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1,897 Notable deaths
in New York City
William M. Gwin
American politician (1805-1885).
Born October 9th, 1805 in Gallatin.
Died September 3rd, 1885 at 79 years old in New York City.
Kenyon Cox
American artist (1856-1919).
Born October 27th, 1856 in Warren.
Died March 17th, 1919 at 62 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Petro Hryhorenko
Ukrainian soviet dissident, general (1907–1987).
Born October 16th, 1907 in Borysivka.
Died February 21st, 1987 at 79 years old in New York City.
Midhat Frashëri
Albanian diplomat and poet (1880-1949).
Born March 25th, 1880 in Ioannina.
Died October 3rd, 1949 at 69 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
John Shaw Billings
American surgeon, statistician, united states army officer, designer of new york public library (1838–1913).
Born April 12th, 1838 in Allensville.
Died March 11th, 1913 at 74 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Nechama Tec
Polish historian (1931–2023).
Born May 15th, 1931 in Lublin.
Died August 3rd, 2023 at 92 years old in New York City.
Uriel Weinreich
American linguist (1926–1967).
Born May 23rd, 1926 in Vilnius.
Died March 30th, 1967 at 40 years old in New York City.
Sam M. Lewis
American singer and lyricist (1885-1959).
Born October 25th, 1885 in New York City.
Died November 22nd, 1959 at 74 years old in New York City.
Ann Ronell
American composer and lyricist (1906–1993).
Born December 28th, 1906 in Omaha.
Died December 25th, 1993 at 86 years old in New York City.
Herbert Spencer Gasser
American physiologist (1888-1963).
Born July 5th, 1888 in Platteville.
Died May 11th, 1963 at 74 years old in New York City.
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