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1,572 Notable deaths
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Josef Lhévinne
Russian pianist (1874–1944).
Born December 13th, 1874 in Oryol.
Died December 2nd, 1944 at 69 years old in New York City.
Betty Parsons
American artist, art dealer and collector (1900-1982).
Born January 31st, 1900 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1982 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
William Keighley
American actor and film director (1889-1984).
Born August 4th, 1889 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1984 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]
James Schuyler
American poet.
Born November 9th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died April 12th, 1991 at 67 years old in New York City (stroke).
Karl Taylor Compton
American physicist (1887–1954).
Born September 14th, 1887 in Wooster.
Died June 22nd, 1954 at 66 years old in New York City.
George Adams
Musician (1940-1992).
Born April 29th, 1940 in Covington. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1992 at 52 years old in New York City. [ref]
Gilbert Kaplan
American businessman and amateur conductor.
Born March 3rd, 1941 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2016 at 74 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Henry Butler
American musical artist (1949–2018).
Born September 21st, 1949 in New Orleans.
Died July 2nd, 2018 at 68 years old in New York City (brain cancer).
Edward Tatum
Us genetics scientist (1909-1975).
Born December 14th, 1909 in Boulder.
Died November 5th, 1975 at 65 years old in New York City.
Hedda Sterne
Romanian-american artist (1910–2011).
Born August 4th, 1910 in Romania. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2011 at 100 years old in New York City. [ref]
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