People who died on May 30 112
Xiao Tong
d. 531 (b. 501)
Xiao Tong, prince of the Liang Dynasty (b. 501)
Saint Hubertus (first Bishop of Liège)
d. 727
Hubertus, bishop Liège
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Ma Xifan
d. 947 (b. 899)
Ma Xifan, king of Chu (b. 899)
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Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders
d. 1035 (b. 980)
Baldwin IV, count of Flanders (b. 980)
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Władysław II the Exile
d. 1159 (b. 1105)
Władysław II the Exile, High Duke of Poland and Duke of Silesia (b. 1105)
Ferdinand III of Castile
d. 1252 (b. 1199)
Ferdinand III, king of Castile and León (b. 1199)
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John Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Knayth
d. 1347 (b. 1290)
John Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Knayth, English peer (b. 1290)
Joan of Ponthieu, Dame of Epernon
d. 1376
Joan of Ponthieu, Dame of Epernon, French noblewoman
Jerome of Prague
d. 1416 (b. 1379)
Jerome of Prague, Czech martyr and theologian (b. 1379)
Joan of Arc
d. 1431 (b. 1412)
Joan of Arc, French martyr and saint (b. 1412)
Prokop the Great
d. 1434 (b. 1380)
Prokop the Great, Czech general (b. 1380)
Lope de Barrientos
d. 1469 (b. 1389)
Lope de Barrientos, Castilian bishop (b. 1389)
Jacquetta of Luxembourg
d. 1472 (b. 1416)
Jacquetta of Luxembourg, daughter of Pierre de Luxembourg (b. 1416)
Charles IX of France
d. 1574 (b. 1550)
Charles IX, king of France (d. 1574)
Christopher Marlowe
d. 1593 (b. 1564)
Christopher Marlowe, English poet and playwright (b. 1564)
Guru Arjan Dev
d. 1606 (b. 1563)
Guru Arjan Dev, fifth of the Sikh gurus (executed) (b. 1563)
Peter Paul Rubens
d. 1640 (b. 1577)
Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter and diplomat (d. 1640)
John Davenport (minister)
d. 1670 (b. 1597)
John Davenport, English minister, co-founded the New Haven Colony (b. 1597)
Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Tewkesbury
d. 1696 (b. 1638)
Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Tewkesbury, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1638)
Andrea Lanzani
d. 1712 (b. 1645)
Andrea Lanzani, Italian painter (b. 1645)
Arnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle
d. 1718 (b. 1670)
Arnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle, Dutch-English general (b. 1670)
Alexander Pope
d. 1744 (b. 1688)
Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator (b. 1688)
François Boucher
d. 1770 (b. 1703)
François Boucher, French painter and set designer (d. 1770)
Voltaire
d. 1778 (b. 1694)
Voltaire, French philosopher and author (b. 1694)
José de la Borda
d. 1778
José de la Borda, French/Spanish mining magnate in colonial Mexico (b. ca. 1700)
Philibert Jean-Baptiste Curial
d. 1829 (b. 1774)
Philibert Jean-Baptiste Curial, French general (b. 1774)
James Mackintosh
d. 1832 (b. 1765)
James Mackintosh, Scottish historian, jurist, and politician (b. 1765)
Mary Reibey
d. 1855 (b. 1777)
Mary Reibey, Australian businesswoman, (b. 1777)
John Catron
d. 1865 (b. 1786)
John Catron, American lawyer and judge (b. 1786)
Mary H. Gray Clarke
d. 1892 (b. 1835)
Mary Hannah Gray Clarke, American author, correspondent, and poet (b. 1835)
Victor D'Hondt
d. 1901 (b. 1841)
Victor D'Hondt, Belgian mathematician, lawyer, and jurist (b. 1841)
Milton Bradley
d. 1911 (b. 1836)
Milton Bradley, American businessman, founded the Milton Bradley Company (b. 1836)
Wilbur Wright
d. 1912 (b. 1867)
Wilbur Wright, American pilot and businessman, co-founded the Wright Company (b. 1867)
Georgi Plekhanov
d. 1918 (b. 1856)
Georgi Plekhanov, Russian philosopher and theorist (b. 1856)
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck
d. 1925 (b. 1876)
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (b. 1876)
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Vladimir Steklov
d. 1926 (b. 1864)
Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician and physicist (b. 1864)
Tōgō Heihachirō
d. 1934 (b. 1848)
Tōgō Heihachirō, Japanese admiral (b. 1848)
Floyd Roberts
d. 1939 (b. 1904)
