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1,572 Notable deaths
 in New York City

David B. Steinman

American civil engineer.

Born June 11th, 1886 in Teruel.

Died August 21st, 1960 at 74 years old in New York City.

Loukas Samaras

Greek-american artist (1936-2024).

Born September 14th, 1936 in Kastoria.

Died March 7th, 2024 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]

Karl Shapiro

American poet and essayist (1913-2000).

Born November 10th, 1913 in Baltimore.

Died May 14th, 2000 at 86 years old in New York City.

René Dubos

American microbiologist (1901-1982).

Born February 20th, 1901 in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt. [ref]

Died February 20th, 1982 at 81 years old in New York City. [ref]

Elinor Wylie

American poet.

Born September 7th, 1885 in Somerville.

Died December 16th, 1928 at 43 years old in New York City (stroke).

Louise Bogan

American poet (1897-1970).

Born August 11th, 1897 in Livermore Falls. [ref]

Died February 4th, 1970 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]

Linda Arvidson

American actress (1884-1949).

Born July 12th, 1884 in San Francisco.

Died July 26th, 1949 at 65 years old in New York City. [ref]

Philip Barry

American playwright (1896-1949).

Born June 18th, 1896 in Rochester. [ref]

Died December 3rd, 1949 at 53 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Miklós Kállay

Hungarian politician (1887-1967).

Born January 23rd, 1887 in Nyíregyháza. [ref]

Died January 14th, 1967 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]

Louis Ginzberg

American rabbi (1873–1953).

Born November 28th, 1873 in Kaunas.

Died November 11th, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City.

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