Deaths in...
207 Notable deaths
in Boston
Alice Perry
Irish engineer.
Born October 24th, 1885 in Galway.
Died August 21st, 1969 at 83 years old in Boston.
Pedro Salinas
Spanish poet (1891-1951).
Born November 27th, 1891 in Madrid.
Died December 4th, 1951 at 60 years old in Boston.
Robert Coldwell Wood
American political scientist (1923-2005).
Born September 16th, 1923 in St. Louis.
Died April 1st, 2005 at 81 years old in Boston (stomach cancer).
Henry Stommel
American oceanographer (1920–1992).
Born September 27th, 1920 in Wilmington.
Died January 17th, 1992 at 71 years old in Boston.
William Crowninshield Endicott
American politician and judge (1826-1900).
Born November 19th, 1826 in Salem.
Died May 6th, 1900 at 73 years old in Boston.
Jean Ichbiah
French computer scientist (1940-2007).
Born March 25th, 1940 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2007 at 66 years old in Boston (brain tumor). [ref]
Arthur Foote
American composer (1853–1937).
Born March 5th, 1853 in Salem.
Died April 8th, 1937 at 84 years old in Boston.
Edwin O'Connor
American journalist and fiction writer (1918–1968).
Born July 29th, 1918 in Providence.
Died March 23rd, 1968 at 49 years old in Boston.
Lucy Larcom
American teacher, poet, author (1824-1893).
Born March 5th, 1824 in Beverly.
Died April 17th, 1893 at 69 years old in Boston.
Jule Gregory Charney
Us meteorologist (1917–1981).
Born January 1st, 1917 in San Francisco.
Died June 16th, 1981 at 64 years old in Boston.
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