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207 Notable deaths
in Boston
Richard von Mises
Austrian physicist and mathematician (1883-1953).
Born April 19th, 1883 in Lviv.
Died July 14th, 1953 at 70 years old in Boston.
Serge Koussevitzky
Russian and american conductor, composer, and double-bassist (1874–1951).
Born July 26th, 1874 in Vyshny Volochyok.
Died June 4th, 1951 at 76 years old in Boston.
Robert J. Van de Graaff
American physicist (1901–1967).
Born December 20th, 1901 in Tuscaloosa.
Died January 16th, 1967 at 65 years old in Boston.
Fannie Farmer
American chef (1857–1915).
Born March 23rd, 1857 in Boston.
Died January 15th, 1915 at 57 years old in Boston.
Oliver Selfridge
British computer scientist (1926–2008).
Born May 10th, 1926 in London.
Died December 3rd, 2008 at 82 years old in Boston. [ref]
Katharine Dexter McCormick
American philanthropist (1875–1967).
Born August 27th, 1875 in Dexter.
Died December 28th, 1967 at 92 years old in Boston.
Tracy Kidder
American writer (1945–2026).
Born November 12th, 1945 in New York City.
Died March 24th, 2026 at 80 years old in Boston (lung cancer). [ref]
John Boyle O'Reilly
Irish-born poet and novelist (1844–1890).
Born June 28th, 1844 in County Meath.
Died August 10th, 1890 at 46 years old in Boston.
Gunther Schuller
American composer and conductor (1925–2015).
Born November 22nd, 1925 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2015 at 89 years old in Boston (leukemia). [ref]
Baruj Benacerraf
Venezuelan-american immunologist.
Born October 29th, 1920 in Caracas.
Died August 2nd, 2011 at 90 years old in Boston (pneumonia). [ref]
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