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1,905 Notable deaths
in New York City
Wilbur Sweatman
American musician (1882–1961).
Born February 7th, 1882 in Brunswick.
Died March 9th, 1961 at 79 years old in New York City.
Al Casey
American jazz guitarist (1915–2005).
Born September 15th, 1915 in Louisville.
Died September 11th, 2005 at 89 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Lorenzo Tio
American clarinetist (1893–1933).
Born April 21st, 1893 in New Orleans.
Died December 24th, 1933 at 40 years old in New York City.
Éva Gauthier
Canadian-american mezzo-soprano and voice teacher (1885-1958).
Born September 20th, 1885 in Ottawa.
Died December 26th, 1958 at 73 years old in New York City. [ref]
Eliza Farnham
American novelist, feminist, abolitionist, and activist for prison reform.
Born November 17th, 1815 in Rensselaerville.
Died December 15th, 1864 at 49 years old in New York City.
George Shevelov
Ukrainian writer, slavist philologist, literary historian, critic, member of the national academy of sciences of ukraine (1908-2002).
Born December 17th, 1908 in Kharkiv.
Died April 12th, 2002 at 93 years old in New York City.
Thomas Gold Appleton
American artist (1812-1884).
Born March 31st, 1812 in Boston.
Died April 17th, 1884 at 72 years old in New York City.
Paul Ferdinand Schilder
Austrian neurologist and pychiatrist (1886–1940).
Born February 15th, 1886 in Vienna.
Died December 18th, 1940 at 54 years old in New York City.
Mary Doran
Actress (1910-1995).
Born September 8th, 1910 in New York City.
Died September 6th, 1995 at 84 years old in New York City.
Jaroslav Ježek
Czech conductor, esperantist, composer and jazz musician (1906–1942).
Born September 25th, 1906 in Žižkov. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1942 at 35 years old in New York City. [ref]
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