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Who died on August 30
102 figures who shaped history died on August 30.
- 102deaths
- 57events
Best known
Best known
Theodoric the Great
King of Italy from 493 to 526
Hervey le Breton
12th-century Bishop of Ely and Bangor
Pope Alexander III
Head of the Catholic Church from 1159 to 1181
Khutughtu Khan Kusala
13th Khagan of the Mongol Empire
Emperor Shōkō
Emperor of Japan from 1412 to 1428
Louis XI
King of France from 1461 to 1483
Theodoric the Great — King of Italy from 493 to 526, who died on August 30 526.
Hervey le Breton — 12th-century Bishop of Ely and Bangor, who died on August 30 1131.
Pope Alexander III — Head of the Catholic Church from 1159 to 1181, who died on August 30 1181.
Khutughtu Khan Kusala — 13th Khagan of the Mongol Empire, who died on August 30 1329.
Emperor Shōkō — Emperor of Japan from 1412 to 1428, who died on August 30 1428.
Louis XI — King of France from 1461 to 1483, who died on August 30 1483.
All entries
- 832CCui QunChinese chancellor
- 1500VVictor, Duke of Münsterberg15th-century Czech nobleman
- 1580
Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of SavoyDuke of Savoy from 1553 to 1580
- 1604JJohn Juvenal AncinaItalian Roman Catholic prelate
- 1619
Shimazu YoshihiroSamurai of the Sengoku period - 1621
Baha al-Din al-AmiliIranian Shia Islamic scholar - 1751
Christopher PolhemSwedish inventor and industrialist - 1773
Narayan RaoPeshwa of Maratha Empire from 1772 to 1773 - 1856
Gilbert Abbott à BeckettEnglish barrister and humorist - 1856
John Ross (Royal Navy officer)British naval officer and polar explorer - 1879
John Bell HoodConfederate Army general - 1886
Ferris Jacobs Jr.American military officer - 1896
Aleksey Lobanov-RostovskyRussian statesman - 1906
Hans AuerSwiss-Austrian architect - 1907
Richard MansfieldEnglish actor-manager - 1908
Alexander P. StewartConfederate general, mathematician and philosopher - 1928
Wilhelm WienGerman physicist - 1935
Henri BarbusseFrench novelist and writer - 1935
Namık İsmailTurkish painter
- 1936RRonald Fellowes, 2nd Baron AilwynBritish soldier and peer
- 1938
Max Factor Sr.Polish beautician and founder of Max Factor - 1940
J. J. ThomsonBritish physicist - 1941
Peder Oluf PedersenDanish engineer and physicist - 1943
Eddy de NeveDutch footballer - 1943
Eustáquio van LieshoutDutch missionary - 1945
Alfréd SchafferHungarian footballer and manager - 1946
Konstantin RodzaevskyRussian fascist and politician - 1947
Gunnar SommerfeldtDanish actor & film maker - 1948
Alice SalomonGerman social reformer - 1949
Arthur FielderEnglish cricketer - 1951
Konstantin MärskaEstonian cinematographer and film director - 1954
Alfredo Ildefonso SchusterItalian Catholic Benedictine monk and prelate - 1961CCristóbal de Losada y Puga
- 1961
Charles CoburnAmerican film, theater actor - 1963
Guy BurgessBritish diplomat and Soviet agent - 1964SSalme Pekkala-DuttEstonian-British communist politician
- 1967
Ad ReinhardtAmerican painter and printmaker - 1968
William Talman (actor)American actor - 1970
Del MooreAmerican actor, comedian and radio announcer - 1970
Abraham ZapruderWitness to the John F. Kennedy assassination - 1971
Ali Hadi BaraTurkish sculptor - 1979
Jean SebergAmerican actress - 1981
Vera-EllenAmerican actress, singer and dancer
- 1981
Mohammad-Ali RajaiPresident of Iran in 1981 - 1985
Taylor CaldwellAmerican novelist - 1988
Jack MarshallPrime Minister of New Zealand in 1972 - 1989
Seymour KrimAmerican writer - 1990
Bernard D. H. TellegenDutch electrical engineer - 1991CCyril KnowlesEngland international footballer
- 1991VVladimír PadrůněkCzech musician
- 1991
Jean TinguelySwiss sculptor - 1993
Richard JordanAmerican film and theatrical actor
- 1994
Lindsay AndersonEnglish filmmaker, theatre director, and film critic - 1995
Fischer BlackAmerican financial economist
- 1995
Sterling MorrisonAmerican musician - 1996
Christine PascalFrench actress, writer and director - 1999RReindert BrasserDutch athlete
- 1999RRaymond PoïvetFrench cartoonist
- 2001
Govan MbekiSouth African politician - 2002
J. Lee ThompsonEnglish filmmaker
- 2003
Charles BronsonAmerican actor
- 2003
Donald Davidson (philosopher)American philosopher - 2004
Fred Lawrence WhippleAmerican astronomer - 2006
Robin Cooke, Baron Cooke of ThorndonNew Zealand judge - 2006
Glenn FordAmerican actor - 2006
Naguib MahfouzEgyptian writer - 2007
Michael Jackson (writer)Beer and whisky expert - 2007
Charles VanikAmerican politician - 2008BBrian HamblyAustralian RL coach and former Australia international rugby league footballer
- 2008
Killer KowalskiCanadian professional wrestler - 2009KKlaus-Peter HanischGerman footballer
- 2010
J. C. BaileyAmerican professional wrestler - 2010
Alain CorneauFrench film director and writer - 2010MMyrtle Edwards (sportswoman)Australian cricketer and softball player
- 2010
Francisco VaralloArgentine footballer - 2013
William C. Campbell (golfer)American amateur golfer - 2013HHowie CrittendenAmerican basketball player
- 2013
Allan GotthelfAmerican philosopher - 2013
Seamus HeaneyIrish poet - 2013LLeo Lewis (running back)American gridiron football player
- 2014
Charles BowdenAmerican writer - 2014
Bipan ChandraIndian historian - 2014
Igor DecraeneBelgian cyclist - 2014AAndrew V. McLaglenBritish-American film director
- 2014FFelipe OsterlingPeruvian lawyer, writer and politician
- 2015
Wes CravenAmerican filmmaker - 2015
Edward FadeleyAmerican judge
- 2015
M. M. KalburgiIndian scholar and writer - 2015
Marvin Mandel56th governor of Maryland - 2015
Oliver SacksBritish neurologist and writer - 2017
Louise HayAmerican author
- 2017
Skip ProkopCanadian musical artist - 2019
Valerie HarperAmerican actress
- 2022
Mikhail GorbachevLeader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 - 2024
TūheitiaMāori King from 2006 to 2024 - 2024
Fatman ScoopAmerican hip-hop artist
Frequently asked questions
Who died on August 30?
102 people with a Wikipedia article died on August 30, including Theodoric the Great, Hervey le Breton, Pope Alexander III. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on August 30?
57 documented historical events happened on August 30, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: First Jewish–Roman War: Roman forces led by Titus set fire to the Second Temple during the siege of Jerusalem. On the same day, in another year: Guru Ram Das (pictured) became the fourth of the Sikh gurus, the spiritual masters of Sikhism. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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