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June 30th
147 Notable deaths
Buddy Hackett
American actor and comedian.
Born August 31st, 1924 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2003 at 78 years old in Malibu (diabetes). [ref]
Chet Atkins
American guitarist and record producer.
Born June 20th, 1924 in Luttrell. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2001 at 77 years old in Nashville (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Phyllis Hyman
American rhythm-and-blues singer (1949–1995).
Born July 6th, 1949 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1995 at 45 years old in New York City (drug overdose). [ref]
Kurt von Schleicher
German chancellor (1882-1934).
Born July 4th, 1882 in Brandenburg an der Havel. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1934 at 51 years old in Neubabelsberg (ballistic trauma).
Harve Presnell
American actor and singer (1933-2009).
Born September 14th, 1933 in Modesto. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2009 at 75 years old in Santa Monica (pancreatic cancer).
Gale Gordon
Actor (1906-1995).
Born February 2nd, 1906 in New York City.
Died June 30th, 1995 at 89 years old in Escondido (lung cancer).
Nancy Mitford
British writer.
Born November 28th, 1904 in 1 and 3, Graham Terrace Sw1. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1973 at 68 years old in Versailles (cancer). [ref]
Alfredo Ferrari
Italian engineer and son of enzo ferrari.
Born January 19th, 1932 in Modena.
Died June 30th, 1956 at 24 years old in Modena (Duchenne muscular dystrophy).
Simone Veil
French stateswoman.
Born July 13th, 1927 in Nice. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2017 at 89 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Yitzhak Shamir
Seventh prime minister of israel (1915-2012).
Born October 22nd, 1915 in Ružany. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2012 at 96 years old in Herzliya (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)