Floyd Roberts, American race car driver (b. 1904)
Prajadhipok
d. 1941 (b. 1893)
Prajadhipok, Thai king (b. 1893)
Louis Slotin
d. 1946 (b. 1910)
Louis Slotin, Canadian physicist and chemist (b. 1910)
Georg von Trapp
d. 1947 (b. 1880)
Georg von Trapp, Austrian captain (b. 1880)
József Klekl (politician)
d. 1948 (b. 1874)
József Klekl, Slovene-Hungarian priest and politician (b. 1874)
Emmanuel Célestin Suhard
d. 1949 (b. 1874)
Emmanuel Célestin Suhard, French cardinal (b. 1874)
Hermann Broch
d. 1951 (b. 1886)
Hermann Broch, Austrian-American author (b. 1886)
Dooley Wilson
d. 1953 (b. 1886)
Dooley Wilson, American actor and singer (b. 1886)
Bill Vukovich
d. 1955 (b. 1918)
Bill Vukovich, American race car driver (b. 1918)
Piero Carini
d. 1957 (b. 1921)
Piero Carini, Italian race car driver (b. 1921)
Boris Pasternak
d. 1960 (b. 1890)
Boris Pasternak, Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890)
Rafael Trujillo
d. 1961 (b. 1891)
Rafael Trujillo, Dominican soldier and politician, 36th President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1891)
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Isaac Babalola Akinyele
d. 1964 (b. 1882)
Isaac Babalola Akinyele, Nigerian king (b. 1882)
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Eddie Sachs
d. 1964 (b. 1927)
Eddie Sachs, American race car driver (b. 1927)
Leo Szilard
d. 1964 (b. 1898)
Leó Szilárd, Hungarian-American physicist and engineer (b. 1898)
Louis Hjelmslev
d. 1965 (b. 1899)
Louis Hjelmslev, Danish linguist and academic (b. 1899)
Claude Rains
d. 1967 (b. 1889)
Claude Rains, English-American actor (b. 1889)
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
d. 1967 (b. 1885)
Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Austrian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
Marcel Dupré
d. 1971 (b. 1886)
Marcel Dupré, French organist and composer (b. 1886)
Steve Prefontaine
d. 1975 (b. 1951)
Steve Prefontaine, American runner (b. 1951)
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Tatsuo Shimabuku
d. 1975 (b. 1908)
Tatsuo Shimabuku, Japanese martial artist, founded Isshin-ryū (d. 1975)
Michel Simon
d. 1975 (b. 1895)
Michel Simon, Swiss-born French actor (b. 1895)
Max Carey
d. 1976 (b. 1890)
Max Carey, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1890)
Mitsuo Fuchida
d. 1976 (b. 1902)
Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese captain (b. 1902)
Jean Deslauriers
d. 1978 (b. 1909)
Jean Deslauriers, Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1909)
Carl Radle
d. 1980 (b. 1942)
Carl Radle, American bass player and producer (d. 1980)
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Don Ashby
d. 1981 (b. 1955)
Don Ashby, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1955)
Ziaur Rahman
d. 1981 (b. 1936)
Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi general and politician, 7th President of Bangladesh (b. 1936)
Albert Norden
d. 1982 (b. 1904)
Albert Norden, German journalist and politician (b. 1904)
Perry Ellis
d. 1986 (b. 1940)
Perry Ellis, American fashion designer, founded his own eponymous fashion brand (b. 1940)
Sun Ra
d. 1993 (b. 1914)
Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1914)
Ezra Taft Benson
d. 1994 (b. 1899)
Ezra Taft Benson, American religious leader, 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1994)
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Marcel Bich
d. 1994 (b. 1914)
Marcel Bich, Italian-French businessman, co-founded Société Bic (b. 1914)
Agostino Di Bartolomei
d. 1994 (b. 1955)
Agostino Di Bartolomei, Italian footballer (b. 1955)
Ted Drake
d. 1995 (b. 1912)
Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (d. 1995)
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Lofty England
d. 1995 (b. 1911)
Lofty England, English-Austrian engineer (b. 1911)
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Bobby Stokes
d. 1995 (b. 1951)
Bobby Stokes, English footballer (b. 1951)
Léon-Étienne Duval
d. 1996 (b. 1903)
Léon-Étienne Duval, French cardinal (b. 1903)
Alo Mattiisen
d. 1996 (b. 1961)
Alo Mattiisen, Estonian composer (b. 1961)
Kalju Lepik
d. 1999 (b. 1920)
