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1,568 Notable deaths
in New York City
Dashiell Hammett
American writer.
Born June 25th, 1894 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1961 at 66 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Peter Yarrow
American singer and songwriter (1938–2025).
Born May 31st, 1938 in Manhattan.
Died January 7th, 2025 at 86 years old in New York City (bladder cancer). [ref]
George M. Cohan
American entertainer, composer and playwright.
Born July 3rd, 1878 in Providence. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1942 at 64 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Farley Granger
American actor.
Born July 1st, 1925 in San Jose. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2011 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Murray Rothbard
American economist (1926–1995).
Born March 2nd, 1926 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1995 at 68 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ricky Wilson
American musician, guitarist with the b52s (1953-1985).
Born March 19th, 1953 in Athens.
Died October 12th, 1985 at 32 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Larry Kramer
American screenwriter, novelist, essayist, playwright, lgbt-rights and aids activist.
Born June 25th, 1935 in Bridgeport.
Died May 27th, 2020 at 84 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Zecharia Sitchin
American-israeli author of azerbaijani origin (1920-2010).
Died October 9th, 2010 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Sylvia Sidney
American actress (1910-1999).
Born August 8th, 1910 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1999 at 88 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Larry Storch
American comedian.
Born January 8th, 1923 in New York City.
Died July 8th, 2022 at 99 years old in New York City. [ref]
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