Famous Deaths for 30th May 2026

1744 – Alexander Pope, English poet (The Rape of the Lock, translation of Homer), dies at 56
1770 – François Boucher, French painter (b. 1703)
1975 – Michel Simon, Swiss actor (Panic, Plague, Two of Us), dies at 80
1978 – Jean Deslauriers, Canadian violin prodigy, conductor (CBC, 1935-78), and composer, dies at 68
1980 – Carl Radle, American bass guitarist (Derek and the Dominoes), dies of a kidney infection at 37
1988 – Ella Raines, American actress (Uncle Harry, Runaround, Impact, Brute Force), dies of throat cancer at 67
2000 – Tex Beneke, American bandleader and musician (b. 1914)
2003 – Mickie Most [Michael Hayes], British record producer (Herman’s Hermits; The Nashville Teens; Donovan; Lulu), dies of stomach cancer at 64
2015 – Azmat Rana, Pakistan cricket batsman (1 Test, top score 49; 2 ODIs), dies at 63
2019 – Frank Lucas, American drug kingpin (fictionalised in 2007 film “American Gangster”), dies at 88

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