Kalju Lepik, Estonian poet and author (b. 1920)
Tex Beneke
d. 2000 (b. 1914)
Tex Beneke, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1914)
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Denis Whitaker
d. 2001 (b. 1915)
Denis Whitaker, Canadian general and historian (b. 1915)
Gérald Leblanc
d. 2005 (b. 1945)
Gérald Leblanc, Acadian poet (b. 1945)
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Tomasz Pacyński
d. 2005 (b. 1958)
Tomasz Pacyński, Polish journalist and author (b. 1958)
Alma Ziegler
d. 2005 (b. 1918)
Alma Ziegler, American baseball player and stenographer (b. 1918)
Shohei Imamura
d. 2006 (b. 1926)
Shohei Imamura, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
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David Lloyd (botanist)
d. 2006 (b. 1938)
David Lloyd, New Zealand biologist and academic (b. 1938)
Robert Sterling
d. 2006 (b. 1917)
Robert Sterling, American actor (b. 1917)
Jean-Claude Brialy
d. 2007 (b. 1933)
Jean-Claude Brialy, Algerian-French actor and director (b. 1933)
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Birgit Dalland
d. 2007 (b. 1907)
Birgit Dalland, Norwegian politician (b. 1907)
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Gunturu Seshendra Sarma
d. 2007 (b. 1927)
Gunturu Seshendra Sarma, Indian poet and critic (b. 1927)
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Torsten Andersson
d. 2009 (b. 1926)
Torsten Andersson, Swedish painter and illustrator (d. 2009)
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Susanna Haapoja
d. 2009 (b. 1966)
Susanna Haapoja, Finnish politician (b. 1966)
Ephraim Katzir
d. 2009 (b. 1916)
Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (b. 1916)
Yuri Chesnokov (volleyball)
d. 2010 (b. 1933)
Yuri Chesnokov, Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1933)
Dufferin Roblin
d. 2010 (b. 1917)
Dufferin Roblin, Canadian politician, 14th Premier of Manitoba (d. 2010)
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Isikia Savua
d. 2011 (b. 1952)
Isikia Savua, Fijian police officer and diplomat (b. 1952)
Saleem Shahzad
d. 2011 (b. 1970)
Saleem Shahzad, Pakistani journalist (b. 1970)
Marek Siemek
d. 2011 (b. 1942)
Marek Siemek, Polish philosopher and historian (b. 1942)
Clarice Taylor
d. 2011 (b. 1917)
Clarice Taylor, American actress (d. 2011)
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
d. 2011 (b. 1921)
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
John Fox (comedian)
d. 2012 (b. 1957)
John Fox, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1957)
Andrew Huxley
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
Andrew Huxley, English physiologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
Gerhard Pohl
d. 2012 (b. 1937)
Gerhard Pohl, German economist and politician (b. 1937)
Jack Twyman
d. 2012 (b. 1934)
Jack Twyman, American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1934)
Jayalath Jayawardena
d. 2013 (b. 1953)
Jayalath Jayawardena, Sri Lankan physician and politician (b. 1953)
Larry Jones (American football coach)
d. 2013 (b. 1933)
Larry Jones, American football player and coach (b. 1933)
Hienadz Buraukin
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
Hienadz Buraukin, Belarusian poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1936)
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Henning Carlsen
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Henning Carlsen, Danish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
Joan Lorring
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Joan Lorring, British actress (b. 1926)
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Leonidas Vasilikopoulos
d. 2014 (b. 1932)
Leonidas Vasilikopoulos, Greek admiral (b. 1932)
Beau Biden
d. 2015 (b. 1969)
Beau Biden, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Delaware (b. 1969)
Joël Champetier
d. 2015 (b. 1957)
Joël Champetier, Canadian author and screenwriter (b. 1957)
Tom Lysiak
d. 2016 (b. 1953)
Tom Lysiak, Polish-Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1953)
Rick MacLeish
d. 2016 (b. 1950)
Rick MacLeish, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1950)