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1,897 Notable deaths
in New York City
Arthur Kopit
American playwright (b.1937).
Born May 10th, 1937 in New York City.
Died April 2nd, 2021 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Edmund Beecher Wilson
American zoologist, geneticist (1856–1939).
Born October 19th, 1856 in Geneva.
Died March 3rd, 1939 at 82 years old in New York City.
Jeremy Bernstein
American physicist.
Born December 31st, 1929 in Rochester.
Died April 20th, 2025 at 95 years old in New York City. [ref]
Peter Rauhofer
Disc jockey (1965–2013).
Born April 29th, 1965 in Vienna.
Died May 7th, 2013 at 48 years old in New York City (brain cancer). [ref]
Nicolae Rădescu
Prime minister of romania (1874-1953).
Born March 30th, 1874 in Călimănești, Păușești-Otăsău.
Died May 16th, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City.
Lucky Millinder
American bandleader (1910–1966).
Born August 8th, 1910 in Anniston.
Died September 28th, 1966 at 56 years old in New York City.
Carlos Montoya
Spanish musician (1903–1993).
Born December 13th, 1903 in Madrid.
Died March 3rd, 1993 at 89 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Édouard Séguin
French physician and educationist (1812-1880).
Born January 20th, 1812 in Clamecy.
Died October 28th, 1880 at 68 years old in New York City.
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader (1908–1967).
Born January 7th, 1908 in New Orleans, Algiers.
Died April 17th, 1967 at 59 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Howard Johnson
American musician (1941–2021).
Born August 7th, 1941 in Montgomery.
Died January 11th, 2021 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
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