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1,904 Notable deaths
in New York City
Ernő Dohnányi
Hungarian conductor, composer, and pianist (1877–1960).
Born July 27th, 1877 in Bratislava.
Died February 9th, 1960 at 82 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
George Dixon
Canadian boxer (1870–1908).
Born July 29th, 1870 in Africville.
Died January 6th, 1908 at 37 years old in New York City.
George Bird Grinnell
American anthropologist (1849-1938).
Born September 20th, 1849 in Brooklyn.
Died April 11th, 1938 at 88 years old in New York City.
Jafar Sharif-Emami
Persian engineer and politician (1910-1998).
Born September 9th, 1910 in Tehran.
Died June 16th, 1998 at 87 years old in New York City.
Anna Sten
Ukrainian-born soviet and american actress (1908–1993).
Born December 3rd, 1908 in Kyiv.
Died November 12th, 1993 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Eastman Johnson
American artist (1824-1906).
Born July 29th, 1824 in Lovell.
Died April 5th, 1906 at 81 years old in New York City.
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist (1939–2006).
Born December 25th, 1939 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 2006 at 66 years old in New York City. [ref]
Pavel Bermondt-Avalov
Russian cossack warlord (1877–1974).
Born March 16th, 1877 in Tbilisi.
Died January 27th, 1974 at 96 years old in New York City.
Al Dubin
Swiss-american lyricist (1891–1945).
Born June 10th, 1891 in Zurich.
Died February 11th, 1945 at 53 years old in New York City.
Donald A. Wollheim
American author and editor (1914–1990).
Born October 1st, 1914 in New York City.
Died November 2nd, 1990 at 76 years old in New York City.
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