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1,557 Notable deaths
in New York City
Fred Allen
American comedian.
Born May 31st, 1894 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1956 at 61 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Walter Francis White
American civil rights activist.
Born July 1st, 1893 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1955 at 61 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jerry Adler
American actor (1929–2025).
Born February 4th, 1929 in Brooklyn.
Died August 23rd, 2025 at 96 years old in New York City. [ref]
Grover Washington, Jr.
American recording artist, jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist (1943-1999).
Born December 12th, 1943 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1999 at 56 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michael Lang
American concert promoter and record producer (1944-2022).
Born December 11th, 1944 in Brooklyn.
Died January 8th, 2022 at 77 years old in New York City (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
John Gregory Dunne
Novelist, screenwriter, literary critic, journalist, essayist (1932-2003).
Born May 25th, 1932 in Hartford.
Died December 30th, 2003 at 71 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
W. C. Handy
American blues composer and musician.
Born November 16th, 1873 in Florence. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1958 at 84 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Bernard Mannes Baruch
American businessman (1870-1965).
Born August 19th, 1870 in Camden. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1965 at 94 years old in New York City.
Bob Kulick
American guitarist and producer (1950–2020).
Born January 16th, 1950 in Brooklyn.
Died May 28th, 2020 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]
Harry Hopkins
American politician, 8th united states secretary of commerce, assistant to president franklin delano roosevelt (1890-1946).
Born August 17th, 1890 in Sioux City.
Died January 29th, 1946 at 55 years old in New York City (stomach cancer).
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