Discover the most famous people who died on July 30. The list includes people like Otto von Bismarck, Ingmar Bergman, William Penn, Claudette Colbert, Michelangelo Antonioni. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, philosophers, directors and political leaders and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & Japan and many more countries.
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Birthdate: April 1, 1815
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Schönhausen, Germany
Died: 1898
Otto von Bismarck was a German statesman. Bismarck is credited with masterminding the unification of Germany and served as its first chancellor. He is also credited with creating the first modern welfare state in the world. Regarded as a hero by German nationalists, Otto von Bismarck's life has inspired a couple of TV series.
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Paul Reubens(Actor, Comedian & Writer Known for His Role as ‘Pee-wee Herman’ in Film ‘Pee-wee's Big Adventure’)
Birthdate: August 27, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Peekskill, New York, United States
Died: 2023
Comedian Paul Reubens, or Pee-wee, began his career with the troupe The Groundlings. His popular stage show The Pee-wee Herman Show inspired the CBS show Pee-wee’s Playhouse; the movie Pee-wee's Big Adventure; and a Netflix film. His 1991 arrest due to indecent exposure changed his image to a great extent.
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Nichelle Nichols(Actress)
Birthdate: December 28, 1932
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Robbins, Illinois, United States
Died: 2022
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Ingmar Bergman(One of the Most Talented and Influential Filmmakers of All Time)
Birthdate: July 14, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden
Died: 2007
Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish filmmaker and screenwriter. Widely regarded as one of the most influential and accomplished filmmakers of all time, Ingmar Bergman continues to serve as an inspiration for filmmakers like Woody Allen. His work has also influenced other prominent directors like Martin Scorsese, Thomas Vinterberg, and Richard Ayoade.
Birthdate: November 3, 1852
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Died: 1912
Emperor Meiji of Japan presided over the all-round revolutionary transformation of his empire which emerged as a strong force on the global scene during his reign. His policies and actions led to Japan’s rapid growth and ended its isolation from the rest of the world. One of the noted changes during rule was the abolition of special privileges of samurais.
Birthdate: October 14, 1644
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1718
William Penn was a writer and one of the earliest members of the Quakers. He is credited with founding the Province of Pennsylvania. He also oversaw the planning and development of the city of Philadelphia. Penn has several universities and schools named in his honor, including the William Penn University in Iowa.
Birthdate: September 13, 1903
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint-Mandé, France
Died: 1996
Claudette Colbert was an American actress best remembered for her performance in the 1934 romantic-comedy film It Happened One Night, which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. A versatile actress, Colbert achieved immense popularity in the 1930s and 1940s, during which she was one of the highest-paid stars. Colbert also received a Golden Globe Award during her career.
Birthdate: September 10, 1638
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lorenzo de El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
Died: 1683
Maria Theresa of Spain was the queen consort of France from 1660 to 1683, as the wife of Louis XIV of France. She lost five of her six children early and was also often ignored by the court. She died due to a wound on her arm at age 44.
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Lane Frost(Bull Riders)
Birthdate: October 12, 1963
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: La Junta, Colorado, USA
Died: 1989
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Bill Walsh(Former American football coach of the San Francisco 49ers in the 1980s who popularized spread-passing in the West Coast Offense)
Birthdate: November 30, 1931
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2007
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Lynn Anderson(Singer)
Birthdate: September 26, 1947
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
Died: 2015
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Sam Phillips(Record producer)
Birthdate: January 5, 1923
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Florence, Alabama, United States
Died: 2003
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Michelangelo Antonioni(Italian Director & Screenwriter Known for His Trilogy 'L'Avventura', 'La Notte' and 'L'Eclisse')
Birthdate: September 29, 1912
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ferrara, Italy
Died: 2007
Michelangelo Antonioni was an Italian screenwriter, film director, editor, short story author, and painter. Renowned for making films with striking visual composition and elusive plots, Antonioni's work has influenced art cinema of the subsequent generation. Over the course of his career, Antonioni won many prestigious awards, including an honorary Academy Award, Palme d'Or, the Golden Bear, and the Golden Lion.
