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1,897 Notable deaths
in New York City
Theodor Reik
Austrian-american psychoanalyst (1888-1969).
Born May 12th, 1888 in Vienna.
Died December 31st, 1969 at 81 years old in New York City.
Stefan Wolpe
German composer (1902–1972).
Born August 25th, 1902 in Berlin.
Died April 4th, 1972 at 69 years old in New York City (Parkinson's disease).
Robert Morrison MacIver
British sociologist (1882–1970).
Born April 17th, 1882 in Stornoway.
Died June 15th, 1970 at 88 years old in New York City.
Betty Parsons
American artist, art dealer and collector (1900-1982).
Born January 31st, 1900 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 1982 at 82 years old in New York City.
Robert Joffrey
Ballet choreographer, 1928–1988.
Born December 24th, 1930 in Seattle.
Died March 25th, 1988 at 57 years old in New York City (AIDS related disease).
Doris Stevens
American suffragist.
Born October 26th, 1888 in Omaha.
Died March 22nd, 1963 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
Phoebe Palmer
American evangelist and writer (1807–1874).
Born December 17th, 1807 in New York City.
Died November 2nd, 1874 at 66 years old in New York City.
Whanki Kim
South korean painter (1913-1974).
Born February 27th, 1913 in Zenra-nan Prefecture.
Died July 25th, 1974 at 61 years old in New York City.
Zinka Milanov
Croatian opera singer.
Born May 17th, 1906 in Zagreb.
Died May 30th, 1989 at 83 years old in New York City.
Clément Duval
French anarchist, founder of illegalism (1850–1935).
Born March 11th, 1850 in Sarthe. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1935 at 85 years old in New York City.
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