus was a physicist known for his work in thermodynamics and information theory.
Nabil Farès
Algerian author known for his literary works reflecting the Algerian War of Independence.

2015

Oliver Sacks
Renowned neurologist known for his work in the field of neurology and his bestselling books.
Birt Ellison
Birt Ellison was a Canadian journalist and news anchor who worked for the CBC.
Wes Craven
Renowned for creating iconic horror films such as 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' and 'Scream'.
M. M. Kalburgi
Indian scholar, author, and academic (b. 1938)
Wes Craven
American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1939)

Edward Fadeley

American lawyer and politician (b. 1929)

Marvin Mandel

American lawyer and politician, 56th governor of maryland (d. 2015)

2014

Charles Bowden
American non-fiction author, journalist and essayist (d. 2014)
Felipe Osterling
Peruvian lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
Igor Decraene
Belgian cyclist (d. 2014.)
Bipan Chandra
Indian historian and academic (b. 1928)
Andrew V. McLaglen
English-american director and producer (d. 2014)

2013

Seamus Heaney
Irish poet and playwright, nobel prize laureate (d. 2013)
Seamus Heaney
Renowned Irish poet and Nobel laureate known for his works on nature and Irish identity.
Ibrahim Nafie
Egyptian journalist and editor-in-chief of Al-Ahram newspaper.
Shamus Heaney
Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet known for his lyrical works.
Leo Lewis
American football player and coach (b. 1933)

Allan Gotthelf

American philosopher and academic (b. 1942)

Howie Crittenden

American basketball player and coach (b. 1933)

William C. Campbell

American golfer (d. 2013)

2010

Alain Corneau
He is a french writer and film director. as an assistant to costa-gavras, he made his film debut. 1976 was his first film success, starring yves montand in a police thriller. international attention was brought to him by 1991's "tous les matins du monde".
Gaylon Greene
Gaylon Greene was a prolific author who wrote several bestselling novels during his lifetime.
Mercer Cook
Mercer Cook was a respected politician who served his country with dedication.
Alain Corneau
French director and screenwriter (d. 2010)
Myrtle Edwards
Australian cricketer and softball player (b. 1921)

Francisco Varallo

Argentinian footballer (d. 2010)

J. C. Bailey

American wrestler (b. 1983)

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on August 30th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

Seaver Burton
Renowned American novelist known for his impactful storytelling.
Sheila Lukins
Renowned American chef and author of 'The Silver Palate Cookbook.'
Klaus-Peter Hanisch
German footballer (d. 2009)
Klaus-Peter Hanisch
German footballer (born 1952)

2008

Killer Kowalski
Canadian-american wrestler and trainer (b. 1926)
Brian Hambly
Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1937)

2007

Michael Jackson
English author and journalist (b. 1942)
Charles Vanik
American soldier, judge, and politician (d. 2007)
Michael Jackson
British-american journalist and radio host, with reports dating back to 1963. his show is rated first in new york's time slot. jackson's talk radio show has attracted celebrities, politicians and other news-makers. in 1984, he was awarded the golden mike award. queen elizabeth ii awarded the broadcaster the most excellent order of the british empire in 1988. he was joined …

2006

Naguib Mahfouz
Egyptian author, playwright, and screenwriter, nobel prize laureate (d. 2006)
Glenn Ford
Canadian-american actor. he starred in more than 200 movies between 1987 and 1987 than any other actor. his long list of westerns included "the adventures of martin eden", 1942, "blackboard jungle," 55 and "the rounders," 1965. he starred in "cade's country" a tv series during the 1970s.
Nayib Mahfuz
Nayib Mahfuz was an Egyptian businessman and philanthropist who founded several successful companies and was known for his charitable work.
Robin Cooke
Baron cooke of thorndon, new zealand lawyer and judge (b. 1926)
Robin Cooke
Baron cooke of thorndon is a new zealand jurist who was also a member of the british house of lords (born in 1926)

2005

Kensington Larson
Celebrated poet known for his evocative verses.

2004

Fred Lawrence Whipple
American astronomer and academic (b. 1906)
Indian Larry
American stuntman and motorcycle builder (born 1949).

2003

Charles Bronson
American actor who has appeared in more than 70 films. he was the first child of 15 children and the only one who graduated high school. bronson worked with his father in pennsylvania's coal mines before he made his screen debut in 1951. his films include "miss sadie thompson," the battle of the bulge, "the mechanic", and "death wish." he …
Donald Davidson
American philosopher and academic (d. 2003)

2002

J. Lee Thompson
English-canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
J Lee Thompson
English film director (born 1914)

2001

Govan Mbeki
Anc activist and father of president of south africa thabo mbeki (b. 1910)
Ivor Spencer-Thomas
English inventor, farmer and entrepreneur (born in 1907)

2000

David Haskell
American actor (born 1948).

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on August 30th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

Raymond Poïvet
French cartoonist who created the longest-running french science fiction comic, les pionniers de l'espa (c)rance. this was published until 1973.
Reindert Brasser
Dutch discus thrower (b. 1912)

1998

Evart Bentley
Pioneer in computer science and co-inventor of the first computer-based statistical machine

1997

Bharat Gopy
Renowned Malayalam film actor who appeared in numerous critically acclaimed films.

