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Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1930

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1930. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

  • Aug. 8 Launceston Elliot

    Scottish wrestler and weightlifter (d. 1930).

  • Aug. 20 Charles Bannerman

    English-australian umpire and cricketer (d. 1930).

  • Aug. 24 Tom Norman

    English businessman and showman (b. 1860)

  • Aug. 25 Frankie Campbell

    American boxer (born in 1904)

  • Lon Chaney
    Aug. 26 Lon Chaney

    American actor, known as the "man with a thousand faces", and most well-known for his horror films. he starred as quasimoto, the hunchback of notre dame's quasimoto, and in "the phantom of the opera."

  • Aug. 27 Didericus G van Epen

    Dutch patriarch / genealogist, dies at 62

  • Aug. 28 Alvar Gullstrand

    Swedish optician (nobel 1911)

  • Aug. 29 William Archibald Spooner

    English priest and author (b. 1844)