Notable Deaths on January 30
820+ people died on this day throughout history
Herman Knickerbocker
1779–1855 (age 76)
Knickerbocker Family Cemetery
Herman Knickerbocker was a member of the prominent Albany-based Knickerbocker family.
Osceola
1804–1838 (age 34)
Osceola's tomb
Osceola was a Seminole leader who resisted American expansion in Florida during the Second Seminole War.
Betsy Ross
1752–1836 (age 84)
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Betsy Ross was an American upholsterer credited with sewing the first American flag during the Revolutionary War.
İlhan Usmanbaş
1921–2025 (age 104)
Zincirlikuyu Cemetery
İlhan Usmanbaş (23 October 1921 – 30 January 2025) was a Turkish contemporary classical composer who was trained and...
Марианна Фейтфулл
1946–2025 (age 79)
Aldworth
Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (29 December 1946 – 30 January 2025) was an English singer-songwriter and actress wh...
Petra Jorissen
1950–2023 (age 73)
Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery
Petra Jorissen was a writer whose compassionate stories celebrated resilience.
Ann Harding
1958–2023 (age 65)
Norwood Park Crematorium
Ann Harding (1958-2023) was an Australian who was laid to rest at Norwood Park Crematorium.
Witold Szymczyk
1932–2023 (age 91)
Wilkowyja municipal cemetery in Rzeszów
Witold Szymczyk was a distinguished Polish writer whose literary works contributed significantly to Polish culture.
Jawdat Said
1931–2022 (age 91)
Karacaahmet Cemetery
Tsey Jawdat Said (Adyghe: Цэй Джэудэт Сахьид; Arabic: جودت سعيد; 31 January 1931 – 30 January ...
Leonid Kuravlyov
1936–2022 (age 86)
Troyekurovskoye cemetery
Leonid Vyacheslavovich Kuravlyov (Russian: Леонид Вячеславович Куравлёв; 8 October 1936 – 30...
Viktor Merezhko
1937–2022 (age 85)
Troyekurovskoye cemetery
Viktor Ivanovich Merezhko (Russian: Виктор Иванович Мережко; 28 July 1937 – 30 January 2022) was ...
Alla Yoshpe
1937–2021 (age 84)
Vostryakovo Cemetery
Alla Yakovlevna Ioshpe (Yoshpe) (Russian: А́лла Я́ковлевна Ио́шпе (Йо́шпе); 13 June 1937 – ...
Lucien Barbarin
1956–2020 (age 64)
Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1
Lucien Barbarin (1956–2020) was a New Orleans-born jazz trombonist celebrated for performing with the Preservation Hal...
Konstantīns Titovs
1919–2020 (age 101)
Mežaparks
Konstantīns Titovs celebrated a long life as a beloved actor whose generous spirit nurtured the next generation of perf...
Сбоев, Александр Васильевич
1923–2020 (age 97)
Federal Military Memorial Cemetery
Александр Васильевич Сбоев (1923–2020) был уважаемым юристом, чей вкл...
Galina Cocearova
1944–2020 (age 76)
colombarium du cimetière Vagankovo
Russian music critic and cultural commentator in twentieth-century Russia.
Alan Hayes
1939–2019 (age 80)
Mornington Cemetery
Alan Douglas Hayes (24 May 1939 – 30 January 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Foot...
Halina Geber
1928–2019 (age 91)
Evangelical Cemetery of the Augsburg Confession in Warsaw
Halina Geber was a Polish scientific editor who lived from 1928 to 2019.
Yevgeny Dianov
1936–2019 (age 83)
Khovanskoye Cemetery
Yevgeny Dianov was a Russian physicist whose career spanned several decades of scientific research and discovery.
Wiley Speights Bolden
1918–2018 (age 100)
Atlanta
Wiley Speights Bolden (1918–2018) was a Birmingham native who was interred in Atlanta.
John W. Kern III
1928–2018 (age 90)
Oak Hill Cemetery
John W. Kern III (1928–2018) was a judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals whose final resting place is Oak...
Nili Mirsky
1943–2018 (age 75)
Yarkon Cemetery
Nili Mirsky (Hebrew: נילי מירסקי; December 3, 1943 – January 30, 2018) was an Israeli editor, translator fro...
Shalom Lindenbaum
1926–2018 (age 92)
Yarkon Cemetery
Shalom Lindenbaum was a dedicated translator whose work enriched Hebrew literature and culture.
Dorota Grynczel
1950–2018 (age 68)
Cemetery in Skolimów
Polish painter whose works contributed to contemporary Polish art.
Azeglio Vicini
1933–2018 (age 85)
monumental cemetery of Brescia
Azeglio Vicini (Italian pronunciation: [adˈdzeʎʎo viˈtʃiːni]; 20 March 1933 – 30 January 2018) was an Italian f...