Birthdate: January 16, 1825
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Died: 1875
Birthdate: February 14, 1913
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brazil, Indiana, United States
Died: 1982
The son of an Indiana coal miner, Jimmy Hoffa was the infamous President of International Brotherhood of Teamsters union. He had long association with organised crime figures and was later sentenced to thirteen years of imprisonment for jury-tampering, bribery and fraud but released early according to a pardon agreement, only to disappear mysteriously and never to be found again.
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Nick Buoniconti(American football player)
Birthdate: December 15, 1940
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2019
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Joe Shuster(Comic Book Artist Best Known for Co-creating the DC Comics Character 'Superman')
Birthdate: July 10, 1914
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 1992
Joe Shuster was a comic book artist best remembered for co-creating one of the most popular comic book characters, Superman. Throughout his life, Shuster was involved in several legal battles over the ownership of the character. He was inducted into Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1992 and 1993 respectively.
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Murray Bookchin(American Social Theorist, Author and Political Philosopher)
Birthdate: January 14, 1921
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: 2006
Murray Bookchin, also known by his pseudonyms M.S. Shiloh and Lewis Herber, was an anarchist, a political philosopher, and an academic, best known for his fight against capitalism. The son of Russian immigrants, he followed communism since age 9. He had also penned books such as The Ecology of Freedom.
Birthdate: June 23, 1945
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Twic East County
Died: 2005
Revolutionary leader and president of Southern Sudan John Garang was the man behind the term "Sudanism," which promoted cohesiveness among the people of Sudan. Orphaned at 10, he completed his education on scholarships but later rejected an offer from UCB to go to Tanzania. He died in a helicopter crash.
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Brenda Marshall(Actress)
Birthdate: September 29, 1915
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Negros, Philippines
Died: 1992
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Buffalo Bob Smith(Television personality)
Birthdate: November 27, 1917
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States
Died: 1998
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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki(Japanese Novelists and One of the Most Prominent Figures in Modern Japanese Literature)
Birthdate: July 24, 1886
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: 1965
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō was a Japanese author whose works made him a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964. Widely regarded as one of the most important personalities in modern Japanese literature, Tanizaki's work ranges from the depictions of erotic obsessions to the dynamics of family life in 20th-century Japan. Many of his works have been adapted into films.
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Thomas Gray(Poet, Writer, Literary critic)
Birthdate: December 26, 1716
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London
Died: 1771
Birthdate: December 6, 1887
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Woodford, London, England
Died: 1983
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Ron Dellums(Politician)
Birthdate: November 24, 1935
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Oakland, California, U.S.
Died: 2018
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Clarice Orsini(Noblewomen)
Birthdate: 1450 AD
Birthplace: Monterotondo, Italy
Died: 1488
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Joan Gamper(Former Football Executive Who Founded Football Clubs in Switzerland and Spain)
Birthdate: November 22, 1877
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Winterthur, Switzerland
Died: 1930
Swiss-born sports executive Joan Gamper is best remembered as the founder of the legendary football club FC Barcelona. A sports enthusiast since his childhood, he excelled in many sports, such as football, golf, and tennis. He died of suicide at age 52, apparently driven by depression related to financial issues.
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Joyce Kilmer(Writer)
Birthdate: December 6, 1886
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1918
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Thea White(Voice actress)
Birthdate: June 16, 1940
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2021
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Umberto Nobile(Italian Aviator, Aeronautical Engineer and Arctic Explorer)
Birthdate: January 21, 1885
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lauro, Italy
Died: 1978
Umberto Nobile was an Italian aeronautical engineer, Arctic explorer, and aviator. A developer of semi-rigid airships, Nobile is best remembered for designing the airship Norge, which was the first airship to fly across the polar ice cap between America and Europe. Umberto Nobile is also credited with designing and piloting the airship Italia, which belonged to the Italian Air Force.
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Magda Schneider(Actress)
Birthdate: May 17, 1909
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Augsburg, Germany
Died: 1996
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Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla(Catholic Priest, Leader of the Mexican War of Independence and Recognized as the Father of the Nation)
Birthdate: May 8, 1753
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pénjamo, Mexico
Died: 1811
Spanish priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla is remembered as the father of Mexican independence. During the 1808 French invasion of Spain, the Mexicans demanded independence from Spanish rule. Hidalgo’s subsequent call for revolt against the Spanish is remembered as the Cry of Dolores. He was executed by a firing squad.
