Died On January 30th
Discover the most famous people who died on January 30. The list includes people like Mahatma Gandhi, Charles I of England, John Bardeen, Francis Poulenc, Orville Wright. Famous personalities featured on this list, include inventors, novelists, composers and emperors & kings and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & France and many more countries.
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Birthdate: August 19, 1871
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Died: 1948
Orville Wright was an aviation pioneer who alongside his brother, Wilbur, built and flew the world's first successful motor-operated airplane, the Wright Flyer, a heavier-than-air aircraft. The three-axis control system developed by the brothers remains standard on fixed-wing aircraft of all kinds. Orville also served on the board of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).
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Mahatma Gandhi(Indian Freedom Fighter who Employed Non-violent Resistance & Known as 'Father of the Nation')
Birthdate: October 2, 1869
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Porbandar, India
Died: 1948
An Indian lawyer and anti-colonial nationalist, Mahatma Gandhi was a major figure in India’s fight for independence from British rule. He is renowned for his employment of non-violent resistance and civil disobedience methods. Despite his popularity, he had numerous detractors as well and was assassinated in 1948. He is widely considered the Father of the Nation in India.
Birthdate: April 27, 1927
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Heiberger, Alabama, United States
Died: 2006
The American civil rights activist was an ideal foil for her famous husband Martin Luther King Jr. in promoting racial equality. The author and singer led the Women's Movement and fought for the rights of the LGBT community. She was also known for mobilising African-Americans during the 1960 US presidential election. She founded the King Centre, a not-for-profit organization.
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Gerald Durrell(Founder of the 'Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust' and the 'Jersey Zoo')
Birthdate: January 7, 1925
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Jamshedpur, India
Died: 1995
Naturalist, author, TV presenter, and zookeeper Gerald Durrell, the youngest brother of author Lawrence Durrell, was the founder of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and the Jersey Zoo. His memoirs were made into the series My Family and Other Animals and The Durrells. He was also a skilled Illustrator.
Birthdate: November 19, 1600
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Scotland
Died: 1649
Charles I, the King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649, was said to be authoritarian and was in constant battle with the Parliament over the issue of royal prerogative. The friction led to a civil war from 1642 to 1645 between him and the English and Scottish Parliaments. He was defeated and executed in 1649 for treason.
Birthdate: September 3, 1875
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: ratislavice nad Nisou, Liberec, Czechia
Died: 1951
Ferdinand Porsche was an Austrian-German automotive engineer. He is credited with founding one of the most popular car companies in the world, Porsche AG. He is also credited with creating the Lohner-Porsche mixed hybrid, the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle. During World War II, Porsche was a prominent contributor to the German war effort.
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Chelsie Kryst
(Beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2019.)
Birthdate: April 28, 1991
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Jackson, Michigan, United States
Died: 2022
Birthdate: June 27, 1907
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Spokane, Washington, United States
Died: 1991
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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John Barry
(Composer, Musician, Songwriter, Film score composer)
Birthdate: November 3, 1933
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: York
Died: 2011
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Sidney Sheldon
(Writer, Screenwriter, Novelist, Playwright, Film director, Actor, Television producer, Author)
Birthdate: February 11, 1917
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: 2007
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Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
(Heir Apparent of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, Who Died by a Suicide Pact With His Mistress)
Birthdate: August 21, 1858
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Laxenburg castles, Austria
Died: 1889
Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria was heir apparent to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The only son of Elisabeth in Bavaria and Emperor Franz Joseph I, Rudolf died at the age of 30 at the Mayerling hunting lodge in an assumed suicide pact with his lover Mary Vetsera. The incident has inspired several works of art, such as cinema.
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John Bardeen(American Physicist, Engineer and the Only Person to Win the Nobel Prize in Physics Twice)
Birthdate: May 23, 1908
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1991
American engineer, physicist and Nobel laureate John Bardeen is the only person who received the Nobel Prize in Physics twice. He shared the first Nobel with William Shockley and Walter Brattain in 1956 for inventing the transistor, and the second with Leon N Cooper and John Robert Schrieffer in 1972 for proposing the BCS theory, a microscopic theory of superconductivity.
