People who died on July 30 87
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Jacob Baradaeus
d. 578
Jacob Baradaeus, Greek bishop
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Pope Benedict I
d. 579
Pope Benedict I
Tatwine
d. 734 (b. 670)
Tatwine, English archbishop (b. 670)
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Shi Xiancheng
d. 829
Shi Xiancheng, general of the Tang Dynasty
Bar Hebraeus
d. 1286 (b. 1226)
Bar Hebraeus, Syrian scholar and historian (b. 1226)
Johann V of Nassau-Vianden-Dietz
d. 1516 (b. 1455)
Johann V of Nassau-Vianden-Dietz (b. 1455)
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Thomas Abel
d. 1540 (b. 1497)
Thomas Abel, English priest and martyr (b. 1497)
Robert Barnes (martyr)
d. 1540 (b. 1495)
Robert Barnes, English martyr and reformer (b. 1495)
Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton
d. 1550 (b. 1505)
Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (b. 1505)
Guillaume Rondelet
d. 1566 (b. 1507)
Guillaume Rondelet, French physician (d. 1566)
Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell
d. 1608 (b. 1575)
Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, last King of Tyrconnell (b. 1575)
Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours
d. 1652 (b. 1624)
Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours (b. 1624)
Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory
d. 1680 (b. 1634)
Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, Irish admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1634)
Maria Theresa of Spain
d. 1683 (b. 1638)
Maria Theresa of Spain (d. 1683)
Daniel Georg Morhof
d. 1691 (b. 1639)
Daniel Georg Morhof, German scholar and academic (b. 1639)
Prince William, Duke of Gloucester
d. 1700 (b. 1689)
Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, English royal (b. 1689)
William Penn
d. 1718 (b. 1644)
William Penn, English businessman and philosopher, founded the Province of Pennsylvania (b. 1644)
Thomas Gray
d. 1771 (b. 1716)
Thomas Gray, English poet (b. 1716)
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
d. 1811 (b. 1753)
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and soldier (b. 1753)
George Pickett
d. 1875 (b. 1825)
George Pickett, American general (b. 1825)
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Charlie Absolom
d. 1889 (b. 1846)
Charlie Absolom, England cricketer (b. 1846)
Otto von Bismarck
d. 1898 (b. 1815)
Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of Germany (b. 1815)
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
d. 1900 (b. 1844)
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900)
Emperor Meiji
d. 1912 (b. 1852)
Emperor Meiji of Japan (b. 1852)
Joyce Kilmer
d. 1918 (b. 1886)
Joyce Kilmer, American soldier, journalist, and poet (b. 1886)
Albert Gustaf Dahlman
d. 1920 (b. 1848)
Albert Gustaf Dahlman, Swedish executioner (b. 1848)
Joan Gamper
d. 1930 (b. 1877)
Joan Gamper, Swiss-Spanish footballer and businessman, founded FC Barcelona (b. 1877)
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John Derbyshire (swimmer)
d. 1938 (b. 1878)
John Derbyshire, English swimmer and water polo player (b. 1878)
Hugo Celmiņš
d. 1941 (b. 1877)
Hugo Celmiņš, Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia (b. 1877)
Joseph Cook
d. 1947 (b. 1860)
Joseph Cook, English-Australian miner and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1860)
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
d. 1965 (b. 1886)
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Japanese author and playwright (b. 1886)
Walter Murdoch
d. 1970 (b. 1874)
Walter Murdoch, Australian author and academic (d. 1970)
George Szell
d. 1970 (b. 1897)
George Szell, Hungarian-American conductor and composer (b. 1897)
Thomas Hollway
d. 1971 (b. 1906)
Thomas Hollway, Australian politician, 36th Premier of Victoria (d. 1971)
James Blish
d. 1975 (b. 1921)
James Blish, American author and critic (b. 1921)
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Emory Holloway
d. 1977 (b. 1885)
Emory Holloway, American scholar, author, and educator (b. 1885)
Howard Dietz
d. 1983 (b. 1896)
Howard Dietz, American publicist and songwriter (d. 1983)
Lynn Fontanne
d. 1983 (b. 1887)
Lynn Fontanne, English actress (b. 1887)
Julia Robinson
d. 1985 (b. 1919)
Julia Robinson, American mathematician and theorist (b. 1919)
Brenda Marshall
d. 1992 (b. 1915)
Brenda Marshall, American actress (d. 1992)
Joe Shuster
d. 1992 (b. 1914)
Joe Shuster, Canadian-American illustrator, co-created Superman (b. 1914)
Claudette Colbert
d. 1996 (b. 1903)
Claudette Colbert, French-American actress (d. 1996)
Bảo Đại
d. 1997 (b. 1913)
Bảo Đại, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1913)
Buffalo Bob Smith
d. 1998 (b. 1917)
Buffalo Bob Smith, American television host (b. 1917)
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Anton Schwarzkopf
d. 2001 (b. 1924)
Anton Schwarzkopf, German engineer (b. 1924)
Steve Hislop
d. 2003 (b. 1962)
Steve Hislop, Scottish motorcycle racer (b. 1962)
