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1,897 Notable deaths
 in New York City

Henry Stanbery

American lawyer (1803-1881).

Born February 20th, 1803 in New York City.

Died June 26th, 1881 at 78 years old in New York City.

Isaac Steinberg

Soviet lawyer (1888-1957).

Born July 13th, 1888 in Daugavpils.

Died January 2nd, 1957 at 68 years old in New York City.

Alexander P. de Seversky

Russian-american aviation pioneer.

Born June 7th, 1894 in Tbilisi.

Died August 24th, 1974 at 80 years old in New York City.

Kurt Seligmann

Swiss artist (1900-1962).

Born July 20th, 1900 in Basel.

Died January 2nd, 1962 at 61 years old in New York City.

Sándor Radó

Hungarain physician & psychoanalyst (1890–1972).

Born January 8th, 1890 in Kisvárda.

Died May 14th, 1972 at 82 years old in New York City.

Paul Radin

American anthropologist (1883–1959).

Born April 2nd, 1883 in Łódź.

Died February 21st, 1959 at 75 years old in New York City.

George Murry

Catholic bishop (1948-2020).

Born December 28th, 1948 in Camden. [ref]

Died June 5th, 2020 at 71 years old in New York City.

Alexandra Adler

Neurologist (1901-2001).

Born September 24th, 1901 in Vienna. [ref]

Died January 4th, 2001 at 99 years old in New York City.

Dan Morgenstern

American jazz historian (1929–2024).

Born October 24th, 1929 in Munich.

Died September 7th, 2024 at 94 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]

Owen Davis

American dramatist (1874–1956).

Born January 29th, 1874 in Portland.

Died October 14th, 1956 at 82 years old in New York City.

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