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378 Notable deaths
in Cambridge
Theodore Hall
American physicist (1925–1999).
Born October 20th, 1925 in Far Rockaway.
Died November 1st, 1999 at 74 years old in Cambridge (kidney cancer).
Alfred Edward Housman
British classical scholar and poet (1859-1936).
Born March 26th, 1859 in Worcestershire, Bromsgrove.
Died April 30th, 1936 at 77 years old in Cambridge.
Louis Agassiz
Swiss-american naturalist (1807–1873).
Born May 28th, 1807 in Môtier.
Died December 14th, 1873 at 66 years old in Cambridge.
Al Capp
Cartoonist (1909-1979).
Born September 28th, 1909 in New Haven.
Died November 5th, 1979 at 70 years old in Cambridge (pulmonary emphysema).
Gordon Allport
American psychologist (1897–1967).
Born November 11th, 1897 in Montezuma.
Died October 9th, 1967 at 69 years old in Cambridge.
John Edensor Littlewood
English mathematician (1885–1977).
Born June 9th, 1885 in Rochester.
Died September 6th, 1977 at 92 years old in Cambridge.
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
American astronomer and human calculator (1868–1921).
Born July 4th, 1868 in Lancaster.
Died December 12th, 1921 at 53 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Joseph Nye
American political scientist.
Born January 19th, 1937 in South Orange.
Died May 6th, 2025 at 88 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
James Russell Lowell
American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat (1819-1891).
Born February 22nd, 1819 in Cambridge.
Died August 12th, 1891 at 72 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
G. E. Moore
English philosopher (1873–1958).
Born November 4th, 1873 in Upper Norwood.
Died October 24th, 1958 at 84 years old in Cambridge.
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