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1,897 Notable deaths
in New York City
Andreas Feininger
American photographer (1906–1999).
Born December 27th, 1906 in Paris.
Died February 18th, 1999 at 92 years old in New York City.
Ronald Breslow
American chemist (1931–2017).
Born March 14th, 1931 in Rahway.
Died October 25th, 2017 at 86 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Marie Doro
American actress (1882–1956).
Born May 25th, 1882 in Duncannon.
Died October 9th, 1956 at 74 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Ryan Shay
Us long distance runner (1979–2007).
Born May 4th, 1979 in Ypsilanti.
Died November 3rd, 2007 at 28 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Miklós Kállay
Hungarian politician (1887–1967).
Born January 23rd, 1887 in Nyíregyháza.
Died January 14th, 1967 at 79 years old in New York City.
Ernst Neizvestny
Soviet sculptor (1925–2016).
Born April 9th, 1926 in Yekaterinburg.
Died August 9th, 2016 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Hollis Frampton
American filmmaker (1936-1984).
Born March 11th, 1936 in Wooster.
Died March 30th, 1984 at 48 years old in New York City.
Tatiana Troyanos
Classical music and opera singer (1938-1993).
Born September 12th, 1938 in New York City.
Died August 21st, 1993 at 54 years old in New York City (breast cancer).
Henry Edwards
English-born stage actor, writer and entomologist (1827-1891).
Born August 27th, 1830 in Ross-on-Wye.
Died June 9th, 1891 at 60 years old in New York City (pneumonia, Bright's disease, nephritis).
Ben Riley
American drummer (1933–2017).
Born July 17th, 1933 in Savannah.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 84 years old in New York City (disease).
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