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1,897 Notable deaths
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Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter (1906–1976).
Born October 15th, 1906 in Houston.
Died October 3rd, 1976 at 69 years old in New York City (internal bleeding).
Helen MacInnes
20th-century scottish-american author.
Born October 7th, 1907 in Glasgow.
Died September 30th, 1985 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Alexander Schneider
Lithuanian musician (1908-1993).
Born October 21st, 1908 in Vilnius.
Died February 2nd, 1993 at 84 years old in New York City.
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter (1911-1991).
Born November 12th, 1911 in Parsons. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1991 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Lincoln Ellsworth
American explorer (1880–1951).
Born May 12th, 1880 in Chicago.
Died May 26th, 1951 at 71 years old in New York City.
Michael Arlen
Bulgarian-born british writer (1895–1956).
Born November 16th, 1895 in Ruse.
Died June 23rd, 1956 at 60 years old in New York City (cancer).
Irene Sharaff
American costume designer for stage and screen (1910-1993).
Born January 23rd, 1910 in New York City.
Died August 16th, 1993 at 83 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
David McReynolds
American activist (1929-2018).
Born October 25th, 1929 in Los Angeles.
Died August 17th, 2018 at 88 years old in New York City (falling from height).
Rose Schneiderman
American labor leader (1882-1972).
Born April 6th, 1882 in Sawin.
Died August 11th, 1972 at 90 years old in New York City.
John Frederick Kensett
American artist (1816-1872).
Born March 22nd, 1816 in Cheshire.
Died December 14th, 1872 at 56 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
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