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1,897 Notable deaths
in New York City
Salo Wittmayer Baron
American historian (1895–1989).
Born May 26th, 1895 in Tarnów.
Died November 25th, 1989 at 94 years old in New York City.
Moyshe-Leyb Halpern
Yiddish author (1886-1932).
Born January 2nd, 1886 in Zolochiv.
Died August 31st, 1932 at 46 years old in New York City.
Eleonora de Cisneros
American opera singer (1878-1934).
Born November 1st, 1878 in New York City.
Died February 3rd, 1934 at 55 years old in New York City (cancer).
Stella Roman
Romanian singer (1904-1992).
Born August 23rd, 1904 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died February 12th, 1992 at 87 years old in New York City.
Marcus Hurley
American racing cyclist (1883–1941).
Born December 22nd, 1883 in New Rochelle.
Died March 28th, 1941 at 57 years old in New York City.
George Marion, Jr.
Screenwriter (1899–1968).
Born August 30th, 1899 in Boston.
Died February 25th, 1968 at 68 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Alan Helffrich
Athletics competitor (1900–1994).
Born August 7th, 1900 in Yonkers.
Died February 3rd, 1994 at 93 years old in New York City.
Victor Jacobi
Hungarian composer (1883–1921).
Born October 22nd, 1883 in Budapest.
Died December 12th, 1921 at 38 years old in New York City.
Henry Theodore Tuckerman
American writer (1813–1871).
Born April 20th, 1813 in Boston.
Died December 17th, 1871 at 58 years old in New York City.
Henry B. Richardson
American archer (1889–1963).
Born May 19th, 1889 in Boston.
Died November 19th, 1963 at 74 years old in New York City.
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