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

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2029 - 2020

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

2020

  • Roberth Fisk

    Renowned war correspondent and Middle East expert.

  • Robert Fisk

    Award-winning foreign correspondent known for his coverage of conflicts in the Middle East.

  • Herb Adderley

    Hall of Fame cornerback who won multiple Super Bowls with the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys.

2019 - 2010

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

2019

  • Tex Watson

    Tex Watson was a member of the Manson Family and participated in the Tate-LaBianca murders.

2018

  • Jin Yong

    Hong kong author and publisher, founded ming pao (d. 2018)

2017

  • Kim Joo-hyuk

    South korean actor (b. 1972)

2016

  • Tammy Grimes

    Tony Award-winning stage actress known for her roles in musicals.

  • Irvin Molotsky

    Former New York Times journalist known for his reporting on politics and government.

2015

  • Mel Daniels

    NBA Hall of Famer known for his time with the Indiana Pacers.

  • Norm Siebern

    American baseball player and scout (b. 1933)

  • Sinan Şamil Sam

    Turkish boxer (b. 1974)

  • Al Molinaro
    Al Molinaro

    American actor (d. 2015)

2014

  • Bob Geigel

    American wrestler and promoter (d. 2014)

  • Renée Asherson

    English actress (d. 2014.)

  • Thomas Menino

    American businessman and politician, 53rd mayor of boston (b. 1942)

  • Juan Flavier

    Filipino physician and politician (b. 1935)

  • Elijah Malok Aleng

    Sudanese general and politician (b. 1937)

2013

  • Michael Palmer

    American physician and author (d. 2013)

  • Pete Haycock

    English singer-songwriter/guitarist (climax blues band and elo part ii). (d. 2013).

  • Frank Wess

    American saxophonist, flute player (new york jazz quartet), (d. 2013).

  • Bill Currie

    American baseball player (b. 1928)

2012

  • Dan Tieman

    American basketball coach and player (d. 2012).

  • Franck Biancheri

    French politician (b. 1961)

  • Samina Raja

    Pakistani poet and educator (d. 2012)

2011

  • Kenneth Thompson

    Co-creator of the Unix operating system.

2010

  • Harry Mulisch

    Dutch writer, one among the "big three" dutch postwar literature writers. he is probably the most prominent and honoured star of them all. on 12 october 2006, 10251 mulisch, a belt asteroid, was named in his honor. it has an orbital period 3.56 years.

2009 - 2000

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

2009

  • Claude Lévi-Strauss

    Belgian-french social analogist and leader in structuralism. levi-strauss says that structuralism is the search for hidden harmonies ..." the elementary structures of kinship was levi-strauss's first major work. his 1955 literary and intellectual autobiography, "a world on the wane", gained him widespread recognition. his books include "the raw and the cooked," and "the savage mind."

  • Claude Levi-Strauss

    French anthropologist (born in 1908)

2008

  • Pedro Pompilio

    Argentinian businessman (born 1950)

2007

  • Andric Milorad

    Serbian politician and diplomat who served as the President of Yugoslavia.

  • Robert Goulet
    Robert Goulet

    American singer and handsome lead man, who won a tony for the broadway musical "the happy time." his broadway debut was as sir lancelot, 1960's "camelot." he has over 60 albums and won a grammy, tony, and world theater award. he started the trend of broadway shows being taken on tour by taking "south pacific" to the road in 1986. …

  • John Woodruff

    American olympian in track & field; he won gold at the 1936 games.

  • Linda S. Stein

    American businesswoman and manager (b. 1945)

  • Washoe

    Chimpanzee trained in american sign language (born 1965)

2006

  • Clifford Geertz

    Clifford Geertz was a leading cultural anthropologist known for his work on symbolic anthropology.

  • Junji Kinoshita

    Japanese playwright and scholar (b. 1914)

2005

  • Waverly Woodson

    Waverly Woodson was a politician who served with dedication and integrity.

  • Al López

    American baseball manager and player (d. 2005).

  • Shamsher Singh Sheri

    Indian politician (b. 1942)

  • Al Lopez

    American baseball manager and player (born in 1908)

  • Al Lopez

    American baseball manager and player (born in 1908)

2004

  • Peggy Ryan

    American actress and dancer (d. 2004)

  • Phyllis Frost

    Australian philanthropist, founded keep australia beautiful (b. 1917)

2003

  • Steve O'Rourke

    English race car driver and manager (d. 2003)

2002

  • Juan Antonio Bardem

    Spanish screenwriter and director (born in 1922)

  • Jam Master Jay

    Jam Master Jay was a founding member of the hip-hop group Run-DMC.

  • Juan Antonio Bardem

    Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

2001

  • Isobel Archer

    British singer-songwriter known for her folk and indie music.