Birthdate: August 15, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1999
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Francis Poulenc(French Composer and Pianist Known for His Works: ‘Trois mouvements perpétuels’, ‘Les biches’ and ‘Concert champêtre’)
Birthdate: January 7, 1899
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1963
French composer Francis Poulenc was most self-taught, as he was not encouraged to join a music school by his pharmaceutical manufacturer father. Part of the legendary “Les Six” of French music, Poulenc was also a skilled pianist. He is also remembered for the opera Les dialogues des Carmélites.
Birthdate: April 12, 1948
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2008
Birthdate: April 23, 1856
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Died: 1910
Granville Woods was 10 when he began working at a machine shop, while continuing his studies at a night school. He grew up to become a steam locomotive engineer and earned the nickname the Black Edison for his countless inventions, most of which were related to electrical systems for railways.
Birthdate: November 17, 1940
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sheriff Street, Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1984
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Professor Longhair
(pianist, street artist,musician, singer)
Birthdate: December 19, 1918
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bogalusa
Died: 1980
Birthdate: March 9, 1915
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England
Died: 2001
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Pierre Boulle
(French Novelist Best Known for His Works: 'The Bridge Over the River Kwai' And 'Planet of the Apes')
Birthdate: February 20, 1912
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Avignon, France
Died: 1994
Pierre Boulle was a French novelist best remembered for writing such novels as Planet of the Apes and The Bridge over the River Kwai, which were adapted into highly successful and award-winning films. Planet of the Apes inspired the creation of popular themed toys and animated series. His works have also inspired several French films like Le Point de mire.
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Osceola
(An Influential Leader of the Seminole People in Florida)
Birthdate: 1804 AD
Birthplace: Talisi, Mississippi Territory, United States
Died: 1838
Osceola led the Seminole tribe of Native Americans in their resistance against the U.S. attempt of moving them out of Florida and into the land west of Mississippi. He was eventually deceived by a fake truce attempt, captured, and transported to Fort Moultrie, where he passed away.
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Milos Milos
(Serbian-born American Stunt Double and Actor)
Birthdate: July 1, 1941
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Knjazevac, Serbia
Died: 1966
Milos Milos was a Serbian-born American stunt double, actor, and bodyguard for Alain Delon. He is best remembered for his portrayal of a naval officer in the American comedy film The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming. Milos Milos also played the titular role in the 1966 American horror film Incubus before committing suicide at the age of 24.
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Betsy Ross(Woman Who Made The First American Flag)
Birthdate: January 1, 1752
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1836
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Edward A. Carter Jr.
(Soldier)
Birthdate: May 26, 1916
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 1963
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Georges de La Tour
(Painter)
Birthdate: March 13, 1593
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vic-sur-Seille
Died: 1652
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Jack MacGowran
(Stage actor, Film actor)
Birthdate: October 13, 1918
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1973
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Inge Morath
(Austrian Photographer)
Birthdate: May 27, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Graz, Austria
Died: 2002
Birthdate: 1822 AD
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Died: 1847
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Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick
(Duke)
Birthdate: November 17, 1887
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Penzing, Vienna, Austria
Died: 1953
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Bob Thiele
(American Record Producer and Composer)
Birthdate: July 27, 1922
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sheepshead Bay, New York, United States
Died: 1996
Birthdate: October 23, 1715
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1730
Peter II Alexeyevich, the only son of Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich, ruled as the emperor of Russia from 1727 to 1730. He became a Tsar as a child but died an untimely death due to small pox at 14, on the day that he had planned to marry Ekaterina Dolgorukova.
