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207 Notable deaths
in Boston
Charles Francis Adams Sr.
American historical editor, politician and diplomat from massachusetts (1807–1886).
Born August 18th, 1807 in Boston.
Died November 21st, 1886 at 79 years old in Boston.
Walter Russell
American artist (1871-1963).
Born May 19th, 1871 in Boston.
Died May 19th, 1963 at 92 years old in Boston.
Clayton Christensen
American economist (1952-2020).
Born April 6th, 1952 in Salt Lake City.
Died January 23rd, 2020 at 67 years old in Boston (cancer). [ref]
Thomas Menino
53rd mayor of boston, massachusetts, usa (1942-2014).
Born December 27th, 1942 in Hyde Park. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2014 at 71 years old in Boston (cancer).
Michael McDowell
American novelist and screenwriter (1950-1999).
Born June 1st, 1950 in Philadelphia.
Died December 27th, 1999 at 49 years old in Boston (death from AIDS-related complications).
McGeorge Bundy
American national security advisor (1919-1996).
Born March 30th, 1919 in Boston.
Died September 16th, 1996 at 77 years old in Boston (cardiovascular disease).
Lucy Stone
American abolitionist and suffragist (1818-1893).
Born August 13th, 1818 in West Brookfield. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1893 at 75 years old in Boston (stomach cancer).
Charles Sweeney
United states general.
Born December 27th, 1919 in Lowell. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2004 at 84 years old in Boston. [ref]
Lysander Spooner
American political philosopher, essayist, pamphlet writer, unitarian, abolitionist, individualist anarchist, legal theorist, a member of the socialist first international and entrepreneur of the 19th century (1808–1887).
Born January 19th, 1808 in Athol.
Died May 14th, 1887 at 79 years old in Boston.
Archibald MacLeish
American poet and librarian of congress (1892-1982).
Born May 7th, 1892 in Glencoe.
Died April 20th, 1982 at 89 years old in Boston.
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