2000

  • Steve Allen
    Steve Allen

    American comedian, actor, singer, master host, host, and writer of fiction (49 novels), poetry, humor and mystery. he also released 40 albums and wrote over 7,000 songs. he was also a host of many tv series, movies, lectures, and concerts. allen, a renowned and prolific talent was also a creative commentator who supported charitable and humanitarian causes. he is a …

1999 - 1990

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

1999

  • Archimedes Patti

    Italian-American author and journalist known for his writings on Sicilian Mafia.

  • Maigonis Valdmanis

    Latvian basketball coach and player (d. 1999).

1997

  • Samuel Fuller

    American screenwriter and actor

  • Samuel Fuller

    American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)

  • Sam Fuller

    Director/writer (big red one) dies at 86

1996

  • John Young

    Actor / tv panelist (masquerade party)

  • Leon Lewis

    At 81, a us radio talkshow host (wmca 1970-80) dies.

  • Rohan Butler

    At 79, historian dies

1995

  • Brian Easdale

    Composer dies at 86

  • Terry Southern

    American screenwriter and author (d. 1995).

1994

  • Nyanaponika [Siegmund Feniger)

    German scholar/author, dies at the age of 93

  • Martyn Wiley

    At 40, writer/broadcaster dies

1993

  • Paul Grégoire

    Canadian cardinal (d. 1993)

  • Paul Gregoire

    Archbishop of montreal (born in 1911).

  • Hernan Heleno Castro

    El salvadorian guerilla leader, murdered

1992

  • Joan Mitchell

    French-american artist. she was recognized as one the most talented painters of her time, starting with an exhibition in may 1951. she is an abstract expressionist who often confuses critics looking for the meaning of her works. mitchell was educated in paris, new york and then moved to france in 1959. age 67, she died in paris on october 30, …

1991

  • William Shea

    Named shea stadium, shea stadium dies at 84.

  • Johan Mekkink

    Painter

  • Ken Hardin

    Producer dies at 62

1990

  • Craig Russell

    Canadian gay troubadour, actor and entertainer. he disguised his genius as a female alter ego.

  • Myles Crawford

    Pioneering physicist known for his contributions to nuclear physics.

  • V. Shantaram

    Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984)

1989 - 1980

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

1988

  • Florence Nagle

    English trainer and breeder of racehorses (b. 1894)

  • T. Hee

    American animator and screenwriter (b. 1911)

  • Sugar Geise

    Actress (rhythm parade) dies at 71 after a brief illness

  • T Hee

    American animator and director

1987

  • Joseph Campbell

    American mythologist known for his work on comparative mythology and the hero's journey.

1986

  • Andrzej Markowski

    Composer dies at 62

1985

  • Kirby Grant Hoon Jr

    Actor (sky king) from butte, montana, dies in an automobile accident at the age of 74.

1984

  • Mario Gallo

    Actor (delvecchio) dies at 61

  • June Duprez
    June Duprez

    Actress (calcutta tiger fang), is killed at 66

1982

  • Iryna Vilde

    Ukrainian author and educator (b. 1907)

1981

  • Georges Brassens
    Georges Brassens

    French composer, poet, and singer. he published his first collection, "des coups de'a(c.pa(c.es dans l’eau", in 1942. he did not record his first album, "le gorille," for another ten-years. he was a popular entertainer and a highly acclaimed artist, but he only performed outside france a few times. this resulted in him being little-known beyond france despite the constant flow …

1979 - 1970

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

1979

  • Barnes Wallis

    British inventor, most famous for creating the "bounding bomb" in ww ii and "swing-wing", jet.

  • Sir Barnes Wallis

    British engineer, scientist and inventor (born 1887).

  • Rachele Mussolini

    Italian family of noted italians, the wife benito mussolini. in 1913, he was a young socialist journalist when they met. her humble background gave her the ability to have a lot of common sense, and she retired after a long career. six children were born to them.

1977

  • Steve Gaines

    American musician. he is best known for being a guitarist and songwriter in the southern rock band lynyrd skynyrd. he is also the younger brother to cassie gaines who was also a member.

1975

  • Gustav Ludwig Hertz

    German physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1887)

  • Levi Strauss

    Known for his work 'The Elementary Structures of Kinship' in anthropology.

  • Gustav Ludwig Hertz

    German physicist, nobel prize laureate (born 1887)

1974

  • Ellsworth Cushing

    Pioneering American neurosurgeon known for his work on brain tumors.

1973

  • Ants Lauter

    Estonian actor and director (d. 1973).

  • Ernst-Lothar von Knorr

    Composer dies at 77

1972

  • Alan Roth

    At 68, the orchestra leader (milton berle show), dies

1971

  • Osvald Chlubna

    Composer dies at 78

1969 - 1960

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

1969

  • Pops Foster

    American musician (born 1892)

1968

  • Conrad Richter

    American novelist known for his historical fiction.

