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Azad Rahimov
Azerbaijani politician.
Born October 8th, 1964 in Baku.
Died April 30th, 2021 at 56 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Fred Mace
Actor (1878-1917).
Born August 22nd, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died February 21st, 1917 at 38 years old in New York City (stroke).
Piero Gamba
Italian musician.
Born September 16th, 1937 in Rome.
Died January 30th, 2022 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Hans Kmoch
Austrian-dutch chess player and writer.
Born July 25th, 1894 in Vienna.
Died February 13th, 1974 at 79 years old in New York City.
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist (1930-2001).
Born March 16th, 1930 in Detroit.
Died November 16th, 2001 at 71 years old in New York City.
Ernö Rapée
American conductor and composer (1891–1945).
Born June 4th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died June 26th, 1945 at 54 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Michael Riffaterre
French literary critic (1924–2006).
Born November 20th, 1924 in Bourganeuf.
Died May 27th, 2006 at 81 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Robert Ingersoll Aitken
American sculptor (1878–1949).
Born May 8th, 1878 in San Francisco.
Died January 3rd, 1949 at 70 years old in New York City.
Cornelius Newton Bliss
American merchant, politician and art collector (1833-1911).
Born January 26th, 1833 in Fall River.
Died October 9th, 1911 at 78 years old in New York City.
Tsiang Tingfu
Chinese historian and diplomat (1895–1965).
Born December 7th, 1895 in Shaoyang.
Died October 9th, 1965 at 69 years old in New York City (cancer).
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