Michel Mendès France
1936–2018 (age 82)
Neuilly-sur-Seine Old Communal Cemetery
Michel Mendès France was a French mathematician whose work advanced mathematical knowledge.
Carmen Contreras-Bozak
1919–2017 (age 98)
Arlington National Cemetery
Carmen Contreras-Bozak (1919-2017) was a Puerto Rican-born American soldier who became the first Hispanic woman to serve...
Marianne Leibholz
1927–2017 (age 90)
Göttingen City Cemetery
Marianne Leibholz (1927–2017) was a German writer whose literary works contributed to twentieth-century German cultura...
André Prunet-Foch
1914–2017 (age 103)
Bazus-Aure
André Prunet-Foch represented France with calm authority and a generous commitment to international dialogue.
Anne-Marie Vurpas
1923–2017 (age 94)
Cimetière de Ronno
Anne-Marie Vurpas championed the study of regional languages, guiding scholars and communities with equal care.
Georgia Davis Powers
1923–2016 (age 93)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Georgia Davis Powers (1923–2016), born in Springfield, was the first African American woman elected to the Kentucky Se...
Branka Ladanyi
1947–2016 (age 69)
Grandview Cemetery
Branka Ladanyi was a Croatian-American physical chemist known for her spectroscopic research and teaching at Yale Univer...
Ken Sailors
1921–2016 (age 95)
Greenhill Cemetery
Ken Sailors (1921-2016) was an American basketball player credited with popularizing the jump shot and is buried at Gree...
Alexander Shtan
1925–2016 (age 91)
Danilov Cemetery
Alexander Shtan was a Russian scientist who lived from 1925 to 2016.
Mireille Boccara
1928–2016 (age 88)
Montparnasse Cemetery
Mireille Boccara was a talented writer whose literary voice enriched French culture.
Zsuzsanna Boros
1946–2014 (age 68)
Farkasréti Cemetery
Zsuzsanna Boros (1946-2014) was a Hungarian individual from Budapest who was laid to rest at Farkasréti Cemetery.
Milan Jelínek
1923–2014 (age 91)
Brno Central Cemetery
Milan Jelínek (1923-2014) was a Czech individual from Brno who lived through much of the 20th century.
Miroslav Machuta
1926–2014 (age 88)
Cemetery Nusle
Miroslav Machuta (1926–2014) was remembered by those who knew him in his Prague community.
Julian Kilar
1929–2014 (age 85)
Centralny Cmentarz Komunalny w Katowicach
Julian Kilar was a Polish individual who lived from 1929 to 2014 and was buried at Centralny Cmentarz Komunalny w Katowi...
Christopher Van Hollen
1922–2013 (age 91)
North Fayston Cemetery
Christopher Van Hollen (1922–2013) was a U.S. diplomat and ambassador whose memory endures at North Fayston Cemetery.
Růžena Hromádková
1921–2012 (age 91)
Ústřední hřbitov Neředín
Růžena Hromádková was a Czech politician dedicated to public service and community welfare.
Tevfik Ünaydın
1927–2012 (age 85)
Karacaahmet Cemetery
Tevfik Ünaydın was a Turkish figure whose life reflected the historical changes of twentieth-century Turkey.
John Barry
1933–2011 (age 78)
Locust Valley Cemetery
John Barry (1933–2011), the Oscar-winning film composer, was laid to rest in Locust Valley Cemetery.
Finn Hendil
1939–2011 (age 72)
Greve Kirkegård
Finn Hendil was an engineer whose steady hand supported many complex endeavors.
Anu Ivask
1933–2010 (age 77)
Metsakalmistu
Ceramicist Anu Ivask filled her vessels with grace, creativity, and an enduring generosity of spirit.
Helena Kołakowska-Przełomiec
1919–2010 (age 91)
Powązki Cemetery
Helena Kołakowska-Przełomiec (1919-2010) was a Polish nonagenarian from Warsaw who was buried at Powązki Cemetery.
Harold Guy Hunt
1933–2009 (age 76)
Mount Vernon Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Harold Guy Hunt (1933–2009) hailed from Holly Pond and was buried at Mount Vernon Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
Tatjana Pawlowna Kaschdan
1918–2009 (age 91)
Vvedenskoye Cemetery
Tatjana Pawlowna Kaschdan was an art historian whose research and publications advanced the study of art history.
Kurt Tetzeli von Rosador
1940–2009 (age 69)
cemetery of St.-Matthias-Gemeinde (Berlin-Tempelhof)
German writer and literary scholar.
Viktoras Alekna
1915–2008 (age 93)
Širvintos
Viktoras Alekna wove the quiet beauty of Širvintos landscapes into poetry.