Famous Deaths on 30 Nov

Famous Deaths on 30 Nov

1016 - Edmund II of England
1580 - Richard Farrant, English composer
1626 - Thomas Weelkes, English composer
1654 - John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (b. 1584)
1675 - Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, colonial Governor of Maryland (b. 1605)
1703 - Nicolas de Grigny, French organist and composer (b. 1672)
1705 - Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II of England (b. 1638)
1718 - King Charles XII of Sweden (b. 1682)
1761 - John Dollond, British optician (b. 1706)
1765 - George Glas, British merchant and adventurer (b. 1725)
1900 - Oscar Wilde, Irish writer (b. 1854)
1901 - Edward John Eyre, British explorer (b. 1815)
1920 - Vladimir May-Mayevsky, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1867)
1933 - Sir Arthur Currie, Canadian general (b. 1875)
1934 - Hélène Boucher, French aviatrix (b. 1908)
1935 - Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet (b. 1888)
1943 - Etty Hillesum, Dutch diarist (executed) (b. 1914)
1953 - Francis Picabia, French painter and poet (b. 1857)
1954 - Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor (b. 1886)
1955 - Josip Å tolcer-Slavenski, Croatian composer (b. 1896)
1957 - Beniamino Gigli, Italian tenor (b. 1890)
1958 - Hubert Wilkins, Australian polar explorer (b. 1888)
1967 - Patrick Kavanagh, Irish poet (b. 1904)
1977 - Terrence Rattigan, British writer and playwright (b. 1911)
1987 - Simon Carmiggelt, Dutch journalist and writer (b. 1913)
1989 - Alfred Herrhausen, German banker, murdered (Deutsche Bank) (b. 1930)]
1993 - Sebastian Kappen, Indian theologian (b. 1924)
1993 - David Houston, American country music singer (b. 1938)
1994 - Harry Saltzman, American film producer (b. 1915)
1994 - Guy Debord, French writer and filmmaker (b. 1931)
1994 - Lionel Stander, American actor (b. 1908)
1995 - Randy Walker (AKA Stretch), American musician (b. 1972)
1996 - Tiny Tim, American entertainer (b. 1932)
1997 - Kathy Acker, American author (b. 1947)
1999 - Charlie Byrd, American jazz guitarist (b. 1925)
2002 - Tim Woods, American professional wrestler (b. 1934)
2003 - Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (b. 1906)
2004 - Pierre Berton, Canadian author (b. 1920)
2005 - Jean Parker, American actress (b. 1915)
2006 - Elhadi Adam, Sudanese poet and lyricist (b. 1927)
2006 - Rafael Buenaventura, Former BSP Governor (b. 1938)
2007 - Evel Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil (b. 1938)
2007 - Engin Arık, Turkish nuclear physicist (b. 1948)
30 BC - Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)