People who died on January 30 75
Balthild
d. 680 (b. 626)
Balthild, Frankish queen (b. 626)
Peter I of Bulgaria
d. 970
Peter I of Bulgaria
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William V, Duke of Aquitaine
d. 1030 (b. 969)
William V, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 969)
Emperor Takakura
d. 1181 (b. 1161)
Emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181)
Pelagio Galvani
d. 1240 (b. 1165)
Pelagio Galvani, Leonese lawyer and cardinal (b. 1165)
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Nicholas III of Saint Omer
d. 1314
Nicholas III of Saint Omer
William Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury
d. 1344 (b. 1301)
William Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury (b.1301)
Louis II, Count of Flanders
d. 1384 (b. 1330)
Louis II, Count of Flanders (b. 1330)
Lê Thánh Tông
d. 1497 (b. 1442)
Lê Thánh Tông, King of Vietnam (b. 1442)
Damião de Góis
d. 1574 (b. 1502)
Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher and historian (d. 1574)
Everard Digby
d. 1606 (b. 1578)
Everard Digby, English criminal (b. 1578)
John Grant (Gunpowder Plot)
d. 1606 (b. 1570)
John Grant, English conspirator (b. 1570)
Robert Wintour
d. 1606 (b. 1565)
Robert Wintour, English conspirator (b. 1565)
Charles I of England
d. 1649 (b. 1600)
Charles I of England (b. 1600)
Cornelis de Graeff
d. 1664 (b. 1599)
Cornelis de Graeff, Dutch mayor (b. 1599)
Peter II of Russia
d. 1730 (b. 1715)
Peter II of Russia (b. 1715)
Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis
d. 1770 (b. 1712)
Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis, Maltese linguist, historian and cleric (b. 1712)
Betsy Ross
d. 1836 (b. 1752)
Betsy Ross, American seamstress, said to have designed the American Flag (b. 1752)
Osceola
d. 1838 (b. 1804)
Osceola, American tribal leader (b. 1804)
Coenraad Jacob Temminck
d. 1858 (b. 1778)
Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist and ornithologist (b. 1778)
Emperor Kōmei
d. 1867 (b. 1831)
Emperor Kōmei of Japan (b. 1831)
William Carleton
d. 1869 (b. 1794)
William Carleton, Irish author (d. 1869)
Arthur O'Shaughnessy
d. 1881 (b. 1844)
Arthur O'Shaughnessy, English poet and herpetologist (b. 1844)
Barbara La Marr
d. 1926 (b. 1896)
Barbara La Marr, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1926)
Johannes Fibiger
d. 1928 (b. 1867)
Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1928)
La Goulue
d. 1929 (b. 1866)
La Goulue, French model and dancer (b. 1866)
Frank Nelson Doubleday
d. 1934 (b. 1862)
Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher, founded the Doubleday Publishing Company (b. 1862)
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Frederick Blackman
d. 1947 (b. 1866)
Frederick Blackman, English physiologist and academic (d. 1947)
Arthur Coningham (RAF officer)
d. 1948 (b. 1895)
Arthur Coningham, Australian air marshal (b. 1895)
Mahatma Gandhi
d. 1948 (b. 1869)
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter, activist and philosopher (d. 1948)
Wright brothers
d. 1948 (b. 1871)
Orville Wright, American pilot and engineer, co-founded the Wright Company (b. 1871)
Ferdinand Porsche
d. 1951 (b. 1875)
Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (d. 1951)
Jean Crotti
d. 1958 (b. 1878)
Jean Crotti, Swiss-French painter (d. 1958)
Ernst Heinkel
d. 1958 (b. 1888)
Ernst Heinkel, German engineer and businessman; founded the Heinkel Aircraft Company (b. 1888)
Manuel de Abreu
d. 1962 (b. 1894)
Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician and engineer (b. 1894)
Francis Poulenc
d. 1963 (b. 1899)
Francis Poulenc, French pianist and composer (b. 1899)
Jaan Hargel
d. 1966 (b. 1912)
Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (b. 1912)
Makhanlal Chaturvedi
d. 1968 (b. 1889)
Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Indian journalist, poet, and playwright (d. 1968)
Dominique Pire
d. 1969 (b. 1910)
Dominique Pire, Belgian friar, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1969)
Olav Roots
d. 1974 (b. 1910)
