13 notable people died on April 30, including Sir Harold Kroto, Édouard Manet, Mahmud of Ghazni.
21st Century
3 deathsSir Harold Kroto
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1996)
Sverre Bergh
engineerspy
Norwegian spy
Lúcia Machado de Almeida
novelistwriter
Brazilian writer and journalist
20th Century
2 deathsWorm Darre-Jenssen
mechanical engineerpolitician
Norwegian politician and engineer (1870-1945)
Mabel Brookes
charity workersocialite
Australian writer (1890–1975)
19th Century
1 deathÉdouard Manet
architectural draftspersonartist
French painter (1832–1883)
18th Century
2 deathsPedro Peralta y Barnuevo
astronomermathematician
Peruvian polymath
Bernardo De Dominici
art historianpainter
Italian painter, art historian and biographer
17th Century
2 deathsPetar Zrinski
military personnelpoet
Croatian military commander and a writer
Fran Krsto Frankopan
military personnelpoet
Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician (1643-1671)
15th Century
1 deathFrederick VII of Toggenburg
aristocratmilitary leader
Count of Toggenburg
13th Century
1 deathInge II of Norway
monarch
King of Norway
11th Century
1 deathMahmud of Ghazni
king
Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire from 998 to 1030
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