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Henri de Montmorency, 4th Duke of Montmorency was a French nobleman and military commander
Notable Deaths on October 30
100 people
526 – 2024
October 30 has seen 100 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 526 – 2024. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.
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1632 — Henri II de Montmorency
French admiral and politician (born 1595)
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Made Grand admiral in 1612, governor of Languedoc in 1614, and by 1620 was viceroy of New France
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Henri defeated the Duke of Rohan in Languedoc during 1628-1629
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He gained notoriety as a military commander in Piedmont during the War of the Mantuan Succession in 1630
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Captured, he was executed on 30 October 1632, by a guillotine-like device.
Syriac Orthodox bishop of Edessa
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526
Duke of Naples
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1137
Iraqi scholar and judge (born 1211)
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1282
Italian scholar and translator (born 1380)
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1459
1466
French composer and educator (born 1459)
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1522
German politician (born 1489)
Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck was a German statesman, one of the preeminent promoters of the Protestant Reformation in Germany.
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1553
French poet and illustrator (born 1528)
Jean-Jacques Boissard was an antiquary and Neo-Latin poet.
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1602
Charles IX, also Carl, reigned as King of Sweden from 1604 until 1611. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I and his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, the brother of King John III and half-brother of King Eric XIV,…
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1611
Dutch astronomer and mathematician (born 1580)
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1626
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1654
French-Flemish mystic (born 1616)
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1680
French lawyer and politician, French Secretary of State for War (born 1603)
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1685
Dutch diplomat and politician (born 1614)
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1690
1730
1757
English admiral and politician (born 1684)
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1757
3rd Duke of Portland, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1738)
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1809
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1816
1842
Italian composer (born 1786)
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1853
Indian-Australian politician, 4th Premier of New South Wales (born 1818)
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1882
Indian philosopher and scholar (born 1824)
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1883
1883
Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Canada (born 1821)
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1893
Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Premier of Quebec (born 1840)
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1894
English-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Victoria (born 1833)
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1895
Czech architect, designed Peleș Castle (born 1822)
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1896
American shipbuilder and philanthropist (born 1816)
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1899
Australian politician, 10th Premier of Queensland (born 1843)
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1905
Swiss activist, founded the Red Cross, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1828)
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1910
Chilean colonel (born 1840)
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1912
American lawyer and politician, 27th Vice President of the United States (born 1855)
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1912
Canadian physician, lawyer, and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1821)
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1915
Canadian lawyer and soldier (born 1883)
Major Talbot Mercer Papineau MC was a Canadian lawyer and military officer from Quebec.
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1917
American author and poet (born 1850)
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1919
1923
Indian-English hurdler and actor (born 1877)
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1929
1933
English polo player and stockbroker, co-founder of Buckmaster & Moore (born 1872)
Walter Selby Buckmaster was a British polo player in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
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1942
Austrian-born American actor and director (born 1873)
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1943
American baseball player and coach (born 1880)
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1957
Italian economist and politician, 2nd President of the Italian Republic (born 1874)
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1961
Indian lawyer and politician (born 1908)
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1963
Sr., American historian and author (born 1888)
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1965
Greek author and playwright (born 1906)
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1966
Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (born 1899)
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1968
American journalist and novelist (born 1890)
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1968
American journalist and author (born 1886)
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1968
Estonian actor and director (born 1894)
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1973
German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1887)
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1975
English scientist and engineer, inventor of the "bouncing bomb" (born 1887)
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1979
Ukrainian author and educator (born 1907)
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1982
American mythologist, scholar, and author (born 1904)
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1987
1988
English trainer and breeder of racehorses (born 1894)
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1988
Indian actor, director, and producer (born 1901)
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1990
American painter (born 1925)
Joan Mitchell was an American artist who worked primarily in painting and printmaking, and also used pastel and made other works on paper. She was an active participant in the New York School of artists in the 1950s. A…
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1992
Canadian cardinal (born 1911)
Paul Grégoire, was a Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Montreal from 1968 to 1990, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988.
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1993
English soldier, mercenary, and writer (born 1915)
Peter Mant MacIntyre Kemp was an English soldier and writer. He became notable for his participation in the Spanish Civil War on the side of Franco's forces and, during World War II, as a member of the Special…
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1993
Scottish actor (born 1916)
John Young was a British actor from Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the father of the actor Paul Young.
