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Who died on October 30
100 figures who shaped history died on October 30.
- 100deaths
- 48events
Best known
Best known
Sergius VII of Naples
Duke of Naples (died 1137)
Poggio Bracciolini
Italian scholar, writer and humanist
Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck
German statesman
Charles IX of Sweden
King of Sweden from 1604 to 1611
Willebrord Snellius
Dutch astronomer and mathematician
Henri de Montmorency, 4th Duke of Montmorency
French military officer
Sergius VII of Naples — Duke of Naples (died 1137), who died on October 30 1137.
Poggio Bracciolini — Italian scholar, writer and humanist, who died on October 30 1459.
Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck — German statesman, who died on October 30 1553.
Charles IX of Sweden — King of Sweden from 1604 to 1611, who died on October 30 1611.
Willebrord Snellius — Dutch astronomer and mathematician, who died on October 30 1626.
Henri de Montmorency, 4th Duke of Montmorency — French military officer, who died on October 30 1632.
All entries
- 526PPaul of Edessa
- 1282IIbn KhallikanMuslim historian
- 1466
Johann FustInventor/Investor of the first press (died 1466) - 1522JJean MoutonFrench composer
- 1602
Jean-Jacques BoissardFrench antiquary and Neo-Latin poet - 1654
Emperor Go-KōmyōEmperor of Japan from 1643 to 1654 - 1680
Antoinette Bourignon17th-century French-Flemish mystic - 1685
Michel Le TellierFrench statesman - 1690
Hieronymus van BeverninghDutch regent, diplomat, amateur botanist and patron of the arts - 1730
NedîmOttoman poet
- 1757
Osman IIISultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 to 1757 - 1757
Edward VernonBritish naval officer - 1809
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of PortlandPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1807 to 1809 - 1816
Frederick I of WürttembergRuler of Württemberg from 1797 to 1816 - 1842
Allan Cunningham (author)Scottish poet and author - 1853
Pietro RaimondiItalian composer - 1882
William Forster (Australian politician)Australian politician - 1883
Dayananda SaraswatiIndian philosopher and socio-religious reformer - 1883
Robert VolkmannGerman composer - 1893
John AbbottPrime Minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892 - 1894
Honoré Mercier9th Premier of Quebec - 1895
James Patterson (Australian politician)Australian colonial politician - 1896
Carol BeneschSilesian architect - 1899
William H. WebbAmerican shipbuilder - 1905
Boyd Dunlop MoreheadAustralian politician - 1910
Henry DunantSwiss co-founder of the Red Cross - 1912
Alejandro Gorostiaga19th-century Chilean military officer - 1912
James S. ShermanVice President of the United States from 1909 to 1912 - 1915
Charles TupperFather of Confederation, Prime Minister of Canada in 1896 - 1917
Talbot Mercer PapineauCanadian Army officer - 1919
Ella Wheeler WilcoxAmerican author and poet - 1923
Bonar LawPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923 - 1929
Norman PritchardBritish-Indian athlete - 1933SSvend KornbeckDanish actor
- 1942
Walter BuckmasterBritish polo player - 1943
Max ReinhardtAustrian-born theatre and film director - 1957
Fred BeebeAmerican baseball player - 1961
Luigi EinaudiPresident of Italy from 1948 to 1955 - 1963
Pasumpon Muthuramalinga ThevarIndian politician - 1965
Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr.American historian - 1966
Yiorgos TheotokasGreek novelist - 1968
Ramon NovarroMexican actor - 1968
Conrad RichterAmerican novelist - 1968
Rose Wilder LaneAmerican journalist, writer, and political theorist - 1973
Ants LauterEstonian actor, theatre director, and pedagogue - 1975
Gustav Ludwig HertzGerman physicist - 1979
Barnes WallisEnglish engineer and inventor - 1982
Iryna VildeUkrainian writer - 1987
Joseph CampbellAmerican mythologist, writer, and lecturer - 1988TT. HeeAmerican film director
- 1988
Florence NagleBreeder and trainer of race horses - 1990
V. ShantaramIndian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor - 1992
Joan MitchellAmerican artist - 1993
Paul GrégoireCanadian Cardinal - 1993
Peter Kemp (writer)English soldier and writer - 1996
John Young (actor, born 1916)Scottish actor - 1997
Samuel FullerAmerican filmmaker, writer, and actor
- 1999
Maigonis ValdmanisLatvian basketball player - 2000
Steve AllenAmerican TV personality
- 2002
Juan Antonio BardemSpanish film director and screenwriter - 2002
Jam Master JayAmerican hip hop musician - 2003SSteve O'RourkeEnglish band manager
- 2004PPhyllis FrostAustralian welfare worker and philanthropist
- 2004
Peggy RyanAmerican actress and dancer - 2005
Al LópezAmerican baseball player and manager - 2005SShamsher Singh Sheri
- 2006
Clifford GeertzAmerican anthropologist - 2006
Junji KinoshitaJapanese writer - 2007
Washoe (chimpanzee)Chimpanzee language research subject - 2007
Robert GouletAmerican singer and actor - 2007
Linda S. SteinAmerican music manager and real estate agent - 2007
John Woodruff (runner)American middle-distance runner - 2008
Pedro PompilioFootball businessman and chairman of Boca Juniors - 2009
Claude Lévi-StraussFrench anthropologist and ethnologist - 2010
Harry MulischDutch writer - 2012
Franck Biancheri
- 2012SSamina RajaPakistani poet
- 2012DDan TiemanAmerican basketball player, coach, and teacher
- 2013
Bill Currie (baseball)American baseball player - 2013
Pete HaycockEnglish musician - 2013
Michael Palmer (novelist)American novelist - 2013
Frank WessAmerican jazz saxophonist & flautist - 2014EElijah Malok AlengFormer Central Bank Governor of South Sudan
- 2014
Renée AshersonBritish actress - 2014
Juan FlavierFilipino physician and politician - 2014
Ida Elizabeth OsbourneAustralian actress and radio broadcaster - 2014
Bob GeigelAmerican professional wrestler and promoter - 2014
Thomas MeninoAmerican politician and mayor - 2015
Mel DanielsAmerican basketball player and coach - 2015
Al MolinaroAmerican actor
- 2015SSinan Şamil SamTurkish boxer
- 2015
Norm SiebernAmerican baseball player - 2017
Kim Joo-hyukSouth Korean actor - 2024MMatt PeacockAustralian journalist and author
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Who died on October 30?
100 people with a Wikipedia article died on October 30, including Sergius VII of Naples, Poggio Bracciolini, Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck. 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 October 30?
48 documented historical events happened on October 30, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: War of the Fourth Coalition: Believing that they were outnumbered, the German garrison at Stettin surrendered to a much smaller French force without a fight. On the same day, in another year: Seventeen-year-old Vilhelm, Prince of Denmark, arrived in Athens to become King George I of Greece (pictured). 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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