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207 Notable deaths
in Boston
Vic Firth
American musician (1930–2015).
Born June 2nd, 1930 in Winchester.
Died July 27th, 2015 at 85 years old in Boston (pancreatic cancer).
Martin Feldstein
American economist (1939–2019).
Born November 25th, 1939 in New York City.
Died June 11th, 2019 at 79 years old in Boston (cancer). [ref]
Laura Bridgman
American deaf-blind woman.
Born December 21st, 1829 in Hanover.
Died May 24th, 1889 at 59 years old in Boston.
Walter A. Brown
American sports businessman (1905–1964).
Born February 10th, 1905 in Boston.
Died September 7th, 1964 at 59 years old in Boston.
Joseph B. Soloveitchik
American rabbi and theologian (1903–1993).
Born February 27th, 1903 in Pružany.
Died April 9th, 1993 at 90 years old in Boston.
James Reese Europe
American jazz musician and united states army officer (1880-1919).
Born February 22nd, 1880 in Mobile.
Died May 9th, 1919 at 39 years old in Boston (stab wound).
Corita Kent
Pop artist (1918-1986).
Born November 20th, 1918 in Fort Dodge.
Died September 18th, 1986 at 67 years old in Boston (cancer).
John Holt
American educator and author (1923–1985).
Born April 14th, 1923 in New York City.
Died September 14th, 1985 at 62 years old in Boston.
Robert Cormier
American author and journalist (1925–2000).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Leominster.
Died November 2nd, 2000 at 75 years old in Boston.
George Russell
American pianist and composer (1923–2009).
Born June 23rd, 1923 in Cincinnati.
Died July 27th, 2009 at 86 years old in Boston (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde