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Joseph Ransohoff, American surgeon and educator (b. 1915) died on January 30, 2001.

Dr. Joseph Ransohoff, II was a member of the Ransohoff family and a pioneer in the field of neurosurgery. In addition to trainin...

Huntz Hall, American actor (b. 1919) died on January 30, 1999.

Henry Richard "Huntz" Hall was an American radio, stage, and movie performer who appeared in the popular "Dead En...

Ed Herlihy, American journalist (b. 1909) died on January 30, 1999.

Edward Joseph Herlihy was an American newsreel narrator for Universal-International. He was also a long-time radio and televisio...

Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (b. 1912) died on January 30, 1994.

Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle was a French novelist best known for two works, The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952) and Pl...

Alexandra of Yugoslavia, the last Queen of Yugoslavia (b. 1921) died on January 30, 1993.

Alexandra of Yugoslavia was, by marriage to King Peter II, the last Queen of Yugoslavia.

John Bardeen, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908) died on January 30, 1991.

John Bardeen was an American engineer and physicist. He is the only person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics twice: first...

Clifton C. Edom, American photographer and educator (b. 1907) died on January 30, 1991.

Clifton Cedric "Cliff" Edom, often credited with the title "Father of Photojournalism", was prolific in the ...

Lightnin' Hopkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1912) died on January 30, 1982.

Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist fro...

Professor Longhair, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1918) died on January 30, 1980.

Henry Roeland "Roy" Byrd, better known as Professor Longhair or "Fess" for short, was an American singer and...

Paul Marais de Beauchamp, French zoologist (b. 1883) died on January 30, 1977.

Charles Alfred Paul Marais de Beauchamp, 5th Baron Soye, was a French zoologist.

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