1996

Christine Pascal
French stage director and actress. she committed suicide on august 30, 1996, when she threw her body out of a window. it was what she had always told everyone over the years, even though nobody believed her.
Louise Brown
British baby, first ever test-tube child, was born via caesarean section. the ovum of her mother was germinated in a laboratory experiment on 11/10/1977, and the baby was implanted five days later. john and lesley brown couldn't conceive and were willing to work with doctors. edwards and steptoe had spent ten years researching and tried 70 times to create in …
Jose Toribio Merino
At 80, admiral / military juunta of chile (1973-1980), dies

1995

Sterling Morrison
Guitarist and founding member of the rock band The Velvet Underground.
Sterling Morrison
Guitarist and founding member of the rock band The Velvet Underground.
Fisher Black
Renowned economist known for his work on options pricing and the Black-Scholes model.
Fischer Black
American academic and economist (d. 1995).
Holmes Sterling Morrison
Musician dies at 53

Fischer S Black Jr

Financial theorist, dies at 57

Dame Pattie Maie Menzies

Australian dies at 96

1994

Lindsay Anderson
Indian-english screenwriter and actor (d. 1994).
Lindsay Anderson
English director and screenwriter (b. 1923)
Michael Gribble
At 42, a film animator (mike & spike festival) dies.

1993

Richard Jordan
American actor (d. 1993)
Richard Jordan
Actor in the us (hunt for red october and posse) dies at 55

1991

Jean Tinguely
Swiss-born artist. he is a kinetic sculptor, and a pop artist. he went to school in basel, and he became an apprentice as a store window decorator. he moved to france with eva aeppli*, his first wife. they were married may 10, 1951. he had his first paris exhibition in may 1954. soon after, he met niki de saint-phalle, the …
Cyril Knowles
English footballer and manager (d. 1991)
Vladimír Padrůněk
Czech bass player (energit & etc ...), d. 1991).
Hans Koetsier
Sculptor artist (klm-schiphol)
Alan Wheatley
England, united kingdom -- actor ("adventure of robin hood")

1990

Bernard D. H. Tellegen
Dutch engineer and academic (b. 1900)

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on August 30th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

Seymour Krim
American essayist, journalist, and literary critic (born in 1922)
Joe De Santis
Dies at 80

1988

Jack Marshall
New zealand colonel, lawyer, and politician, 28th prime minister of new zealand (d. 1988)

1986

Milian Cavalcanti
Pioneering Brazilian filmmaker known for his avant-garde works.
Otto Mortensen
Composer dies at 79

1985

Tatiana Proskouriakoff
Tatiana Proskouriakoff was a Russian-American archaeologist and historian known for her pioneering work on the Maya civilization.
Taylor Caldwell
American author and illustrator who was a best-seller. she started to write and illustrate at age 10. she was already a musician, poet, and sculptor in her teens. in 1918, she married william coombes, and they had one child. she earned her b.a. in 1931, she received her b.a. and married marcus reback the following year. they also had one …
Taylor Caldwell
English-american author (b. 1900)

1982

Leo[nhard] Pappenheim
Conductor dies at 86

1981

Vera-Ellen
German-american actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1981)
Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Iranian politician, 2nd president of iran (d. 1981)
Vera-Ellen
Actress (big leaguer, on the town), dies of cancer at 55
Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Iranian politician, 2nd president of iran (d.81)
Mohammad Ali Rajai
President of iran and mohammad javad bahonar (prime minister of iran) are assassinated with a bomb.

Mohammad Javad Bahonar

Assassination of the prime minister of iran by a bomb

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on August 30th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

Jean Seberg
Known for her roles in French New Wave films, Seberg was also involved in civil rights activism.
Jean Seberg
American actress (b. 1938)

1976

Stark Howell
Stark Howell was an American artist known for his paintings.

1974

Abraham Schierbeek
Dutch biologist leeuwenhoek dies at 87

1971

Ali Hadi Bara
Iranian-turkish sculptor and educator (d. 1971)

1970

Abraham Zapruder
American clothing manufacturer, witness to the assassination of john f. kennedy (b. 1905)
Del Moore
Actor/announcer (cal-bachelor father), died at 53
Anna Casati
Italian marchesa, killed at 41

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on August 30th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1968

William Talman
American actor and screenwriter (d. 1968)

1967

Ad Reinhardt
American painter, illustrator, and academic (b. 1913)

1965

Conley T. Snidow
Conley T. Snidow was a politician who served in various government positions during his career.

1964

Salme Dutt
Estonian-english lawyer and politician (b. 1888)
Wesley Lau
Actor (lt anderson perry mason), died at 43

1963

Jones Williams
Prolific writer known for his influential novels and essays.
Guy Burgess
English-born soviet spy (born 1911)
Axel Stordahl
Frank sinatra show orchestra leader, dies at 50

1962

Arkie Vaughan
Arkie Vaughan was an American professional baseball player who played in the Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1925 to 1941.