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1,897 Notable deaths
in New York City
John Norton
American athlete (1893-1979).
Born April 16th, 1893 in Santa Clara.
Died December 28th, 1979 at 86 years old in New York City.
Anna Margolin
Jewish russian-american, yiddish-language poet.
Born January 21st, 1887 in Brest.
Died June 29th, 1952 at 65 years old in New York City.
George Mary Searle
American astronomer (1839-1918).
Born June 27th, 1839 in London. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1918 at 79 years old in New York City.
Gisela Kahn Gresser
Chess player.
Born February 8th, 1906 in Detroit.
Died December 4th, 2000 at 94 years old in New York City.
Billy Hunter
Scottish footballer (1885-1937).
Died January 2nd, 1937 at 51 years old in New York City.
Hatcher Hughes
American playwright (1881-1945).
Born February 12th, 1881 in Polkville.
Died October 19th, 1945 at 64 years old in New York City.
Mary Cynthia Dickerson
American herpetologist, museum curator and magazine editor.
Born March 7th, 1866 in Hastings.
Died April 8th, 1923 at 57 years old in New York City.
Georg Bredig
German physicochemist (1868–1944).
Born October 1st, 1868 in Głogów.
Died April 24th, 1944 at 75 years old in New York City.
Edmund Neupert
Norwegian musician (1842-1888).
Born April 1st, 1842 in Christiania.
Died June 22nd, 1888 at 46 years old in New York City.
Isaac Rice
German american musicologist, lawyer, inventor and capitalist, and chess writer (1850–1915).
Born February 22nd, 1850 in Wachenheim.
Died November 2nd, 1915 at 65 years old in New York City.
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