30 October Deaths

October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 62 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Wednesday or Thursday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Saturday (56).

1459 – Poggio Bracciolini, Italian scholar and translator (b. 1380)
1522 – Jean Mouton, French composer and educator (b. 1459)
1553 – Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German politician (b. 1489)
1602 – Jean-Jacques Boissard, French poet and illustrator (b. 1528)
1611 – Charles IX of Sweden (b. 1550)
1626 – Willebrord Snell, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1580)
1632 – Henri II de Montmorency, French admiral and politician (b. 1595)
1654 – Emperor Go-Kōmyō of Japan (b. 1633)
1680 – Antoinette Bourignon, French-Flemish mystic (b. 1616)
1685 – Michel Le Tellier, French lawyer and politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1603)
1730 – Nedîm, Turkish poet (b. 1681)
1757 – Osman III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1699)
1757 – Edward Vernon, English admiral and politician (b. 1684)
1809 – William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)
1816 – Frederick I of Württemberg (b. 1754)
1842 – Allan Cunningham, Scottish author and poet (b. 1784)
1853 – Pietro Raimondi, Italian composer (b. 1786)
1883 – Dayananda Saraswati, Indian philosopher and scholar (b. 1824)
1883 – Robert Volkmann, German pianist and composer (b. 1815)
1893 – John Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1821)
1894 – Honoré Mercier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Premier of Quebec (b. 1840)
1896 – Carol Benesch, Czech architect, designed Peleș Castle (b. 1822)
1899 – William H. Webb, American shipbuilder and philanthropist (b. 1816)
1910 – Henry Dunant, Swiss activist, founded the Red Cross, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1828)
1912 – Alejandro Gorostiaga, Chilean colonel (b. 1840)
1912 – James S. Sherman, American lawyer and politician, 27th Vice President of the United States (b. 1855)
1915 – Charles Tupper, Canadian physician, lawyer, and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1821)
1917 – Talbot Mercer Papineau, Canadian lawyer and soldier (b. 1883)
1919 – Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American author and poet (b. 1850)
1923 – Bonar Law, Canadian-English banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1858)
1933 – Svend Kornbeck, Danish actor (b. 1869)
1942 – Walter Buckmaster, English polo player and stockbroker, co-founded Buckmaster & Moore (b. 1872)
1957 – Fred Beebe, American baseball player and coach (b. 1880)
1961 – Luigi Einaudi, Italian economist and politician, 2nd President of the Italian Republic (b. 1874)
1963 – U. Muthuramalingam Thevar, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1908)
1965 – Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr., American historian and author (b. 1888)
1966 – Yiorgos Theotokas, Greek author and playwright (b. 1906)
1968 – Ramon Novarro, Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (b. 1899)
1968 – Conrad Richter, American journalist and novelist (b. 1890)
1968 – Rose Wilder Lane, American journalist and author (b. 1886)
1973 – Ants Lauter, Estonian actor and director (b. 1894)
1974 – Begum Akhtar, Indian singer and actress (b. 1914)
1975 – Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
1979 – Rachele Mussolini, Italian wife of Benito Mussolini (b. 1890)
1979 – Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, invented the Bouncing bomb (b. 1887)
1982 – Iryna Vilde, Ukrainian author and educator (b. 1907)
1985 – Kirby Grant, American actor and singer (b. 1911)
1987 – Joseph Campbell, American mythologist, scholar, and author (b. 1904)
1988 – T. Hee, American animator and screenwriter (b. 1911)
1990 – V. Shantaram, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1901)
1992 – Joan Mitchell, American painter (b. 1925)
1993 – Paul Grégoire, Canadian cardinal (b. 1911)
1996 – John Young, Scottish actor (b. 1916)
1997 – Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)
1999 – Maigonis Valdmanis, Latvian basketball player (b. 1933)
2000 – Steve Allen, American actor, television personality, game show panelist, and talk show host (b. 1921)
2002 – Juan Antonio Bardem, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
2002 – Aliki Diplarakou, Greek model and actress (b. 1912)
2002 – Jam Master Jay, American rapper and producer (Run–D.M.C.) (b. 1965)
2003 – Steve O'Rourke, English race car driver and manager (b. 1940)
2004 – Phyllis Frost, Australian philanthropist, founded Keep Australia Beautiful (b. 1917)
2004 – Peggy Ryan, American actress and dancer (b. 1924)
2005 – Al López, American baseball player and manager (b. 1908)
2005 – Shamsher Singh Sheri, Indian politician (b. 1942)
2006 – Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist and author (b. 1926)
2006 – Junji Kinoshita, Japanese playwright and scholar (b. 1914)
2007 – Washoe, American chimpanzee (b. 1965)
2007 – Robert Goulet, American actor and singer (b. 1933)
2007 – Linda S. Stein, American businesswoman and manager (b. 1945)
2007 – John Woodruff, American runner and colonel (b. 1915)
2008 – Pedro Pompilio, Argentinian businessman (b. 1950)
2009 – Claude Lévi-Strauss, French anthropologist and ethnologist (b. 1908)
2010 – Harry Mulisch, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (b. 1927)
2012 – Franck Biancheri, French politician (b. 1961)
2012 – Samina Raja, Pakistani poet and educator (b. 1961)
2012 – Dan Tieman, American basketball player and coach (b. 1940)
2013 – Bill Currie, American baseball player (b. 1928)
2013 – Pete Haycock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1951)
2013 – Michael Palmer, American physician and author (b. 1942)
2013 – Frank Wess, American saxophonist and flute player (b. 1922)
2014 – Elijah Malok Aleng, Sudanese general and politician (b. 1937)
2014 – Renée Asherson, English actress (b. 1915)
2014 – Juan Flavier, Filipino physician and politician (b. 1935)
2014 – Ida Elizabeth Osbourne, Australian actress and radio host (b. 1916)
2014 – Bob Geigel, American wrestler and promoter (b. 1924)
2014 – Thomas Menino, American businessman and politician, 53rd Mayor of Boston (b. 1942)
2015 – Mel Daniels, American basketball player and coach (b. 1944)
2015 – Al Molinaro, American actor (b. 1919)
2015 – Sinan Şamil Sam, Turkish boxer (b. 1974)
2015 – Norm Siebern, American baseball player and scout (b. 1933)

Source: Wikipedia