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1,556 Notable deaths
in New York City
Billy Martin
American baseball player and coach.
Born May 16th, 1928 in Berkeley.
Died December 25th, 1989 at 61 years old in New York City (traffic collision).
Ève Curie
Writer, journalist and pianist, younger daughter of marie and pierre curie.
Born December 6th, 1904 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 2007 at 102 years old in New York City. [ref]
Lorraine Hansberry
American playwright and writer.
Born May 19th, 1930 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1965 at 34 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Harris Yulin
American actor.
Born November 5th, 1937 in Los Angeles.
Died June 10th, 2025 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Stephen Jay Gould
American biologist and historian of science (1941–2002).
Born September 10th, 1941 in Queens.
Died May 20th, 2002 at 60 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Alger Hiss
American government official who was accused of spying for the soviet union (1904-1996).
Born November 11th, 1904 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1996 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Robert Osborne
American actor and film historian (1932-2017).
Died March 6th, 2017 at 84 years old in New York City (kidney failure).
Marni Nixon
American singer and actress (1930-2016).
Born February 22nd, 1930 in Altadena.
Died July 24th, 2016 at 86 years old in New York City (breast cancer). [ref]
Joe Masseria
Italian-born american gangster.
Born January 17th, 1886 in Menfi.
Died April 15th, 1931 at 45 years old in New York City (ballistic trauma).
Otto Preminger
American director, producer, actor (1905-1986).
Born December 5th, 1905 in Vyzhnytsia.
Died April 23rd, 1986 at 80 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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