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1,904 Notable deaths
in New York City
Berton Churchill
Canadian actor (1876-1940).
Born December 9th, 1876 in Toronto.
Died October 10th, 1940 at 63 years old in New York City (urinary system disease).
Dorothy Stickney
Broadway actress (1896–1998).
Born June 21st, 1896 in Dickinson.
Died June 2nd, 1998 at 101 years old in New York City (disease).
Neil Smith
Scottish geographer and academic (1954–2012).
Born June 18th, 1954 in Leith.
Died September 29th, 2012 at 58 years old in New York City. [ref]
Karl August Wittfogel
German-american academic (1896–1988).
Born September 6th, 1896 in Woltersdorf. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1988 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
George Jean Nathan
American drama critic and magazine editor (1882–1958).
Born February 14th, 1882 in Fort Wayne.
Died April 8th, 1958 at 76 years old in New York City.
Junior Mance
American musician (1928–2021).
Born October 10th, 1928 in Evanston.
Died January 17th, 2021 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ernest Nagel
American philosopher (1901-1985).
Born November 16th, 1901 in Nové Mesto nad Váhom.
Died September 20th, 1985 at 83 years old in New York City.
Wesley Clair Mitchell
American statistician (1874–1948).
Born August 5th, 1874 in Rushville.
Died October 29th, 1948 at 74 years old in New York City.
Jim Dwyer
American journalist (1957-2020).
Born March 4th, 1957 in New York City.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 63 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Itamar Ben-Avi
Israeli journalist and zionist activist (1882-1943).
Born July 31st, 1882 in Jerusalem.
Died April 8th, 1943 at 60 years old in New York City.
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