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1996
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1912)
Samuel Michael Fuller was an American film director, screenwriter, novelist, journalist, and actor. He was known for directing low-budget genre movies with controversial themes, often made outside the conventional…
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1997
Latvian basketball player (born 1933)
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1999
American actor, television personality, game show panelist, and talk show host (born 1921)
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2000
Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1922)
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2002
American rapper and producer (born 1965)
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2002
English race car driver and manager (born 1940)
Steve O'Rourke was an English music manager and racing driver. He was the manager of Pink Floyd, a position he held from 1968 until his death. Among his accomplishments was negotiating Pink Floyd's split with bass…
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2003
Australian philanthropist, founded Keep Australia Beautiful (born 1917)
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2004
American actress and dancer (born 1924)
Margaret O'Rene Ryan was an American dancer and actress, best known for starring in a series of movie musicals at Universal Pictures with Donald O'Connor and Gloria Jean.
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2004
2005
Indian politician (born 1942)
Shamsher Singh Sheri, commonly known by his nom de guerre, Karam Singh, was a communist leader and a Politburo member of the CPI (Maoist) in India.
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2005
American anthropologist and author (born 1926)
Clifford James Geertz was an American anthropologist who is remembered mostly for his strong support for and influence on the practice of symbolic anthropology and who was considered "for three decades ... the single…
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2006
Japanese playwright and scholar (born 1914)
Junji Kinoshita was a Japanese playwright. He was the foremost playwright of modern drama in postwar Japan. He was also a translator and scholar of Shakespeare's plays. Kinoshita’s achievements were not limited to…
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2006
2007
American actor and singer (born 1933)
Robert Gérard Goulet was an American singer and actor.
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2007
American businesswoman and manager (born 1945)
Linda Stein was an American rock music manager and real estate broker.
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2007
American runner and colonel (born 1915)
John Youie "Long John" Woodruff was an American middle-distance runner, winner of the 800 meter event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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2007
Argentinian businessman (born 1950)
Pedro Pompilio was a football businessman and chairman of Boca Juniors. He began his mandate at the club on 4 December 2007 and it lasted until his death on 30 October 2008 due to heart problems. He was also the second…
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2008
French anthropologist and ethnologist (born 1908)
Claude Lévi-Strauss was a Belgian-born French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theories of structuralism and structural anthropology. He held the chair of Social Anthropology…
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2009
Dutch author, poet, and playwright (born 1927)
Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch was a Dutch writer. He wrote more than 80 novels, plays, essays, poems, and philosophical reflections. Mulisch's works have been translated into 38 languages so far.
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2010
French politician (born 1961)
Franck Biancheri was the founder of the Newropeans European political party and the leader from June 2006. The party planned to run for campaigns in the 2009 elections to the European Parliament with representatives in…
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2012
Pakistani poet and educator (born 1961)
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2012
American basketball player and coach (born 1940)
Daniel Theodore Tieman was an American basketball player, coach, and teacher.
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2012
American baseball player (born 1928)
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2013
English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1951)
Peter John Haycock was an English musician and film score composer. He began his career as lead guitarist, vocalist, and founding member of the Climax Blues Band.
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2013
American physician and author (born 1942)
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2013
American saxophonist and flute player (born 1922)
Frank Wellington Wess was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist. He was renowned for his extensive solo work; however, he was also remembered for his time playing with Count Basie's band during the early 1950s into…
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2013
Sudanese general and politician (born 1937)
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2014
English actress (born 1915)
Dorothy Renée Ascherson, known professionally as Renée Asherson, was a British actress. Much of her theatrical career was spent in Shakespearean plays, appearing at such venues as the Old Vic, the Liverpool Playhouse,…
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2014
Filipino physician and politician (born 1935)
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2014
Australian actress and radio host (born 1916)
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2014
American wrestler and promoter (born 1924)
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2014
American businessman and politician, 53rd Mayor of Boston (born 1942)
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2014
American basketball player and coach (born 1944)
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2015
American actor (born 1919)
Albert Francis Molinaro was an American actor. He played Al Delvecchio on Happy Days and Officer Murray Greshler on The Odd Couple. He also appeared in many television commercials, including On-Cor frozen dinners.
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2015
Turkish boxer (born 1974)
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2015
American baseball player and scout (born 1933)
Norman Leroy Siebern was an American professional baseball player and scout. He appeared in 1,406 games over a 12-year career in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder for the New York Yankees, Kansas…
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2015
South Korean actor (born 1972)
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2017
Australian journalist and author (born 1952)
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2024
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Henri II de Montmorency — French nobleman and military commander
FeaturedHenri II de Montmorency
Death year1632
Known forMade Grand admiral in 1612, governor of Languedoc in 1614, and by 1620 was viceroy of New France
Deaths on this date100 (526 – 2024)
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