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Carl Djerassi
(American Chemist and Writer Best Known for His Contribution to the Development of Oral Contraceptive Pills)
Birthdate: October 29, 1923
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 2015
Known as the father of the pill, Carl Djerassi is best remembered for chemically synthesizing a steroid mimic of the hormone progesterone, which paved the way for the production of contraceptive pills. That apart, he made important contributions to the synthesis of antihistamines, pest control, mass spectrometry etc. Also a successful author, he wrote several non-fictions, novels, dramas and poems.
Birthdate: July 22, 1831
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kyoto
Died: 1867
The 121st tennō, or emperor, of Japan, Emperor Kōmei, had a tumultuous reign, which witnessed Japan being pushed to open to the Western world. He was the last Japanese emperor with multiple nengō, or era names. He was known for imposing an order of killing and persecuting foreign traders and officials.
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Sam Steele
(Canadian Police Official and Soldier)
Birthdate: January 5, 1848
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Purbrook, Bracebridge, Canada
Died: 1919
Birthdate: August 19, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Feni District, Bangladesh
Died: 1972
Zahir Raihan was a noted Bangladeshi short story writer, novelist and filmmaker. Director of Jeebon Theke Neya (1970) and Stop Genocide (1971) he also participated in the 1969 mass uprising and was possibly killed in 1972 by the opponent of Liberation War.
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Ernst Heinrich Heinkel
(Aeronautical engineer)
Birthdate: January 24, 1888
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Grunbach, Germany
Died: 1958
Birthdate: March 12, 1799
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Coleford, United Kingdom
Died: 1888
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Alexandra of Yugoslavia
(Queen)
Birthdate: March 25, 1921
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Died: 1993
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O. Winston Link
(Photographer)
Birthdate: December 16, 1914
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2001
Birthdate: April 26, 1961
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 2009
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Taikichiro Mori
(The Founder of 'Mori Building Company' and Richest Man in the World During 1991-92)
Birthdate: March 1, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: 1993
Initially an economics professor, Taikichiro Mori later became a billionaire real-estate developer. After quitting academics, he built a real-estate empire in Tokyo, named the Mori Building Company. He surpassed Bill Gates to become the richest man in the world, with a fortune worth $16 billion, in 1992.
Birthdate: January 19, 1903
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Niu-ch’ang, China
Died: 1975
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Frank Nelson Doubleday
(Business Person)
Birthdate: January 8, 1862
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1934
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Alan Cunningham
(Army Officer)
Birthdate: May 1, 1887
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1983
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Jorn Donner
(The First Finn to Receive an Academy Award)
Birthdate: February 5, 1933
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
Died: 2020
Jorn Donner was a Finnish writer, film producer, director, actor, and politician. He is best remembered for producing the 1982 period drama film Fanny and Alexander, which won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, making Jorn Donner the first and only Finn to date to receive an Oscar. He is also known for his novel Father and Son.
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William FitzEmpress
(Count of Poitiers)
Birthdate: July 22, 1136
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Argentan, France
Died: 1164
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Charles Bradlaugh
(Activist)
Birthdate: September 26, 1833
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hoxton, London, England
Died: 1891
Birthdate: March 3, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Stuttgart, Germany
Died: 2003
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Joseph Jacobs
(Literary critic, Literary historian, Folklorist, Historian, Children's writer)
Birthdate: August 29, 1854
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sydney
Died: 1916
Joseph Jacobs was an Australian literary critic, folklorist, social scientist, translator, writer, and historian. A notable publisher of English folklore, Jacobs' work is credited with popularizing some of the most renowned versions of English fairy tales like Jack the Giant Killer and Jack and the Beanstalk. Jacobs was widely regarded as one of the world's leading experts on English folklore.
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F. R. Scott
(Canadian Poet)
Birthdate: August 1, 1899
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Quebec City, Canada
Died: 1985
F. R. Scott, was a Canadian poet and intellectual whose work spans law, literature, and politics. Canada's top literary prize, the Governor General's Award, was bestowed upon him twice. Scott was part of the Montreal Group of poets and helped shape modernist poetry in Canada. Besides poetry, he was known for his political activism, and his authority on constitutional law.