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1,897 Notable deaths
in New York City
William Windom
American politician (1827-1891).
Born May 10th, 1827 in Belmont County.
Died January 29th, 1891 at 63 years old in New York City.
Richard Beer-Hofmann
Austrian jewish writer persecuted by nazis (1866-1945).
Born July 11th, 1866 in Vienna.
Died September 26th, 1945 at 79 years old in New York City.
Harold Hackett
Us tennis player (1878-1937).
Born July 12th, 1878 in Hingham.
Died November 20th, 1937 at 59 years old in New York City.
Ottokar Nováček
Czech composer and violist (1866-1900).
Born May 13th, 1866 in Bela Crkva.
Died February 3rd, 1900 at 33 years old in New York City.
Fernando de los Ríos Urriti
Spanish politician and jurist (1879–1949).
Born December 8th, 1879 in Ronda. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1949 at 69 years old in New York City. [ref]
Catherine Wolfe Bruce
American philanthropist and patron of astronomy (1816–1900).
Born January 22nd, 1816 in Manhattan.
Died March 13th, 1900 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Nína Tryggvadóttir
Icelandic abstract expressionist artist (1913–1968).
Born March 16th, 1913 in Seyðisfjörður.
Died June 18th, 1968 at 55 years old in New York City.
Leo Goodwin
American swimmer (1883-1957).
Born November 13th, 1883 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1957 at 73 years old in New York City. [ref]
Józef Wittlin
Polish writer and translator (1896-1976).
Born August 17th, 1896 in Dmitriv.
Died February 28th, 1976 at 79 years old in New York City.
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