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August 30th
172 Notable deaths
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leader of the soviet union from 1985 to 1991.
Born March 2nd, 1931 in Privolnoye. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2022 at 91 years old in Central Clinical Hospital. [ref]
Charles Bronson
American actor (1921–2003).
Born November 3rd, 1921 in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania.
Died August 30th, 2003 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease, pneumonia). [ref]
Wes Craven
American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1939-2015).
Born August 2nd, 1939 in Cleveland.
Died August 30th, 2015 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Vera-Ellen
Actress, singer, dancer (1921-1981).
Born February 16th, 1921 in Norwood.
Died August 30th, 1981 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Valerie Harper
American actress (1939-2019).
Born August 22nd, 1939 in Suffern.
Died August 30th, 2019 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (meningeal carcinomatosis). [ref]
Jean Seberg
American actress (1938–1979.
Born November 13th, 1938 in Marshalltown. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1979 at 40 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (drug overdose). [ref]
Mohamed Al-Fayed
Egyptian businessman and billionaire.
Born January 27th, 1929 in Ras el-Tin.
Died August 30th, 2023 at 94 years old in London. [ref]
Glenn Ford
Canadian-american actor (1916-2006).
Born May 1st, 1916 in Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2006 at 90 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke). [ref]
Oliver Sacks
British neurologist and writer (1933–2015).
Born July 9th, 1933 in Willesden.
Died August 30th, 2015 at 82 years old in Greenwich Village (liver metastasis). [ref]
J. J. Thomson
British physicist, 1856.
Born December 18th, 1856 in Manchester. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1940 at 83 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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