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1,897 Notable deaths
in New York City
Nicolas Nabokov
Russian-american composer (1903–1978).
Born April 17th, 1903 in Liubča.
Died April 6th, 1978 at 74 years old in New York City.
Antony Tudor
British dancer and choreographer (1908–1987).
Born April 4th, 1908 in London.
Died April 19th, 1987 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Vladimir Ussachevsky
American composer (1911-1990).
Born November 3rd, 1911 in Hailar District.
Died January 2nd, 1990 at 78 years old in New York City.
Israel Joshua Singer
Polish american yiddish novelist and translator (1893-1944).
Born November 30th, 1893 in Biłgoraj.
Died February 10th, 1944 at 50 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
John Bigelow
American diplomat, lawyer and politician (1817–1911).
Born November 25th, 1817 in Malden-on-Hudson. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1911 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]
Michael Augustine Corrigan
Roman catholic archbishop of new york (1839–1902).
Born August 13th, 1839 in New York City, Newark.
Died May 5th, 1902 at 62 years old in New York City.
Mario Davidovsky
Argentine-american composer (1934-2019).
Born March 4th, 1934 in Médanos.
Died August 23rd, 2019 at 85 years old in New York City.
Samuel Henry Kress
American businessman and philanthropist (1863-1955), founder of the s. h. kress & co. five and ten cent store chain.
Born July 23rd, 1863 in Cherryville.
Died September 22nd, 1955 at 92 years old in New York City.
Joe Newman
American musician (1922–1992).
Born September 7th, 1922 in New Orleans.
Died July 5th, 1992 at 69 years old in New York City.
Charlie Shavers
Jazz trumpeter (1920–1971).
Born August 3rd, 1920 in New York City.
Died July 8th, 1971 at 50 years old in New York City (cancer).
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