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Jacob Perkins(American Inventor, Mechanical Engineer and Physicist Known for His Inventing of 'Refrigerator')
Birthdate: July 9, 1766
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1849
Known as the father of the refrigerator, American inventor, mechanical engineer and physicist Jacob Perkins made several useful mechanical inventions. He created improved nail machines and some of the best steel plates for engraving, invented a bathometer, became the first person in Britain to use a uniflow steam engine, and most notably built the world’s first working vapor-compression refrigeration system.
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Thomas Wriothesley, 1st earl of Southampton(Statesman)
Birthdate: December 21, 1505
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1550
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James Blish(Author)
Birthdate: May 23, 1921
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: East Orange, New Jersey
Died: 1975
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Herman Cain(American Businessman and Conservative Politician)
Birthdate: December 13, 1945
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: 2020
The son of a janitor and a domestic help, Herman Cain used his talent in math to join Purdue University. He had worked with the Navy and been an analyst for Coca-Cola. He later headed Pillsbury as its VP. He had announced his presidential candidacy in 2012 but later withdrew.
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Ipce Ahmedovski(Serbian and Macedonian Folk Singer)
Birthdate: January 6, 1966
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lazhani, North Macedonia
Died: 1994
Ipce Ahmedovski was a Serbian and Macedonian singer. An exponent of folk music, Ahmedovski achieved popularity in the early 1990s. His career came to an abrupt end in 1994, when he died in a car crash at the age of 28.
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Harun Farocki(German Filmmaker)
Birthdate: January 9, 1944
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Novy Jicin, Czechia
Died: 2014
Harun Farocki was a German author and filmmaker who made more than 90 films, many of which were short experimental documentaries. His work was included in the Carnegie International during the 2004–05 season. Harun Farocki also worked as a professor; he taught at the University of California, Berkeley from 1993 to 1999.
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Walter Pater(English Essayist, Literary Critic Famous for His Unique Style of Writings)
Birthdate: August 4, 1839
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Stepney, London, England
Died: 1894
Nineteenth-century critic and essayist Walter Pater redefined aestheticism with his idea of "art for art’s sake." Though initially interested in a church career, he later studied classics and began writing reviews on Renaissance art. Marius the Epicurean remains his most notable work. Some of his works reveal his homosexuality.
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Jimmy Blanton(Bassist)
Birthdate: October 5, 1918
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Died: 1942
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Lucky Thompson(Saxophonist)
Birthdate: June 16, 1924
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Died: 2005
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Vivica Bandler(Former Theatrical director who founded a theatre in Helsinki and is credited for popularizing avant-garde Finnish theatre)
Birthdate: February 5, 1917
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
Died: 2004
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Sophonisba Breckinridge(American Educator, Activist and Social Reformer Who Led the Social-Work Education Movement in the United States)
Birthdate: April 1, 1866
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Died: 1948
Apart from being a prominent Progressive Era social reformer, Sophonisba Breckinridge also created history by becoming the first female to be named to the Kentucky bar and the first woman PhD holder in political science and economics at the University of Chicago. She also launched the journal Social Service Review.
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Herbert Baxter Adams(Historian)
Birthdate: April 16, 1850
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Shutesbury, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1901
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James DeLancey(Justice)
Birthdate: November 27, 1703
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1760
Birthdate: January 31, 1832
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1899
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Richard Rush(United States Attorney General)
Birthdate: August 29, 1780
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United Sates
Died: 1859
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Gustave Le Gray(Photographer)
Birthdate: August 30, 1820
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Villiers-le-Bel, France
Died: 1884
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Zhao Mengfu(Chinese Painter, Calligrapher, and Scholar )
Birthdate: October 20, 1254
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Huzhou, China
Died: 1322
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Edward Bernard Raczyński(Diplomat)
Birthdate: December 19, 1891
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Zakopane, Poland
Died: 1993