Olav Roots, Estonian pianist and composer (b. 1910)
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Paul Marais de Beauchamp
d. 1977 (b. 1883)
Paul Marais de Beauchamp, French zoologist (b. 1883)
Lightnin' Hopkins
d. 1982 (b. 1911)
Lightnin' Hopkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1912)
John Bardeen
d. 1991 (b. 1908)
John Bardeen, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
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Clifton C. Edom
d. 1991 (b. 1907)
Clifton C. Edom, American photographer and educator (b. 1907)
Pierre Boulle
d. 1994 (b. 1912)
Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (d. 1994)
Huntz Hall
d. 1999 (b. 1919)
Huntz Hall, American actor (d. 1999)
Ed Herlihy
d. 1999 (b. 1909)
Ed Herlihy, American journalist (b. 1909)
Jean-Pierre Aumont
d. 2001 (b. 1911)
Jean-Pierre Aumont, French soldier and actor (b. 1911)
Johnnie Johnson (RAF officer)
d. 2001 (b. 1915)
Johnnie Johnson, English air marshal and pilot (b. 1915)
Joseph Ransohoff
d. 2001 (b. 1915)
Joseph Ransohoff, American soldier and neurosurgeon (d. 2001)
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Martyn Bennett
d. 2005 (b. 1971)
Martyn Bennett, Canadian-Scottish violinist (b. 1971)
Coretta Scott King
d. 2006 (b. 1927)
Coretta Scott King, African-American activist and author (d. 2006)
Wendy Wasserstein
d. 2006 (b. 1950)
Wendy Wasserstein, American playwright and academic (b. 1950)
Sidney Sheldon
d. 2007 (b. 1917)
Sidney Sheldon, American author and screenwriter (d. 2007)
Marcial Maciel
d. 2008 (b. 1920)
Marcial Maciel, Mexican-American priest, founded the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi (b. 1920)
H. Guy Hunt
d. 2009 (b. 1933)
H. Guy Hunt, American soldier, pastor, and politician, 49th Governor of Alabama (b. 1933)
Fadil Ferati
d. 2010 (b. 1960)
Fadil Ferati, Kosovar accountant and politician (b. 1960)
John Barry (composer)
d. 2011 (b. 1933)
John Barry, English composer and conductor (b. 1933)
Frank Aschenbrenner
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Frank Aschenbrenner, American football player and soldier (b. 1925)
Doeschka Meijsing
d. 2012 (b. 1947)
Doeschka Meijsing, Dutch author (b. 1947)
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Gamal al-Banna
d. 2013 (b. 1920)
Gamal al-Banna, Egyptian author and scholar (b. 1920)
Patty Andrews
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
Patty Andrews, American singer (b. 1918)
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George Witt
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
George Witt, American baseball player and coach (b. 1931)
Stefan Bałuk
d. 2014 (b. 1914)
Stefan Bałuk, Polish general ad photographer (b. 1914)
The Mighty Hannibal
d. 2014 (b. 1939)
The Mighty Hannibal, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2014)
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William Motzing
d. 2014 (b. 1937)
William Motzing, American composer and conductor (d. 2014)
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Arthur Rankin, Jr.
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Arthur Rankin Jr., American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
Carl Djerassi
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Carl Djerassi, Austrian-American chemist, author, and playwright (b. 1923)
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Ülo Kaevats
d. 2015 (b. 1947)
Ülo Kaevats, Estonian philosopher, academic, and politician (d. 2015)
Geraldine McEwan
d. 2015 (b. 1932)
Geraldine McEwan, English actress (b. 1932)
Gerrit Voorting
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Gerrit Voorting, Dutch cyclist (b. 1923)
Zhelyu Zhelev
d. 2015 (b. 1935)
Zhelyu Zhelev, Bulgarian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of Bulgaria (b. 1935)
Frank Finlay
d. 2016 (b. 1926)
Frank Finlay, English actor (d. 2016)
Francisco Flores Pérez
d. 2016 (b. 1959)
Francisco Flores Pérez, Salvadorian politician, President of El Salvador (b. 1959)
Georgia Davis Powers
d. 2016 (b. 1923)
Georgia Davis Powers, American activist and politician (b. 1923)