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In the year 1930
224 Notable deaths
William Howard Taft
President of the united states from 1909 to 1913.
Born September 15th, 1857 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1930 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure). [ref]
Arthur Conan Doyle
Scottish author and physician.
Born May 22nd, 1859 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1930 at 71 years old in Windlesham Manor (cardiac arrest). [ref]
David Herbert Lawrence
English writer and poet (1885–1930).
Born September 11th, 1885 in Eastwood. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1930 at 44 years old in Vence (tuberculosis). [ref]
Carl Panzram
American serial killer.
Born June 28th, 1891 in East Grand Forks.
Died September 5th, 1930 at 39 years old in United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth (hanging).
Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; nobel peace prize laureate (1861-1930).
Born October 10th, 1861 in Vestre Aker. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1930 at 68 years old in Polhøgda (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lon Chaney
American actor, director and screenwriter (1883-1930).
Born April 1st, 1883 in Colorado Springs. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1930 at 47 years old in Los Angeles (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Vladimir Mayakovsky
Russian and soviet poet (1893–1930).
Born July 19th, 1893 in Baghdati. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1930 at 36 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Horst Wessel
Sa officer (1907-1930).
Born October 9th, 1907 in Bielefeld. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1930 at 22 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Mabel Normand
American actress, screenwriter and film director.
Born November 9th, 1895 in Staten Island. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1930 at 34 years old in Monrovia (tuberculosis). [ref]
Ahmad Shah Qajar
Shah of iran (1898-1930).
Born January 21st, 1898 in Tabriz.
Died February 21st, 1930 at 32 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon