29 notable people died on December 30, including Sir J. Fraser Stoddart, Martin of Opava, Giles of Rome.
21st Century
2 deaths
Sir J. Fraser Stoddart
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2016)
Jack Garfein
drama teacherfilm director
American director and teacher (1930-2019)
20th Century
13 deaths
Mihail Manoilescu
diplomateconomist
Romanian politician and economist (1891–1950)
Eugeniu Stătescu
diplomatjournalist
Romanian politician
Thomas-Alfred Bernier
journalistlawyer
Canadian politician (1844–1908)
Henryk Gotlib
paintersculptor
Polish artist (1890-1966)
Gjergj Fishta
diplomatjournalist
Albanian writer (1871-1940)
Tom Blohm
association football playerhandball player
Norwegian journalist, handball player and association football player (1920-2000)
Augusto Del Noce
historianphilosopher
Philosopher (1910-1989)
Hossein Ghods Nakhai
diplomatpoet
Persian politician (1911–1977)
Gedeon Richter
chemist
Hungarian pharmacist
Ernests Birznieks-Upītis
writer
Latvian writer (1871–1960)
Vangjush Mio
painter
Albanian artist (1891–1959)
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Bertha Chatto St George Smith
activisteditor
Australian author, Country Women’s Association president
SP
Satish Pakrashi
politicianrevolutionary
Bengali revolutionary
19th Century
7 deaths
Johann Georg Specht
architectcivil engineer
German architect (1721-1803)
Girolamo Francesco Cristiani
economistengineer
Italian engineer and economist (1731-1811)
Wojciech Jastrzębowski
biologistbotanist
Polish biologist (1799-1882)
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
biologistbotanical collector
French physician, entomologist (lepidopterist) and botanist (1799–1879)
George Fletcher Moore
authorbarrister
Politician, public servant, diarist (1798-1886)
Waldemar Thrane
composerconductor
Norwegian composer and violinist
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Konstantinos Minas
archaeologistphilologist
Greek philologist (1788-1859)
18th Century
2 deaths
John Needham
Catholic priesteducator
English biologist and Roman Catholic priest (1713-1781)
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus
astronomerbotanist
German physician and botanist (1652-1723)
17th Century
1 death
Giovanni Baglione
architectural draftspersonart historian
Painter and biographer of artists (c. 1566–1643)
16th Century
1 death
Johann Dryander
anatomistastronomer
German astronomer
14th Century
1 death
Giles of Rome
Catholic priestphilosopher
Roman Catholic archbishop
13th Century
1 death
Martin of Opava
canon law juristCatholic bishop
Czech medieval chronicler
11th Century
1 deathAA
Abdallah ibn Al-Aftas
monarchpolitician
Emir of Badajoz from 1022 to 1045
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