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1,897 Notable deaths
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Edward Henry Potthast
American artist (1857–1927).
Born June 10th, 1857 in Cincinnati.
Died March 10th, 1927 at 69 years old in New York City.
Oskar Maria Graf
German writer and activist (1894-1967).
Born July 22nd, 1894 in Berg. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1967 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
Clark Wissler
American anthropologist (1870–1947).
Born September 18th, 1870 in Hagerstown.
Died August 25th, 1947 at 76 years old in New York City.
Jarmila Novotná
Czech actress, opera singer and singer (1907–1994).
Born September 23rd, 1908 in Vinohrady. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1994 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Franklin Pierce Adams
American newspaper columnist (1881-1960).
Born November 15th, 1881 in Chicago.
Died March 23rd, 1960 at 78 years old in New York City.
James Ewing
American pathologist (1866–1943).
Born December 25th, 1866 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 16th, 1943 at 76 years old in New York City (cancer).
Siah Armajani
American sculptor and architect (1939–2020).
Born July 10th, 1939 in Tehran, Lahijan.
Died August 27th, 2020 at 81 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Nicolas Rossolimo
Chess player (1910–1975).
Born February 28th, 1910 in Kyiv.
Died July 24th, 1975 at 65 years old in New York City.
Paul Federn
Austrian-american md & psychoanalyst (1871-1950).
Born October 13th, 1871 in Vienna.
Died May 4th, 1950 at 78 years old in New York City (gunshot wound).
Paul Oskar Kristeller
German-american philosopher and art historian (1905-1999).
Born May 22nd, 1905 in Berlin.
Died June 7th, 1999 at 94 years old in New York City.
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