Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1930

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 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

• Jan. 9 Edward Bok

  Dutch-american writer and editor-in-chief for "ladies home journal" between 1889-1919. his family immigrated to the usa. when he was six years old, he moved to the usa. bok was 10 when he started his first job and by age 21 he was an editor. he was awarded the pulitzer prize in 1921 for his autobiography "the americanization of edward bok".

• Jan. 9 Edward W Buck

  Dutch/us editor (ladies home journal), dead at 66

• Jan. 13 C-E Auguste Rateau

  French inventor (rsteam turbine), is killed at the age of 66.

• Jan. 17 Gauhar Jaan

  One of the first performers to record music on 78 rpm records in india. (b. 1873)

• Jan. 19 Frank P. Ramsey

  Brilliant British polymath who made significant contributions to economics, mathematics, and philosophy before his early death at age 26.

• Jan. 22 Stephen Mather

  American businessman and conservationist, co-founded the thorkildsen-mather borax company (b. 1867)

• Jan. 27 Jean Hure

  Composer dies at 52

• Jan. 28 Emmy Destinn

  Czech soprano and poet (b. 1878)

• Jan. 28 Ema Destinnova

  Czech opera singer (born 1878)