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Deaths on August 30

xxxx : Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt, commits suicide at 39
xxxx : Chlodomer, King of the France to Orl‚ans, dies at about 29
xxxx : Theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten
1181 : Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies
1482 : Louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies
1483 : Louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60
1529 : Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61
1580 : Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies
1666 : Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer, dies
1745 : Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault, composer, dies at 57
1808 : Joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83
1809 : Ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies
1826 : Theodor Zwetler, composer, dies at 67
1844 : Francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies
1879 : John B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48
1903 : Vincente F L¢pez, historian (Historia the Chile), dies at 87
1904 : Kate Fanny Loder, composer, dies at 79
1910 : Albert Vandal, French earl/historian (Napoleon), dies at 57
1914 : Adrian H Stewart, British lieutenant, dies in battle in Cameroon at 26
1914 : Aleksandr Samsonov, Russian general, commits suicide
1917 : Uritsky, leader of Petrogradse Czech, dies
1919 : Johann Sigurjonsson, Icelandic writer (Dr Rung), dies
1928 : Wilhelm Wien, Ger physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64
1930 : William H Taft, 27th US President (1909-13), dies
1932 : Willem M van Rossum, cardinal/prefect of Propaganda Fide, dies at 77
1934 : Earnest L Wolzogen, German writer (That tolle Komtess), dies at 79
1935 : Henri Barbusse, French writer (Le feu), dies at 62
1939 : Wilhelm B”lsche, writer, dies at 78
1943 : A[braham] [P] Merritt, author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!), dies at 58
1944 : Morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies
1949 : Arthur Fielder, England cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), dies
1952 : Arky Vaughn, infielder (Pirates & Dodgers), drowns
1953 : Dimiter Nenov, composer, dies at 51
1956 : Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer, dies at 70
1961 : Charles Coburn, actor (Heaven Can Wait, Idiot's Delight), dies at 84
1963 : Axel Stordahl, orch leader (Frank Sinatra Show), dies at 50
1964 : Wesley Lau, actor (Lt Anderson-Perry Mason), dies at 43
1968 : William Talman, actor (Hamilton-Perry Mason), dies at 53
1970 : Anna Casati, Italian marchesa, murdered at 41
1970 : Del Moore, actor/announcer (Cal-Bachelor Father), dies at 53
1974 : Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Leeuwenhoek), dies at 87
1981 : Mohammad Ali Rajai, president of Iran, assassinated by a bomb
1981 : Mohammad Javad Bahonar, prime minister of Iran, assassinated by a bomb
1981 : Vera-Ellen, actress (Big Leaguer, On the Town), dies of cancer at 55
1982 : Leo[nhard] Pappenheim, conductor, dies at 86
1986 : Otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79
1989 : Joe De Santis, dies at 80
1991 : Alan Wheatley,
1991 : Hans Koetsier, sculptor artist (KLM-Schiphol), dies
1991 : Jean Tinguely, Swiss sculptor artist (moving objects), dies
1993 : Richard Jordan, US actor (Hunt for Red October, Posse), dies at 55
1994 : Lindsay Anderson, British director/critic (If ...), dies at 71
1994 : Michael Gribble, film animator (Mike & Spike Festival), dies at 42
1995 : Dame Pattie Maie Menzies, Australian, dies at 96
1995 : Fischer S Black Jr, financial Theorist, dies at 57
1995 : Frank Perry, film director, dies at 65
1995 : Holmes Sterling Morrison, musician, dies at 53
1995 : Thomas Chalmers, broadcaster, dies at 82
1996 : Christine Pascal, actress/director (Smile, Elsa), dies at 43
1996 : Jose Toribio Merino, admiral/milt junta of Chile (1973-80), dies at 80
1996 : Louise Brown, dancer/teacher, dies at 89

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