  • Ramon Novarro
    Ramon Novarro

    Mexican-american actor, who was the star of silent film and won wide acclaim with his dashing roles in "the prisoner of zenda", and "ben-hur." he starred alongside garbo in the 1932 film "mata hari" and made many other films in early talkies.

  • Rose Wilder Lane

    American journalist and author (b. 1886)

  • Pert Kelton

    Actress (cavalcade of stars), dies in 61

  • Conrad Richter

    Us writer light in the forest, dies at 78

1966

  • Yiorgos Theotokas

    Greek playwright and author (d. 1966).

  • Yorgos Theotokas

    Greek novelist (born 1906).

1965

  • Arthur M. Schlesinger

    Sr., american historian and author (b. 1888)

1963

  • U. Muthuramalingam Thevar

    Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1908)

  • U Muthuramalingam Thevar

    Indian politician (born 1908)

1961

  • Luigi Einaudi

    Italian economist and politician, 2nd president of the italian republic (b. 1874)

  • Luigi Einaudi

    Italian economist and politician. between 1948 and 1955, he was the second president of the italian republic. he was elected second president of the italian republic on 11 may 1948. he was elected life senator in 1955 after a seven-year term. einaudi was an active member of many cultural, economic, and university institutions. he supported the ideal of european federalism.

1960

  • Alfred Hill

    Composer dies at 89

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on October 30th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

  • Blonde Dolly [Sybille A J Niemans]

    Prostitution in society, death at 33

1958

  • Rose Macaulay

    English writer and novelist known for her satirical novels.

  • Rose Macaulay

    Writer dies at 77

1957

  • Fred Beebe

    American baseball player and coach (b. 1880)

1953

  • Emmerich Kálmán

    Emmerich Kálmán was a Hungarian composer best known for his operettas.

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on October 30th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1944

  • Paul Emile Ladmirault

    Composer dies at 66

1943

  • Wealthy von Richthofen

    Renowned for her vibrant landscapes and still life paintings.

  • Beatrice Hastings

    Beatrice Hastings was a British artist's model and writer associated with the bohemian circles of early 20th-century Paris.

  • Max Reinhardt

    Austrian-born american actor and director (b. 1873)

1942

  • Walter Buckmaster

    Buckmaster & moore was founded by buckmaster & moore, an english polo player who also became a businessman (d. 1942).

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on October 30th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1936

  • Laredo Taft

    Laredo Taft was a renowned sculptor and entrepreneur known for his monumental works in the United States.

1933

  • Svend Kornbeck

    Danish actor (b. 1869)

1932

  • Paul S Methuen

    English baron/field marshal/gov of natal dies at 87

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on October 30th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

  • Norman Pritchard

    Indian-english hurdler and actor (b. 1877)

1928

  • Oscar George Theodore Sonneck

    Komponist, who dies at 55

1927

  • Maxmilian Harden

    German journalist and politician known for his liberal views and criticism of the German Empire.

1923

  • Bonar Law

    Canadian-english banker and politician, prime minister of the united kingdom (b. 1858)

  • Andrew Bonar Law

    Prime minister of the united kingdom (born in 1858).

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on October 30th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

  • Wheeler Wilcox

    Wheeler Wilcox was a prolific poet whose works often focused on themes of love and spirituality.

  • Ella Wheeler Wilcox

    American author and poet (b. 1850)

1917

  • Talbot Mercer Papineau

    Canadian lawyer and soldier (b. 1883)

  • Talbot Mercer Papineau

    Canadian soldier and lawyer (born 1883).

1916

  • Silas Gamaliel Pratt

    Composer dies at age 70

1915

  • Sircharles Tupper

    Canadian politician who served as the sixth Prime Minister of Canada.

  • Charles Tupper

    Canadian physician, lawyer, and politician, 6th prime minister of canada (b. 1821)

  • Charles Tupper

    Canadian politician and physician 6th prime minister of canada (d.1915).

1914

  • Ernst Stadler

    German expressionist poet. he studied in oxford and strasbourg. in 1906, he received a rhodes scholarship to magdalen college in oxford.

1912

  • James S. Sherman

    American lawyer and politician, 27th vice president of the united states (b. 1855)

  • Alejandro Gorostiaga

    Chilean military participated in battle of huamachuco (born1840).

  • James S Sherman

    Vice president of the united states (born in 1855).

  • Jan Karol Gali

    Composer dies at 56

1910

  • Henry Dunant

    Swiss activist, founded the red cross, nobel prize laureate (b. 1828)

  • Henry Dunant

    French-swiss founder and leader of the international red cross. in 1901, he was jointly awarded the nobel peace prize (shared by f. passy).

  • J Henri Dunant

    Swiss writer / founder (red cross ymca).

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on October 30th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1905

  • Boyd Dunlop Morehead

    Australian politician, 10th premier of queensland (b. 1843)

1901

  • Opperman

    South african boer general (spy), killed in battle

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