Sam Phillips
d. 2003 (b. 1923)
Sam Phillips, American record producer, founded Sun Records (b. 1923)
Ray Cunningham
d. 2005 (b. 1905)
Ray Cunningham, American baseball player (b. 1905)
John Garang
d. 2005 (b. 1945)
John Garang, Sudanese colonel and politician, 6th President of South Sudan (b. 1945)
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Duygu Asena
d. 2006 (b. 1946)
Duygu Asena, Turkish journalist and author(b. 1946)
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Al Balding
d. 2006 (b. 1924)
Al Balding, Canadian golfer (b. 1924)
Murray Bookchin
d. 2006 (b. 1921)
Murray Bookchin, American philosopher and author (b. 1921)
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Anthony Galla-Rini
d. 2006 (b. 1904)
Anthony Galla-Rini, American accordion player and composer (b. 1904)
Akbar Mohammadi (student)
d. 2006 (b. 1972)
Akbar Mohammadi, Iranian activist (b. 1972)
Michelangelo Antonioni
d. 2007 (b. 1912)
Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2007)
Teoctist Arăpașu
d. 2007 (b. 1915)
Teoctist Arăpașu, Romanian patriarch (b. 1915)
Ingmar Bergman
d. 2007 (b. 1918)
Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1918)
Bill Walsh (American football coach)
d. 2007 (b. 1931)
Bill Walsh, American football player and coach (b. 1931)
Anne Armstrong
d. 2008 (b. 1927)
Anne Armstrong, American businesswoman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1927)
Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)
d. 2009 (b. 1970)
Mohammed Yusuf, Nigerian militant leader, founded Boko Haram (b. 1970)
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Peter Zadek
d. 2009 (b. 1926)
Peter Zadek, German director and screenwriter (b. 1926)
Bob Peterson (basketball)
d. 2011 (b. 1932)
Bob Peterson, American basketball player (b. 1932)
Maeve Binchy
d. 2012 (b. 1939)
Maeve Binchy, Irish author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1939)
Bill Doss
d. 2012 (b. 1968)
Bill Doss, American singer and guitarist (b. 1968)
Stig Ossian Ericson
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Stig Ossian Ericson, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1923)
Les Green
d. 2012 (b. 1941)
Les Green, English footballer and manager (b. 1941)
Jonathan Hardy
d. 2012 (b. 1940)
Jonathan Hardy, New Zealand-Australian actor and screenwriter (b. 1940)
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Bill Kitchen (ice hockey)
d. 2012 (b. 1960)
Bill Kitchen, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1960)
Mary Louise Rasmuson
d. 2012 (b. 1911)
Mary Louise Rasmuson, American colonel (b. 1911)
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Cecil Alexander (architect)
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
Cecil Alexander, American architect, designed the State of Georgia Building (b. 1918)
Berthold Beitz
d. 2013 (b. 1913)
Berthold Beitz, German businessman (b. 1913)
Robert Neelly Bellah
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Robert Neelly Bellah, American sociologist and author (b. 1927)
Harry F. Byrd, Jr.
d. 2013 (b. 1914)
Harry F. Byrd, Jr., American lieutenant, publisher, and politician (b. 1914)
Antoni Ramallets
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Antoni Ramallets, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1924)
Ossie Schectman
d. 2013 (b. 1919)
Ossie Schectman, American basketball player (b. 1919)
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Benjamin Walker (author)
d. 2013 (b. 1913)
Benjamin Walker, Indian-English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1913)
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Robert Drew
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Robert Drew, American director and producer (b. 1924)
Harun Farocki
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
Harun Farocki, German director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)
Julio Grondona
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Julio Grondona, Argentinian businessman (d. 2014)
Peter Hall (urbanist)
d. 2014 (b. 1932)
Peter Hall, English geographer, author, and academic (b. 1932)
Dick Smith (make-up artist)
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Dick Smith, American make-up artist (b. 1922)
Dick Wagner
d. 2014 (b. 1942)
Dick Wagner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)
Lynn Anderson
d. 2015 (b. 1947)
Lynn Anderson, American singer and actress (d. 2015)
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Endel Lippmaa
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Endel Lippmaa, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2015)
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Francis Paul Prucha
d. 2015 (b. 1921)
Francis Paul Prucha, American historian and academic (b. 1921)
Alena Vrzáňová
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
Alena Vrzáňová, Czech figure skater (b. 1931)
Gloria DeHaven
d. 2016 (b. 1925)
Gloria DeHaven, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1925)