Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Aug-30

Died on This Day (Aug-30)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
  Simone Roganti Italian cyclist Italian cyclist 21 1
Mohamed Al-Fayed Mohamed Al-Fayed Egyptian businessman and billionaire Egyptian businessman 94 2
Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was a Soviet politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to the country's dissolution in 1991. Soviet leader 91 3
John Thompson John Thompson American basketball player and coach American college basketball coach 78 5
Hans Rausing Hans Rausing Swedish businessman Swedish businessman and philanthropist 93 6
Ray Ray Hong Kong professional wrestler Hong Kong wrestler 36 7
Louise Hay Louise Hay American writer American motivational author 90 8
Věra Čáslavská Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovak sports official, sport gymnast and coach Czechoslovakian artistic gymnast 74 9
Wes Craven Wes Craven American filmmaker American film director 76 10
Alain Corneau Alain Corneau Alain Corneau was a French film director and writer. French film director 67 15
  Robin Bullough Robin K. Bullough was a British mathematical physicist known for his contributions to the theory of solitons, in particular for his role in the development of the theory of the optical soliton, now commonly used, for example, in the theory of trans-oceanic optical fibre communication theory, but first recognised in Bullough's work on ultra-short optical pulses. British mathematical physicist 78 17
Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael James Jackson was an English writer and journalist. British writer 65 18
Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper was a Dutch supercentenarian, who lived to the age of 115 years, 62 days. Dutch supercentenarian 115 20
Hideo Sasaki Hideo Sasaki Hideo Sasaki was a Japanese American landscape architect. American landscape architect 80 25
Sterling Morrison Sterling Morrison Holmes Sterling Morrison Jr. was an American guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the rock group the Velvet Underground, usually playing electric guitar, occasionally bass guitar, and singing backing vocals. American guitarist 53 30
Ch Ch'ien Mu Ch'ien Mu or Qian Mu was a Chinese historian, philosopher and writer. Chinese academic 95 35
Taylor Caldwell Taylor Caldwell Janet Miriam Caldwell was a British-born American novelist and prolific author of popular fiction under the pen names Taylor Caldwell, Marcus Holland and Max Reiner. British-born American novelist and prolific author 84 40
Cathcart William Methven Cathcart William Methven Cathcart William Methven FRSE was Engineer-in-Chief at Greenock on the Clyde, and appointed in 1888 as Harbour Engineer in Durban. British artist 75 100
Prince Heinrich XV of Reuss-Plauen Prince Heinrich XV of Reuss-Plauen Austrian Field Marshal Austrian Field Marshal 74 200
Duchess Anna of Prussia Duchess Anna of Prussia Duchess of Prussia Electress consort of Brandenburg 49 400