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1,904 Notable deaths
in New York City
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Russian-american orthodox jewish rabbi (1902–1994).
Born April 18th, 1902 in Mykolaiv. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1994 at 92 years old in New York City.
John Garfield
American actor (1913-1952).
Born March 4th, 1913 in Lower East Side.
Died May 21st, 1952 at 39 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Farley Granger
American actor (1925–2011).
Born July 1st, 1925 in San Jose.
Died March 27th, 2011 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Joseph Massino
American mobster.
Born January 10th, 1943 in New York City.
Died September 14th, 2023 at 80 years old in New York City.
Cyrinda Foxe
American actress and model (1952–2002).
Born February 22nd, 1952 in Santa Monica.
Died September 7th, 2002 at 50 years old in New York City (brain cancer).
Murray Rothbard
American economist (1926–1995).
Born March 2nd, 1926 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 1995 at 68 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Michael Lang
American concert promoter and record producer (1944-2022).
Born December 11th, 1944 in Brooklyn.
Died January 8th, 2022 at 77 years old in New York City (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Lorraine Hansberry
African-american playwright and author (1930-1965).
Born May 19th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died January 12th, 1965 at 34 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
William Hickey
American actor (1927–1997).
Born September 19th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died June 29th, 1997 at 68 years old in New York City (pulmonary emphysema).
Héctor Lavoe
Puerto rican salsa singer (1946–1993).
Born September 30th, 1946 in Ponce.
Died June 29th, 1993 at 46 years old in New York City.
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